Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
Even if the recipe name sounds like a few rounds of word association, there’s nothing disjointed about the flavors in this ice cream. Fresh strawberries are mashed with sugar to draw out its nectar and folded with cheesecake ice cream. The rich custard base is blended with cream cheese and lightened with lemon zest and juice.
It has to involve some form of graham crackers to be called a cheesecake, so I baked small rounds of graham cracker crust and served the ice cream on top.
Let’s make this fun and keep the word association going. Take a look at the most recent entry and think of any word that comes to mind. Please leave a lovely comment (preferably G-rated) and add the word you have just thunk (can be NC-17). Let’s see where it goes.
I’ll start: sandwich.
The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey’s Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge.
recipe components adapted from Wayne Gisslen’s Professional Baking
Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
on Graham Cracker Crust Rounds
makes about 1 1/2 to 2 quarts of ice cream
and eight 3-inch graham cracker crust rounds
Self-restraint is a virtue.
Special Equipment:
For the Strawberries:
1 pound fresh strawberries, trimmed and quartered
1/2 cup granulated sugar
Directions:
- Mash the strawberries with the sugar to the desired level of chunkiness.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before mixing with the cheesecake ice cream.
Time elapsed: 2 hours.
For the Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream:
3 egg yolks
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 1/2 cups whole milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
a pinch of salt
1 pound cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
all of the strawberries
For the Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Directions:
- Prepare a double boiler.
- Whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until thick and light. In a saucepan, bring the milk to a gentle simmer. Remove from the heat and slowly add to the egg yolks while stirring.
- Heat over a double boiler while stirring constantly, just until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Remove immediately from the heat. Stir in the cold cream to stop the cooking, followed by the vanilla extract and salt. Strain using a fine mesh strainer.
- Cool the custard completely at room temperature. Store in an airtight container and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
- Using a wooden spoon or the paddle attachment of your stand mixer, beat the cream cheese with the sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice until light and smooth.
- Slowly add the chilled ice cream base and mix until smooth.
- Churn, churn, churn.
- In a large chilled bowl, fold in the sugared strawberries. You can also pour the strawberries directly into the ice cream maker if it can handle the volume.
- Serve immediately for a soft-serve consistency or store in an airtight container and freeze.
For the Graham Cracker Crust:
| Ingredients | Volume | Ounces | Grams |
|---|---|---|---|
| graham cracker crumbs | 8 | 227 | |
| granulated sugar | 1/4 cup | 2 | 57 |
| unsalted butter, melted | 4 tbsp | 2 | 57 |
Notes:
- The graham cracker crust recipe will be enough for a 9-inch pie pan. Bake for about 10 minutes at the same temperature.
Graham Cracker Crust Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF / 175ºC. Prepare a sheet pan lined with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
- Mix together the graham cracker crumbs and the sugar. Add the melted butter and continue mixing until well-blended and thoroughly moistened.
- Divide the graham cracker crumb mixture into 8 equal portions and evenly space on the lined sheet pan. Flatten and tightly pack the crumbs into rounds about 3 inches wide (I used a 3-inch cookie cutter to help shape the crust).
- Bake at 350ºF / 175ºC for about 8 minutes.
- Let the graham cracker crust cool completely before removing from the sheet pan.
Ready to go. Where’s the ice cream?
To Serve:
Place a graham cracker crust on a small plate. Set a generous scoop of strawberry cheesecake ice cream on the crust and enjoy.
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April 27th, 2009 at 1:14 am
That looks fantastic! What a great idea!
Cheers,
Rosa
April 27th, 2009 at 1:50 am
Oh yum this looks wonderful. Send a big tub my way please
April 27th, 2009 at 1:58 am
You really have be thinking a lot to come up with cheesecake ice-cream. Lovely idea and a wonderful photo.
Word association – “sandwish” goes to “strawberry fields”.
April 27th, 2009 at 3:37 am
U did a descontructed cheese cake too;) I ove cheese cake, but cheese cake Ice-cream is even better
“Stawberry fields” goes to “Jam”
April 27th, 2009 at 3:41 am
looks delicious
April 27th, 2009 at 6:08 am
Very nice! Cheesecake ice cream is one of my favourite flavours and I think the addition of real strawberries can only improve it and the crust is a nice touch
April 27th, 2009 at 6:53 am
I’ve had a commcercial version of this and it’s delish…the homemade variety has to be superior…nice one!
April 27th, 2009 at 6:55 am
;o) how wonderful I made an ‘ice cream’ ’sandwich’ only I used the cheese cake as cheese cake for the ice cream. Ummm, I think I need to make your ice cream with my sandwich.
You were sailing well with this one.
April 27th, 2009 at 6:59 am
Now that is creativity! A very very unique twist on cheesecake. Beautiful!
April 27th, 2009 at 7:43 am
Funny, this was just the flavor of the week at our local ice cream place. Interesting take on the challenge
April 27th, 2009 at 7:51 am
AWESOME. I LOVE cheesecake Ice cream and I love that you made the DB Challenge an ice cream! Brilliant!
April 27th, 2009 at 7:54 am
What a nice way to shake up the challenge a bit. These look like a fun way to present your delicious ice cream flavor!
April 27th, 2009 at 8:07 am
This looks fantastic!!! I love it!
April 27th, 2009 at 8:14 am
Oh, and Jam goes to Rock Band!
April 27th, 2009 at 8:47 am
How yummy! Cheesecake ice cream, brilliant!
April 27th, 2009 at 8:58 am
Genius! So tasty looking and inventive. Good job!
April 27th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Yum! I love cheesecake ice cream, and this one sounds really fantastic.
Gorgeous photos, too, and I love your interpretation of the challenge!
Rock Band goes to Google.
April 27th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Berry refreshing summer treat:)
April 27th, 2009 at 10:04 am
Now thats creative. I can just taste it.Love how you formed the rounds. After reading this I think of
country time summers.
April 27th, 2009 at 10:35 am
What a GENIUS idea!!! yummy!!!!
April 27th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Our approaches to this challenge were actually pretty similar, with the frozen cheesecake and separately made crust! I love the sound of yours, and it looks so creamy too.
April 27th, 2009 at 11:15 am
Yum, awesome!!!!!
April 27th, 2009 at 11:25 am
luscious ice cream, inspired cookie “crust.” i’m in love with this 100%.
and how did we go from “rock band” to “google”? meh, let’s go from “google” to “stalker”…sorry, that’s just where my mind goes.
April 27th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Very creative indeed, your cheesecake ice cream
April 27th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Beautiful job! I love your creativity in the presentation too!
April 27th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Ok, first of all – “stalker” goes to “court”.
Second – I love ice cream! Perfect way to showcase the cheesecake, and we are having our first really warm day today, too.
April 27th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
jude i love the ice-cream. what a innovative way to serve cheesecake!
April 27th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Cheesecake ice cream is awesome!
April 27th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
This must be even better than the Haägen-Dazs version….delicious!
April 27th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
Strawberry cheesecake in ice cream? Sandwiched between cookies? Stop. It.
April 27th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
That’s a fabulous idea, Jude! Perfect summer treat!
April 27th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Ooooh, please put another graham round on top. Please!
April 27th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Oh my gosh Jude! This cheesecake – ice cream is so gorgeous!! My heart skipped a beat and drooling right now!!
Totally stumbled and rtweeted later
April 27th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
Dropping by to say:
1. This is gorgeous and looks like something that can be pre-assembled beforehand and eaten when the mood strikes. Brilliant.
2. I’m lame; I don’t know how to play the word game.
April 27th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
pre-assembled beforehand … how redundant.
April 27th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
So creative! And great for the summer!
April 27th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Looks fantastic Jude! Thank you for reminding me to go out and buy an ice cream machine. I’ve been putting it off for too long now!
April 27th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Sounds delicious to me, and perfect for the hot weather I’ve been having here. Love your spin on it.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
How totally inventive of you! WOW, great job!
April 27th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
I love strawberry cheesecake ice cream. Your version looks particularly delicious – loaded with strawberries!
April 27th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Strawberry cheesecake ice cream is so good! I made some last year though I crumbled the crust and added it to the ice cream as well. Yours looks great!
April 27th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Were we supposed to go through to the latest sandwich post to give you our word association? If so, here’s mine – Frrrraaaaancchhhh (in as nasal a tone as possible). If not, please ignore the previous two sentences.
As for the ice cream? That has to be 100000x better than cheesecake ice cream anywhere else – it looks absolutely fabulous!
April 27th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
I am on the hugest cheesecake kick right now. This is such a clever idea!
April 27th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
I think you can’t go wrong with those four words in one place!
April 27th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Oh my, now I’m drooling on my keyboard. That sounds wonderful, great job.
Word association – um, I think the last one was “French”, then I say Julia Child.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
I love how you took this challenge in another direction by making heesecake ice cream..and it looks and sounds so delicious. I wish I had some of that now! *sigh* Awesome job all around!
April 27th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
wow,,you really did get creative with this one. Love it!!
Thanks for visiting my site!
April 27th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Great job on this month’s challenge!
April 27th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Yay – I love word assocation, although, I’m sure that I’d love this ice cream more.
From Julia Child I go to red.
April 27th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Vey creative way of serving icecream!!!
April 27th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
This has got to be one of my favorite DB cheesecake creations!! I’m serious!! My mom would love this ice cream, and it would be even better on top of a graham cracker crust. I will most definitely bookmark this post and make this ice cream for her birthday. Thanks!
April 27th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Thanks for dropping by guys! I took the easy way out and made an ice cream instead of cheesecake.
Red goes to Lobster.
April 27th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Oh yum, this is an absolutely creative twist. A frozen cheesecake .. fabulous.
April 28th, 2009 at 4:37 am
“Lobster goes to Massachusetts”. Hehe, perfect recipe for the warm weather. I can feel the summer just around the corner, ugh!
April 28th, 2009 at 7:28 am
That looks amazing. You are so innovative!
April 28th, 2009 at 8:31 am
This looks fantastic–I agree w/one of the previous comments–slap another cookie on top and call it an ice cream sandwich!
And Lobster goes to Pot. And pot goes to brownies. Sorry; I couldn’t help myself 1)for playing twice and 2)for going there!
April 28th, 2009 at 10:47 am
This sounds like a great summer dessert. The cheesecake ice cream sounds like a perfect balance for the graham cracker crusts!
April 28th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Whenever I do indulge in ice cream, I always go for this flavour by Hagaan Daas. I can just imagine how intense the flavour of yours must be with the fresh ingredients.
April 28th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
This is a refreshing change from all the DB cheesecakes on my Google reader! SO YUMMY!
April 28th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
How clever are you!? Great job and change from what most other people are doing. Looks wonderful.
April 28th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
I think there were a few dropped associations, but “pot” goes to “kettle”. Or is it “brownie”? (which goes to “points”) (“court” was going to go to “bouillon” for me…)
Great ice cream/cheesecake/crust, btw!! Love the strawberries.
Nancy
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April 29th, 2009 at 2:22 am
Cheesecake ice cream is one of my favourites!!! I love that you served it with graham crackers crust cookies, fun and delicious I bet!
April 29th, 2009 at 10:04 am
first, that’s one awesome ice cream cheesecake! and dang if didn’t get stuck with three word associations–LOL– i got lost somewhere so i’ll pick up from the most recent word association post.
kettle: black
points: rambutan (don’t ask why, i have no clue either)
bouillon: gold
great job, jude, as always!
April 29th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
I love cheesecake ice cream.
Sounds delicious to me.
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April 29th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Fabulous. Absolutely fabulous and such a perfect use for all those strawberries coming into season.
April 29th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
What a lovely original interpretation on the challenge which would be a refreshing change! many thanks
April 29th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
oh that looks fantastic! Great idea with the ice cream variation =)
April 29th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
You are a genius! I love cheesecake and ice cream, it is perfect to marry them! it looks fantastic! I NEED an ice cream maker so I can do this!
May 1st, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Jude, I made this tonight for company and it was a HIT! We have leftovers, for which I am mighty thankful. I may be posting this recipe myself in the near future—it is definitely a keeper. Thanks!
May 2nd, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Just posted it; ate a ton while doing the photography…
May 4th, 2009 at 1:21 am
oh my – looks so delicious and refreshing!
May 4th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Shedding a a little tear that I can’t eat this right at this very moment.
May 4th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
What a fantastic combination. I love it!
May 5th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Hi Jude! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. That’s what I was waiting for a long time
I made this last week and it is heavenly amazing.
here is my version strawberry cream cheese icecream
May 7th, 2009 at 4:34 am
I know I’m quite late here, but that’s delicious cheesecake alright. Love the presentation.
As for the word assocociation thing, I’ll take it up from gold.
Gold : Strawberry Cheesecake Ice-cream (as you struck gold with your strawberry cheesecake icecream!)
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July 4th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
This looks delicious! My husbands favorite ice cream flavor is strawberry and I’m sure he would just melt over this! I think the presentation is fantastic as well.
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