Food and Recipes Desserts Ice Cream Cream Cheese Ice Cream Be the first to rate & review! 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. By Southern Living Test Kitchen Southern Living Test Kitchen The Southern Living Test Kitchen has been publishing recipes since 1970, four years after the first issue of Southern Living Magazine appeared on newsstands. The Southern Living Test Kitchen team includes a team of professionals with deep expertise in recipe development, from pastry chefs and grilling experts to nutritionists and dietitians. Together, the team tests and retests, produces, styles, and photographs thousands of recipes each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen facility located in Birmingham, Alabama. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on May 24, 2018 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email 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 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. 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. Rate it Print