Lemon Cheesecake Ice Cream
Ready In: 4 hrs 20 mins
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups whole milk
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 pinch salt
- 2⁄3 cup fresh lemon juice
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 1⁄4 cups crumbled honey graham crackers (coarsely crumbled, small chunks are good)
Directions
- In a small bowl, mix the corn starch and about 3 T milk. Stir until corn starch has completely dissolved. Set aside.
- In a saucepan, combine milk, sugar, lemon zest and pinch of salt. Stir over medium-high heat until it reaches a slow boil; stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low simmer. Whisk in the cornstarch mixture let simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened. Remove from heat and set aside to cool for at least 15 minutes at room temperature.
- In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese until creamy. Add lemon juice a few tablespoons at a team, beating well after each addition.
- After the milk mixture has cooled, add it to the cream cheese mixture. Stir until combined. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
- Freeze the ice cream in your ice cream machine according to the manufacturer's instructions. Once frozen, remove from ice cream machine and add the crumbled graham crackers; stir until the graham crackers have been distributed throughout the ice cream. Serve.
- Store no more than 1 day in an air-tight container.
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