No-Churn Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
A shortcut recipe that doesn't skimp on flavor! This No-Churn Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream has an unmistakable cheesecake flavor mixed with a homemade blueberry sauce & graham crackers. Grab a scoop (or two) for a sweet treat!
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups blueberries fresh or frozen
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- ¼ tsp. cinnamon ground
- 1 tbsp. cornstarch
- 2 tbsp. cold water
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
- 8 oz. cream cheese softened
- 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
- 4 sheets graham crackers broken into chunks
Instructions
- In a small saucepan combine blueberries, lemon juice, sugar & cinnamon. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, mashing the berries with the back of a spoon. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Mix together cornstarch & cold water. Add to blueberry sauce and heat until thickened, about a minute. Transfer sauce to a bowl and cool completely.
- In a metal bowl using a stand or hand mixer, whip heavy cream until stiff peaks.
- In a separate bowl, mix together sweetened condensed milk, cream cheese & vanilla (a few chunks of cream cheese are ok).
- Slowly fold in whipped cream with cream cheese mixture until no white streaks remain.
- Line a standard loaf pan with parchment paper. Scoop ⅓ of ice cream mixture into the bottom of the loaf pan. Dot with ⅓ of blueberry sauce and ⅓ of graham cracker chunks.
- Repeat this process with 2 more layers of ice cream mixture, blueberry sauce and graham cracker chunks. Using a butter knife swirl mixture in the pan making sure to reach to the bottom.
- Cover tightly with plastic wrap and freeze for at least 6 hours.
- To serve: remove from freezer for 10 minutes before scooping.
Helpful Equipment & Ingredient Links
Loaf Pan
Ice Cream Scoop
Notes
Frozen berries would also work in this recipe.
The ice cream will keep up to a week in the freezer.
Using the base of heavy cream, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla you can add a variety of mix-ins to create different ice cream flavors!