Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream

Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream

Strawberries are blooming in this time of the year and I am an ice cream lover. Trying different ice cream recipes are my all time favorite kitchen adventures. Yesterday while browsing the fruit shelves the nearby grocery i happened to sight a rack of red ripe strawberries. I was then sure that that was gonna be the ingredient in my next ice cream. And here goes the scripture of my adventure ...

Ingredients

• Whipping cream: 2 cups 
• Condensed milk: 1 tin (397 gm) 
• Cream cheese: 1/2 cup (125 gm softened to room temperature) 
• Fresh or frozen strawberry: 1 cup 
• Sugar: 1/3 cup 
• Lemon juice: 1 tsp 
• Corn flour: 1 tsp 
• Any cookies: 5-6 nos (optional) 

Method

1. In a pan add the strawberries, sugar,cornflour and lemon juice and bring to boil. Cook until its thick and coats the back of the spoon. Keep aside to cool.

2. While it is cooling, beat the whipping cream until soft peaks are formed. To this add the condensed milk and beat further until smooth.

3. Smoothen the cream cheese with a spatula. Add the cream cheese to the whipped cream and beat further until well mixed.

4. If you prefer the bite of cookies in the ice cream then you can add it at this stage by crushing the cookies and folding it into the mixture. If bigger chunks are preferred then break cookies accordingly.

5. In freezer safe container pour half of the beaten mixture and on top of it pour half of the berry mix and create a swirl pattern by simply running a fork along through it. Repeat layer by pouring all of the cream mixture and then top it with the left over berry mixture. Create swirl and arrange few chunks of the cookies on top.

6. Allow it to freeze overnight and scoop out this lovely ice cream.

Note: if you prefer cheese bits in between the scoop then u can cut the cheese into small cubes and then beat it with whippedcream else put as one block after it is very soft.

Happy scooping !!
Shabana