Summer in the tropics is like war. You have to pick your battles. My big victory arrived in the form of a brand new ice-cream maker. Barely out the box, the only thing to be decided before I inaugurated it was what to make. Options floated before me: biscoff swirl, nutella gelato, mango sorbet or a classic vanilla (isn’t it a default first in the world of ice-creams). I’d tried a mango basil and lime sorbet last year without an ice-cream maker and ended up with great results, but this was probably because the recipe was just fantastic. Still, I couldn’t wait to see the difference in texture using the same recipe with an ice-cream maker. But then berries came along.
Now this is my very first attempt at making ice-cream at home and while I wanted to be reserved in my approach and start with something simple but I kept picturing a cheesecake ice cream. Cheesecake + Strawberry + Ice Cream. Yes, ambition got the better of me.
The recipe I chose is fairly simple. It’s vegetarian to begin with (I know one doesn’t find many recipes on my blog that are.) The beauty of it is that the base is a quick whip of ingredients and not a custard. Custards can go wrong of course – burning it or cooking the eggs. If you’re looking for a quick fix then this is the recipe to go with.
I’ll be sure to keep my ice-cream maker busy and share with you a host of recipes this summer but in the meantime kick back and enjoy a bowl of my rich vanilla cheesecake ice cream with luscious strawberry swirls. This battle was over even before it started.
- 1½ pound fresh or frozen strawberries, hulled and quartered
- ¼ to ½ cup sugar (depending on how sweet your strawberries are)
- 7.5 ounces cream or yogurt cheese
- ½ cup sugar
- ¾ cup whole milk
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- ¼ teaspoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup strawberry purée
- Place the strawberries and sugar in a bowl or blender, and puree until liquid. Taste for sweetness and add more sugar if necessary.
- Refrigerate until ready to use. The purée can be kept, refrigerated and well-sealed, for up to 5 days or frozen for up to a month.
- In a stand mixer, beat the yogurt cheese and sugar on medium speed until smooth (about 2 minutes).
- Add the milk and cream, and beat on medium speed until you get a thick, smooth consistency (about 4 minutes). Add the lemon juice and salt, mixing just enough to incorporate. Refrigerate the mixture for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- When you’re ready to make the ice-cream, churn the chilled mixture according to your ice-cream maker’s instructions.
- Measure out ½ cup of the purée and pour a thin layer at the bottom of the container that will hold the ice-cream. Top with a third of the ice-cream mixture, then gently mix the strawberry puree and yogurt cheese ice-cream with a wooden spoon, stirring just enough to create swirls in the cream without coloring the whole mixture pink. Continue alternating between puree and yogurt ice-cream until finished.
- Freeze for at least 2 hours before serving, with the remaining ½ cup of purée drizzled over each bowl.
This month’s blog hop is all about berries. You have all of April to show off your berry berry delicious recipes. Come, share and hop along.
A little bit of everything ~ Roxana GreenGirl ~ @RoxanaGreenGirl | Baker Street ~ Anuradha ~ @bakerstreet29 | Baking and Cooking, A Tale of Two Loves ~ Becky Higgins | BigFatBaker ~ Erin Meyer ~ @bigfatbaker | Bon à croquer ~ Valerie ~ @valouth | Cake Duchess ~ Lora ~ @cakeduchess | Easily Good Eats ~ Three Cookies | Elephant Eats ~ Amy | Hobby And More ~ Richa ~ @betit19 | Java Cupcake ~ Betsy Eves ~ @JavaCupcake | Mis Pensamientos ~ Junia ~ @juniakk | No One Likes Crumbley Cookies ~ T.R. ~ @TRCrumbley | Oh Cake ~ Jessica ~ @jesshose | Queen’s Notebook ~ Elizabeth Quirino ~ @Mango_Queen | Rico sin Azúcar ~ Helena ~ @ricosinazucar | Simply Reem ~ Reem ~ @Simplyreem | Soni’s Food for Thought ~ Soni ~ @sonisfood | Teaspoon of Spice ~ Deanna Segrave-Daly ~ @tspbasil | That Skinny Chick Can Bake!!! ~ Liz ~ @thatskinnychick | The Art of Cooking Real Food ~ Laura ~ @TAofCRF | The Wimpy Vegetarian ~ Susan ~ @wimpyvegetarian | Vegan Yack Attack ~ Jackie S. ~ @veganyackattack | Vegetarian Mamma ~ Cindy ~ @vegetarianmamma | Georgie Cakes ~ Georgie ~ @GeorgieCakes
It’s perfect time for ice cream. What great flavors and I adore creamy fruity ice cream – it’s my favorite. Now I must invest in an ice cream maker. Enjoy berrylove!
this looks amazing… strawberry cheesecake ice-cream, YUM! i love the swirls, so pretty!
What a fabulous looking ice cream! I love those swirls of strawberry puree
wow Love this. Cheese instead of eggs in making ice cream…lovely!
It looks creamy and delicious, just how ice cream should be :)
I would love a bowl of that!
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I was looking for a similar recipe. Thanks for passing it over to us. I will save it. My kids will be thrilled with this ice cream!!
This is one of my favorite ice cream!!!!!! Must save now. It seems like I can pull this off. :-)
Great first choice! I’m excited to see what other ice cream flavors you have in store for us! :)
I make ice cream all the time and I’m one of the boring people who made David Lebovitz’s vanilla ice cream.
I haven’t made a non-egg yolk ice cream in so long that I’ve nearly forgotten how. Your ice cream looks fantastic and I’m going to try it this week.
Oh, this is GORGEOUS ice cream…and the flavor must be amazing!!!
OMG…. This is what I’ve been dreaming of! ;-) I also just bought a brand spankin new ice cream maker attatchment for my kitchenaid. It’s in the freezer chillin’ just waitin to be used! I’m bookmarking this one!
This looks so good.Reminds me of the Raspberry Ripple ice cream I grew up o
Looks like you are sucessfully easing into creating delicious frozen desserts. First the sorbet and now this! I think that the cream cheese is the way to go when making strawberry ice cream, it does have a nice layer of flavor rather than the custard. Your picture here is nothing other than enticing! Also, great theme for a blog hop. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Thanks Tina! You too.
Its one of my favorite flavors from Häagen-Dazs!!And now a homemade version of that sounds really really good Anu!Do you think you would get the similar results even without an ice-cream maker?If yes, than I will really try making this, since I do not have an ice-cream maker.
Sending you some #berrylove :)
Ooooh, delicious! it looks like a sort of velvet ice cream, doesn’t it? Fantastic mix of colours, it must taste really good ;-)
Lots of #berrylove to you!!!
Cheesecake and strawberries….can’t go wrong. Raime (daughter) will just love this and I can’t wait to make it for her. Thanks for sharing!
Fabulous recipe!! I want to make this since I don’t have an ice cream maker, but I am not sure what yogurt cheese is. Where would I find that?
Jen – You could just simply use cream cheese. I used the regular philadelphia cream cheese.
That’s what I’m talking about! No messing about with some simple vanilla recipe, you bang out a cheesecake genius ice cream in the first go. Well done!
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Um, hi, this ice cream looks absolutely amazing. I’m def. going to save this recipe and make it. Thanks for sharing.
I love this yogurt cheese ice cream because of the fact that there are no eggs. Hop on my space to find yourself tagged @ http://simpleglutenfreekitchen.blogspot.ca/
An ice-cream maker has been on my mind for a while…and to top it all summer’s here.. u lucky thing!! an cheesecake icr-cream..u started in style!! :)
What a delightful ice cream recipe! I love strawberries & cheesecake. I can just imagine the luscious flavors! Glad to do the #BerryLove event with you, Anu!
What a perfect idea for ice cream, Looks AMAZING!
Oh my heaven, this looks DIVINE! I adore my ice cream maker and will look forward to see what other concoctions you come up with this summer!
This looks delicious! I’m sure your new ice cream maker will come in handy with summer right around the corner! I definitely need to get one myself :) Great combination, strawberry+cheesecake+ice cream = heaven!
Great to have an ice cream maker. You can make and have ice cream everyday if you like. Looking at your gorgeous photo makes me crave for ice cream. It is very inviting.=)
Oh, lucky you with an ice cream maker, I want one of those. Please make me an mango sherbet or sorbet. This cheesecake looks totally wonderful, love it.
This ice cream is so creamy and delicious – a definite win of flavours too :D
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
This ice cream looks so amazing, rich and creamy full of strawberry flavor. You scored a hit right out of the box with this one. Sending “#Berrylove your way!
This looks incredible and would be so perfect for today where it’s already in the 90s here in the midwest. What’s with this crazy weather. Your ice cream totally looks amazing! I’m saving this recipe to try later.
I love the sound of this blog hop. Are you given a theme each week or month to post about and then link up with others?
Thanks Vicki! We chose a theme every month and the co-hosts announce it on their blogs all together. You have all month to come up with a berry recipe and share it with us.
Beautiful!!!
Can you believe I made the same ice cream… LOL
Wise minds think alike.. ;-)
I love the swirls in yours…
What a great idea to put cheesecake into ice cream. I bet it was fantastic.:)
OOoooooo I love Ben and Jerry’s strawberry cheesecake icecream and now I can make my own :D Awesome start for your icecream maker! :D
Congrats on your first attempt. I would say this is a winner. There is nothing like ice cream on a hot day!
This ice cream sounds amazing! I have always loved cheesecake ice creams, they are so much more decadent and delicious than regular ice cream. The strawberry is so perfect for spring!
Beautiful! These are a few of my favorite things….and churned into ice cream makes them nearly euphoric!
I’m almost in sync with you (with is a good thing!). I, too, bought an ice cream maker recently–a cheap version that didn’t last past one use. However, I managed to make ice cream for my son’s birthday party yesterday. I used Mark Bittman’s French Vanilla Ice Cream recipe, which replaces eggs with corn starch. This recipe is still custard-like and the flavor of the ingredients are stronger.
So, I’m going to return that ice cream maker, get a much better one, and try your Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream recipe. It looks stellar!
Aww.. I hope you get one quickly to beat the heat. This is a great first recipe to try. :)
This is completely awesome. I really want an ice cream maker. I think strawberry cheesecake is totally fitting for an inaugural ice cream… especially for a baker. :)
Looks absolutely yummy! I love cheesecake ice cream, but have never made it at home! :) Thanks for the recipe…
Mmm there’s nothing like homemade ice cream! Looks amazing. I linked up my strawberry shortcake :-)
those strawberry swirly puree in that icecream.. yumm!
yum I love homemade ice-cream and this looks great.I have a recipe similar this this and you reminded me how much we enjoy it thanks.
Great choice for trying out your ice-cream maker. I know it will be put to good use. We use ours all summer long. A favorite flavor is the mango we use with our own mangos. This is wonderful for #berrylove month :) delicious!
looks yummy!
This sounds heavenly. I wish I had a big bowl of it right now!
Congrats on the ice cream maker Yay you would adore it as I adore mine. the ice cream came out fantastic I think the yogurt gives it a better creamier consistency!!
My son passed by the computer as I opened your post. “Whoa! Mum, can you make that?” So, it sounds as though your gorgeous ice cream may be in our future soon. I’m adding a couple of my berry recipes to the blog hop.
Oh Yay! Do let me know how it turns out. Please add any berry recipe from your blog as long as it was posted in the month of April.
anu, this looks fabulous! i love the cheesecake strawberry ice cream combo. i’ve had this one where they added morsels of graham crackers in them, so good!
Thanks Junia. So good to be to hosting this month. I did think of graham crackers but then reserved that idea for another ice cream that I have in mind. ;)
Oh man I cannot wait to get a working ice cream maker again just so I can try this!! This sounds incredible! Strawberry & cheesecake in ice cream form…this whole dish would be gone before anyone else had a chance to get any at all! Great 1st choice for the new ice cream maker!!
This will certainly beat the heat. I could have a serve or two even though its cold here at the moment
Twist my arm why don’t you! I love cheesecake ice cream, & with a strawberry swirl… Yum!
Nothing beats a homemade ice cream especially the ones that is made with strawberries and resembles cheesecake ;)
You’re absolutely right. Nothing beats homemade ice cream.
Yum, yum, yum! This looks fantastic! Strawberry cheesecake is my favorite ice cream flavor!
I so love spring…. we have a strawberry farm near us.
Love your Berry Blog Hop! And…congratulations on making the top 9! This ice cream recipes sounds and looks delicious!
Thanks Nancy!
Congrats on the Top 9 today!!!
Thanks Becky! :)
I rarely do blog hops but I had to since it’s your site :-) LOVE your ice cream – it looks so refreshing!
Thanks! :)
I love my icecream maker. I haven’t tried strawberry cheesecake flavour yet though.
Hi Anuradha,
This ice cream looks amazing! I haven’t used my ice cream maker for so long. I think it’s time to pull it out and make this fab ice cream to start the summer with. After all it is 86 F in Fl. Cannot wait to try this.
This is exactly why I need an ice-cream maker! I doubt I’ll ever find a flavor as fabulous as this one at the store. Great post!
Thanks Jen! It would be really worth it.
Oh wow – what a fabulous flavor :) Looks delicious – rich yet refreshing.
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Hi Anu,
I have entered the blog hop but have not been able to load the picture up properly. Can I re do it please.
Sure. I’ll delete the first entry. :)
THIS ICE CREAM LOOKS AMAZING. Yes, I’m shouting. Because THIS ICE CREAM LOOKS AMAZING.
Seriously, I just love the flavors going on, and as spring approaches, I definitely have berries on the brain.
Love it! Cheers!!
That is some gorgeous looking ice cream! What a perfect way to welcome springtime!-
Love this recipe! I’m an ice cream person, and the one you’ve just made is amazing! I’m sure going to make this this summer!!
Totally jealous of your new ice cream maker ;) This is SUCH a delicious combo! #berrylove :)
Wonderful, wonderful ice cream idea!!! Congrats on top 9 on Food Buzz!!!!!! Sending you tons of #berrylove :-)
I love strawberry cheesecake ice cream. Would love to make this.
That looks so refreshing! :) Much #berry love to you!
Cindy
Oh YUM!!!! I need to get an ice cream maker still, hopefully this summer:-) Your ice cream really does sound divine!!! Hugs, Terra
I want a HUGE scoop of this!
This looks amazing!!
Ooh, hello gorgeous ice cream. Love the color contrast with the strawberry swirl. You can even see how creamy it is. Delish!
I must learn to make this! YUMMMMM!
My new ice cream maker is still in the box! I really need to get started, especially after seeing this recipe! I love cheesecake and combine it in an ice cream version, oh yum!!!
Oh my…this is right up my boyfriend’s alley. Ice Cream + cheesecake + strawberries. Oh man, he is gonna love this!