CREAM CHEESE ICE CREAM

Cream Cheese Ice Cream

 Hands-on Time

25 Mins

Total Time

9 Hours 25 Mins

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.

Ingredients

3 cups half- and-half

1 1/4 cups powdered sugar

2 egg yolks

How to Make It

Step 1

Whisk together first 3 ingredients in a large heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, 8 to 10

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

2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract

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.

Step 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.