Sunday, July 18, 2010

Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream


I have been on an ice cream making kick lately. Among the flavors I have made (but not blogged about) in the past month: Dorie Greenspan's Honey Vanilla, a Coconut Almond Chocolate Chip concoction, and this Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream.

I came across the recipe on the wonderful blog, Sing For Your Supper. Amy has an adorable blog and everytime I visit it I am inspired to make one of her delicious creations. She found the recipe in a book I own, a/k/a the ice cream bible A Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz. J'adore David Lebovitz and his blog is a must read for me. One of the easiest ice creams I have ever made, cream cheese, sour cream , half and half and a couple other ingredients thrown together in a food processor. While I was making this I thought it would be easy to reduce some of the fat and calories by substituting low fat cream cheese and sour cream. Although I should be, I usually am not terribly concerned about reducing fat or calories but almost always use low fat cream cheese and sour cream anyway. A few days later I read this post on David's blog about people tinkering with his recipes, especially ice cream and had to giggle.

This ice cream tastes exactly like rich, creamy cheesecake. A hit of lemon gives the tang traditionally found in cheesecake and the cream cheese and sour cream provide the spot-on texture. I did find the texture to be a tad too thick and probably will add a little more half and half to thin it out just a bit (sorry David!). The strawberry swirl is sweet and adds a delicious counterpoint to the richness of the ice cream. The base ice cream is a blank canvas that would be delicious on its on and additional flavor possibilities are endless: blueberry, raspberry, chocolate, crushed oreos, Nutella, and on. Yum!

Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz
8 ounces cream cheese, cut into small pieces
1 lemon
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup half and half
2/3 cup sugar
pinch of salt
Zest the lemon directly into a blender or food processor, then add the cream cheese, sour cream, half and half, sugar and salt and puree until smooth.Chill the mixture thoroughly in the refrigerator, then freeze it in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Strawberry Sauce (I only used half of this for the recipe and froze the rest for later)
1 1/2 pounds strawberries, rinsed and hulled1/4 cup sugar1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
Puree the strawberries with the sugar and lemon juice in a food processor until smooth. Press the puree through a strainer to remove the seeds.
To finish the ice cream:Place half of the ice cream in a container, then spoon in some of the strawberry sauce; repeat layers, then gently swirl with a spoon. Store in the freezer until ready to serve.
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18 comments:

  1. This looks (and sounds) DELICIOUS! If you like chocolate, you owe it to yourself to try Dorie's chocolate ganache ice cream. It is the most amazing chocolate ice cream ever.

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  2. This looks delicious. I want David Lebovitz's ice cream book.

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  3. Oh yum! I love strawberries and cheesecake so why not in ice cream form? Your strawberry cheesecake ice cream looks to die for!

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  4. Looks and sounds heavenly. I need to invest in that book.

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  5. This sounds totally awesome. Cream cheese AND sour cream! Can't beat that. I know that David Lebovitz has great recipes. Straightforward generally but very tasty. Thanks for joining me in the Ice Cream Social. Feel free to add the link back to the Social in your post..that way more people can share in the ice cream fun :-) Your blog is so cute!

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  6. Mmmmm...this looks and sounds good!

    Jane (artfully graced)

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  7. This does sound wonderful! I guess I NEED to try it :-)

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  8. Delicious! I just got Lebovitz's book- can't wait to use it.

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  9. I saw this recipe during my 'search' and copied it immediately to make later - I'm so glad to hear you were happy with the outcome.
    It sounds wonderful and the strawberry sauce gives it the crowning touch!

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  10. If it tastes as beautiful as it looks... I do love cheesecake.

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  11. Isn't homemade ice cream the best? I'm not a huge cheesecake fan, but it looks good in the form of ice cream with berries added!

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  12. This looks and sounds absolutely delightful! I'm definitely going to try it and I thank you for sharing the recipe. Mmmmmmmmm!!!
    Blessings, Beth

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  13. What a totally delicious sounding ice cream!!!

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  14. This looks divine, I'd like a sample of the chocolate coconut one, please.

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  15. Sounds like you've been making all sorts of delicious ice cream lately. The perfect scoop really is the ice cream bible. It's like you know that every recipe is going to be delicious.
    This strawberry cheesecake ice cream looks heavenly!!

    Vito't sausage is the bomb, isn't it? I thought they sold it at the Liquor Barn, but I haven't seen in there? Have you ever seen it for sale in any of the stores in town?

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  16. I don't think I can collect enough ice cream recipes. We make one almost every Sunday in the summer. Nice to meet you and thanks for sharing this yummy looking recipe.

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  17. When I read a recipe like this, I wish I had an ice cream maker.

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