The custard-like ice cream is so rich and creamy that it tastes like you fussed for hours. But it's easy to make...and pretty, too. I like to serve it with chocolate fudge sauce. -Irene Yoder Fillmore, New York
Cheesecake Strawberry Ice Cream
Cheesecake Strawberry Ice Cream
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
20 min
Yield
1 gallon
Ingredients
- 3 cups sugar
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Pinch salt
- 8 cups whole milk
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, cubed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups fresh or frozen unsweetened strawberries, thawed
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
Directions
- In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, flour and salt. Gradually add milk until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; cool slightly.
- Whisk a small amount of hot milk mixture into the eggs; return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture reaches at least 160° and coats the back of a metal spoon. Stir in the cream cheese until melted.
- Remove from the heat. Cool quickly by placing pan in a bowl of ice water; stir for 2 minutes. Stir in vanilla. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
- Stir strawberries and cream into custard. Fill cylinder of ice cream maker two-thirds full; freeze according to the manufacturer’s directions. Refrigerate remaining mixture until ready to freeze. When ice cream is frozen, transfer to a freezer container; freeze for 2-4 hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts
1/2 cup: 202 calories, 11g fat (6g saturated fat), 61mg cholesterol, 65mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate (23g sugars, 0 fiber), 4g protein.
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