Cream Cheese Ice Cream

Cream Cheese Ice Cream is decribed by one reader as a summer version of cream cheese frosting. Yum! We'll have another scoop of this thick and luscious ice cream.

Cream Cheese Ice Cream Recipe
Cream Cheese Ice Cream is decribed by one reader as a summer version of cream cheese frosting. Yum! We'll have another scoop of this thick and luscious ice cream. Photo: Jennifer Davick
Hands On Time:
25 mins
Total Time:
9 hrs 25 mins
Yield:
1 qt.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups half-and-half

  • 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar

  • 2 egg yolks

  • 1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, cubed and softened

  • 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Whisk together first 3 ingredients in a large heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, 8 to 10 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly. Remove from heat, and whisk in cream cheese and vanilla bean paste until cheese is melted. Cool completely (about 1 hour), stirring occasionally. Place plastic wrap directly on mixture (to prevent a film from forming), and chill 8 to 24 hours.

  2. 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.) Transfer ice cream to an airtight container. Freeze 4 hours before serving.

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