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Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

Make your own decadent dessert at home during those hot summer months. Creamy and yummy, blueberry cheesecake ice cream hits the spot.
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings: 1 quart
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 pinch salt a generous pinch
  • 1 TBSP vanilla extract
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 cup blueberries puréed
  • graham crackers optional topping
  • blueberries optional topping

Equipment

  • 1 standing mixer or mixing bowl
  • 1 ice cream maker link in blog post

Method
 

  1. Start by adding milk, sugar, and salt in a standing mixer or mixing bowl. Stir well and allow the sugar and salt to dissolve. Perhaps allow this mixture to sit for 3-5 minutes then give it one more good stir.
  2. During this wait time, put one block of cream cheese and 1 cup of blueberries into blender and blend until smooth.
  3. Now stir in the heavy cream, vanilla, and blueberry/cream cheese mixture into the milk mixture. Mix together until well incorporated.
  4. Next, place bowl in the refrigerator to chill for 1 hour. Be sure to follow your ice cream maker's instructions. Ours includes chilling the empty ice cream canister in the freezer for 1 hour as well.
  5. After chill time is up, pour ice cream mixture into the canister and insert it into the ice cream maker bucket per maker's instructions. Close canister with lid.
  6. Now add ice and rock salt as maker instructs into the ice cream maker's bucket.
  7. Apply power to the ice cream maker and allow it to churn for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until consistency is desired.
  8. Top with crushed graham crackers and a few whole blueberries in a serving bowl.
  9. Enjoy now or store in ice cream containers (linked in blog post) and freeze for later.

Notes

More details and recipes like this on www.johnsonhomenc.com