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Cheesecake Ice Cream

5 from 3 votes
This cheesecake ice cream can be taken any direction you'd like! Add in or top off with any of your favorite cheesecake flavors!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Churning and Freezing 6 hours 20 minutes
Total Time 6 hours 50 minutes
Servings12 (1/2 cup) servings

Ingredients

Ice Cream

  • 6 ounces cream cheese low fat is fine, avoid non-fat
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • 2 cups cream
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla

Graham Cracker Crust

  • 9 full sheets graham crackers about 1 1/2 cups crumbs
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ¼-½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 7 tablespoons melted butter

Optional Add-Ins and Toppers

  • premade cheesecake layer in before freezing, omit homemade crust
  • fruit jam
  • chocolate sauce
  • caramel sauce

Instructions

  • Place cream cheese and whole milk in a blender and process until smooth. Pour into a mixing bowl and whisk in cream, sugar, and vanilla. Refrigerate until well chilled, several hours.
  • To prepare graham cracker crust, place crackers in a food processor and process until crumbs form. Add brown sugar and cinnamon and pulse to combine. With processor running, drizzle in melted butter. Spread crust onto a foil lined baking sheet, pressing down with hands into a free form rectangle (it doesn’t need to cover the whole sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes until it golden and set. Cool completely.
  • Pour ice cream batter into an ice cream machine and process according to manufacturers instructions. Transfer to a freezer safe container, working in layers of a little bit of ice cream, and then chunks of the cooled crust, repeating until all ice cream is used. If you have extra crust, save for sprinkling on top. Serve with favorite cheesecake toppings like berry sauce, caramel, chocolate, fresh fruit, etc.
  • Alternate method: Make plain cheesecake ice cream and omit crust. When layering into freezer safe container, layer in chopped cheesecake slices and fruit jam in swirls.

Notes

  • Makes 1 1/2 quarts
  • Nutritional info was calculated for 1/2 cup ice cream using the homemade graham cracker crust, with no additional toppings. 

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cup, Calories: 361kcal, Carbohydrates: 27g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 27g, Saturated Fat: 17g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 7g, Trans Fat: 0.3g, Cholesterol: 78mg, Sodium: 182mg, Potassium: 100mg, Fiber: 0.4g, Sugar: 22g, Vitamin A: 994IU, Vitamin C: 0.2mg, Calcium: 67mg, Iron: 1mg
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cheesecake Ice Cream
Calories: 361kcal
Cost: $9
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