Avocado-Key Lime Pie Ice Cream

Name: Avocado-Key Lime Pie Ice Cream
Total time: 180 min
Ingredients: 1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened to room temperature; 1 1/2 medium-size ripe avocados, chopped; 1 1/2 cups half and half; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/2 cup whole buttermilk; 1 teaspoon Key lime zest; 1/4 cup fresh Key lime juice; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste*; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup coarsely crumbled graham crackers

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Serve up indulgent Avocado-Key Lime Pie Ice Cream for rich and creamy flavor.

By Southern Living Editors

Published on July 15, 2020

Avocado-Key Lime Pie Ice Cream — Photo: Hector Sanchez; Stylist: Buffy Hargett

Hands On Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

3 hrs

Yield:

1 qt.

Ingredients

1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1 1/2 medium-size ripe avocados, chopped
1 1/2 cups half and half
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup whole buttermilk
1 teaspoon Key lime zest
1/4 cup fresh Key lime juice
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste*
1/8 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup coarsely crumbled graham crackers

Directions

Process all ingredients except crumbled graham crackers in a blender 30 seconds or until very smooth. Cover and chill at least 2 hours or up to 2 days.
Pour mixture into freezer container of a 1 1/2-qt. electric ice-cream maker, and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. (Instructions and times may vary.)
Stir coarsely crumbled graham crackers into prepared ice cream. Freeze 1 hour before serving. Serve immediately, or transfer to an airtight container, and freeze up to 1 week.
*Vanilla extract may be substituted.
THE COOKIE: White Chocolate-Macadamia Nut Cookies, soft-baked from your bakery, for towering ice-cream cookie sandwiches. Wrap the finished treats individually (and tightly) in plastic wrap, and keep on hand in the freezer for parties or snacks.