Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
This No-Churn Roasted Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream is a creamy, dreamy dessert loaded with roasted strawberries, crushed graham crackers, and tangy cheesecake flavor. Adapted from Food Network.
- Prep time
- 8 hr 15 min
- Cook time
- 5 hr 47 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 16 whole graham crackers (crushed)
- 4 Tbsp salted butter (melted)
- 1 Tbsp light brown sugar (packed)
- 2 C heavy whipping cream (cold)
- 1 8-oz package cream cheese ( room temperature)
- 1 14-oz can condensed milk
- 2 Tsp vanilla bean paste
- 1 1/2 C Simple Roasted Strawberries (roughly chopped)
Instructions
- 1
Grab a freezer-safe dish that can hold at least 2 quarts and place it in the freezer to chill while you make the ice cream. Whisk together the graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, and melted butter in a small bowl. Make sure the butter is well distributed, then set this bowl aside.
- 2
In the bowl of a stand mixer, or in a mixing bowl using a hand mixer, whip the heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form. Push that over somewhere, and grab another bowl. In this one, beat the cream cheese until light and fluffy, then add the condensed milk and vanilla bean paste. Continue beating until everything is combined, fluffy and there are no lumps.
- 3
Using a spatula, fold one-third of the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture. Repeat until you've folded in all of the whipped cream and no more streaks remain.
- 4
Pull out the ice cream pan. Add half of the ice cream mixture. Spread it out into an even layer, and then dollop the top with roasted berries until you've used about two-thirds of them. Next, sprinkle half of the graham cracker mixture over the surface, between the roasted strawberries. Spread the remaining ice cream over the top in another even layer, and top it with berries and graham crackers just as before, saving about a tablespoon of each for decorating the top, if desired. Use the sharp end of a chef's knife to gently swirl the berries and graham crackers into the ice cream, then smooth it back into an even layer, pressing down gently to make sure there's not a lot of air trapped in there. Top with the reserved berries and graham crackers.
- 5
Cover tightly with plastic wrap, pressing the plastic down directly against the surface of the ice cream and smoothing it out (this will prevent ice from forming on the surface. Cover the plastic wrap tightly with aluminum foil, then freeze. Freeze for at least 8 hours.
- 6
When ready to serve, pull the ice cream from the freezer, remove the plastic and foil, and allow it to rest on the counter for a few minutes. Store your ice cream scoop in a cup of hot water and use that to scoop out the cream - preferably into one of my Strawberry Crunch Cones. Dassit!