You may have noticed, based on the number of posts, that I really like strawberries. I had been looking forward to strawberry season for a while and I built up a rather long list of things that I wanted to try. Cheesecake is one of my favorite desserts and I had been thinking that a strawberry cheesecake ice cream would be good. The idea was pretty simple, a custard based ice cream with chunks of strawberries, cream cheese and graham cracker crust. Of course, if you happen to have a slice of cheesecake lying around you could just crumble it into the ice cream. For the crust I just made a simple graham cracker crust and crumbled it. I was a bit worried that the graham cracker crust crumbs would get crushed in the ice cream maker so I added them half way through the freezing process hoping that they would stick together better. The strawberry cheesecake ice cream turned out really well! You could taste and feel the difference in texture of the chunks of strawberries, cream cheese and the graham cracker crust.
Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
ingredients
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup strawberries (cut into small pieces)
- 2 ounces cream cheese (chopped into small cubes)
- 1/4 cup crumbled graham cracker (gluten-free for gluten-free)
directions
- Heat the cream, milk and sugar in a sauce pan until it almost boils, about 5 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to low.
- Add one tablespoon of the cream mixture to the eggs to temper them.
- Add the egg mixture to the sauce pan.
- Cook at low heat until it thickens and can coat the back of a spoon.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
- Chill the mixture in the fridge.
- Start freezing according to the instructions for your ice cream machine.
- About half way through add the strawberries, cream cheese and graham cracker crust crumbs.
Graham Cracker Crust
ingredients
- 1/4 cup graham wafer crumbs
- 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter
directions
- Mix everything in a bowl.
- Press the mixture onto the bottom of a baking pan.
- Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until golden brown, about 10-15 minutes.
- Let cool completely.
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Your icecream looks delicious! I’ve never had homemade icecream before and am tempted to get an icecream maker, but there’s just way too much stuff in my house. I can’t wait to go strawberry picking, since the supermarket strawberries are nowhere as good and the market you go to is kind of far.. I live in Richmond Hill.
Looks delicious! I plan to make homemade ice cream very soon! There is nothing as good are homemade!
That bowl of ice cream & strawberries is so gorgeous, oh my goodness.
This looks SO good, Kevin. Strawberry ice cream is my absolute favorite, I don’t care how many varieties you throw at me. This is such a bad time not to have an ice cream maker, with everyone’s great ice cream recipes floating around!
we were just served with strawberry cheesecake ice cream at my friend’s place last night. though i opted for the chocolate one, I think yours gotta be better than ben & jerry!
I do so love Ben and Jerry’s strawberry cheesecake ice cream. I will definitely have to make this recipe. My ice cream maker has been working nonstop this summer! 🙂
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Oh! Just like Haagen-Dazs, I love it! I’m not sure the cream cheese I have here is hard enough to turn into cubes, though 🙁
This looks fabulous! I wish I have an ice cream machine too
Wow, this sounds and looks amazing! You just reminded me that I need to put my ice cream bowl in the freezer, like now!!
ok SERIOUSLY….that looks crazy scrumptious!!!!!!!
YUM! This looks like my favorite Ben & Jerry’s.
You have combined my three loves: ice cream, strawberries and cheesecake…I am swooning as I type.
My mouth is watering looking at that photo. I too love strawberries. YUM!
Kevin, keep on truckin’ with the strawberry fixation. This has to be better than the commercially made stuff.
No need to apologize for strawberry-lovin’. Great-looking bowl of ice cream!
I’m loving this ice cream! Can’t wait to try it.
Strawberries! Cheesecake! Ice Cream! Kevin, you are a man after my own heart! It looks incredible!
Oh yum! Lucky u to have strawberries. That is a delight.
YUM! I made strawberry cheesecake ice cream last summer and I wish I had some now!
Okay, now you’ve got me: it’s hot in Vancouver now and this strawberry cheesecake ice cream is screaming for me to lick it all up!
This is great and will be perfect for my new ice cream attachment for my kitchenaid. Strawberries and cheesecake are great on a plate but to blend them together as ice cream is an extra bonus.
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You outdid yourself with this one Kevin! I love the thought of the chunks in it…great job!
Ooh, that looks really wonderful. Makes me miss my icecream maker even more! I’m so jealous of everyone that’s got one. 🙂
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Yeah, I love this ice cream!
This looks delicious! Perfect for summer.
What a wonderful pic, and delish ice cream … I will have to remember to add graham cracker crust the next time I make this.
Um . . YUM!
Kevin this looks amazing! looks as if you just scoop it out an Haggen Dasz pint!
Kevin,
What a beautiful looking ice cream. This wouldn’t las long in my house!!
Kevin this looks delicious! I wonder if I could leave the graham cracker crust in the pan and make some sort of ice cream pie, instead of folding it into the ice cream itself…
OMG!! I’ve always wanted to make this!
Sounds great! I have an ice cream machine but never got around to using it.
I LOVE cake or cheesecake flavored ice creams. This looks fabbbulous.
This looks great, I always gaze at the ben & jerry’s cheesecake flavour wishing I could try it since I love cheesecakes; but it has gluten.
This post made me realize that I could in fact make my own cheesecake ice-cream.
I LOVE all of the strawberry concoctions you’ve been turning out of your kitchen!
Very nice looking ice cream Kevin! I haven’t had strawberry in a looooong time!
How lovely! What a great treat for summer.
Love the idea. You took two of the best flavor combos and rolled them into one. I know people that would pay money for that ice cream.
That looks absolutely divine! I’ve been craving lots of strawberry stuff myself lately so this just makes me drool!
this looks great…i am churning ice cream right now.
That looks soo good, I wish I had an ice cream maker!
oh, how delicious. i could use some right now.
Kevin I really strawberries abd this Ice cream look delicious!!! I love ice cream in every time, love ya. Gloria
That looks awesome! I’ve wanted to do a cheesecake ice cream for a while now but haven’t gotten around to it…
That is a really great idea! I love strawberries too, so I can understand where your coming from!!!
after pistachio, this is my next favourite ice cream flavour. large bits of cheesecake crust please! looks amazing.
Another beautiful strawberry creation! Which one has been your favorite?
Mmmmm Haagen Dazs has a strawberry cheesecake ice cream that I love and I bet this is even better!
Oh this looks lovely haveing ice cream and cheesecake as one dessert is a dream come true.
Awesome recipe. I’ll definitely be trying this one 🙂
I love strawberry cheesecake ice cream, but I would have never thought of making it at home. Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
I need an icecream machine ASAP!!
thanks for that recipe. it look delicious
thanks for share your recipe, i love it.
Do I add in the crumble and strawberry puree while the ice cream maker is churning or halfway through the freezing process? Thanks for the recipe.
Cynthia Brandon: Add the strawberries and crumbs while the ice cream is churning. Enjoy!
this looks absolutely DELICIOUS! I've seen a cook on tv making ice cream with the same kind of recipe only she did not use an ice cream maker, she simply froze the ice cream in an airtight box till set… Can we do the same with this recipe?
Amna: I have not tried that with this recipe but it would be an interesting experiment with strawberry season quickly approaching!
Delicious definetly going to try it
Do you whip the egg yolks ?
The egg yolks are lightly beaten. Enjoy!