Strawberry Swirled Cheesecake Ice Cream
Strawberry cheesecake ice cream with a creamy cheesecake ice cream base, and a sweet strawberry sauce and buttery graham cracker crust swirled throughout. Its like a delicious slice of strawberry cheesecake all wrapped up in a big bowl of ice cream!
Prep Time40 minutes mins
Cook Time5 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 508kcal
For the Strawberry Swirl:
- 1 1/2 cups chopped strawberries
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 TBS corn starch
For the Graham Cracker Crust Swirl:
- 4 graham cracker cookies
- 1/2 TBS sugar
- 2 TBS melted butter
For the Cheesecake Ice Cream:
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup whole milk
For the Strawberry Swirl:
Blend up the strawberries until smooth.
Pour strawberry puree, sugar and cornstarch into a medium sized sauce pan and cook up for a few minutes until a thick sauce is made.
Pour into a bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.
For the Graham Cracker Crust:
Crush your graham crackers into a fine crumb.
Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter. Set aside till needed.
For the Cheesecake Ice Cream:
Whisk together your cream cheese and your sugar until smooth.
Add in the heavy cream and milk and whisk until mostly combined. **
Pour mixture into your prepared ice cream mixer. Allow to churn according to manufactures instructions.
Scoop 1/3 of the ice cream mixture into a 3QT pan (a bread pan is perfect for this)
Scoop 1/3 of the strawberry puree, and sprinkle 1/3 of the graham cracker crumbs over the top of the ice cream.
Swirl together with a knife. (Swirl well, any thick strawberry sauce areas will become a bit icy)
Repeat with the second third, and final third of the ice cream, sauce and graham crackers.
Cover with plastic wrap and place in your freezer to harden for 6 hours, up to overnight.
**Alternatively you could blend up your cream cheese, sugar, heavy cream and milk in a blender until smooth.
***Prep time does not include freezing time.
Calories: 508kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 186mg | Potassium: 195mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 1395IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 115mg | Iron: 1mg