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Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream is a two-in-one dessert that you have always wanted. There are fresh strawberries intertwined with a smooth and creamy cheesecake ice cream topped with crumbles of graham crackers.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Freezing Time6 hours
Total Time6 hours 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
Servings: 10 scoops
Author: Jill

Ingredients

For strawberry compote

  • 2 cups strawberries fresh, leaves removed and quartered
  • cup white granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice fresh
  • Pinch salt

For graham cracker swirl

  • ½ cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 3 tbsp butter unsalted, melted
  • 1 tbsp white granulated sugar

For cheesecake ice cream base

  • 8 oz cream cheese full-fat at room temperature
  • 1 14 oz sweeten condensed milk
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp lemon zest

Instructions

  • To prepare the strawberry compote: To a saucepan combine strawberries, sugar, lemon juice, and salt. Bring it to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes until the strawberries turn soft and mushy. Keep it aside.
  • To prepare the graham cracker swirl: To a medium bowl combine graham cracker crumbs, unsalted butter, and sugar. Mix it to form a sandy mixture. Keep it aside.
  • To prepare cheesecake base: To a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and condensed milk on a low-medium speed using a hand mixer for 3-4 minutes until well combined.
  • In another bowl beat the heavy cream and vanilla for 7-8 minutes until soft peaks are formed. Add the whipped cream in batches to the cream cheese mixture and fold them with a spatula gently until all the whipped cream is fully incorporated. Add in the lemon zest and fold it.
  • Stir in the prepared strawberry compote (reserve ¼ cup for later use) to the ice cream base and fold it 2-3 times without overmixing. Keep it aside.
  • Sprinkle about 2 tablespoons of the prepared graham cracker mixture to the base of the 9X5 loaf pan. Transfer about ⅓ portion of the ice cream base layer and then sprinkle some graham cracker mixture layer and repeat the same for two times until the loaf pan is full.
  • Stir in the reserved strawberry compote and make a swirl pattern. Cover the cheesecake ice cream with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight.
  • Scope and serve the strawberry cheesecake ice cream to enjoy. Store the remaining ice cream in the airtight container.

Notes

Frozen strawberries can also be used in this recipe instead of fresh strawberries if you are planning to prepare them off-season.
Folding the strawberry compote just 2-3 times in the ice cream base gives beautiful strikes on the ice cream, but you can also entirely mix the compote instead.
Before serving, thaw the ice cream for at least 2 minutes and run the ice cream scooper under the warm water, wipe them with a kitchen towel and try to scoop the ice cream to get that perfect scoop.