Blueberry-Vanilla Cheesecake Ice Cream

By Rachel // July 18, 2014 // 11 comments //

Creamy homemade cheesecake ice cream with blueberries and graham cracker crumbs throughout. A fun frozen treat, perfect for Summer!

Creamy homemade blueberry-vanilla cheesecake ice cream recipe from @bakedbyrachel Add this to your Summer plans!

Who else is starting to count down until Scandal starts back up again? I know it’s months away, but it’s months closer than it was! So that’s a big upside. We’ve been doing a massive re-cap over the past couple of weeks, watching from the very beginning. It’s been so much fun, and definitely beats the majority of Summer shows!

Besides that, I’ve been busy back into reading again. I seem to go through phases. One where I’m itching to keep reading and practically can’t stop. And the other where I can’t bring myself to even pick up a book. It’d been so long since I read Insurgent that I decided to read through that again, which was so much fun. I had forgotten most of what happened but then little things would happen and a big part would come back to me. Such a great book to re-read. I can’t say I’d enjoy re-reading a lot of books, but certain ones definitely. Now I’m excited to finally start the third in the series. I know I’m a little late to the game. I even pre-ordered it but never got around to starting it for one reason or another.

Creamy homemade blueberry-vanilla cheesecake ice cream recipe from @bakedbyrachel Add this to your Summer plans!

And like my reading phases… I’m on another ice cream kick. I just can’t stop! Can you blame me? And hopefully you’re just as excited about it as I am! I can’t promise this’ll be the last either.

Homemade ice cream is worlds better than store bought and it’s been HOT, so a nice cold treat is always a plus. Creamy homemade ice cream straight from the freezer, that’s hard to beat, especially when it’s cheesecake ice cream!

Creamy homemade cheesecake ice cream with fresh blueberries throughout and streaks of graham cracker crumbs. An absolute must make for blueberry cheesecake fans!

Print Recipe

Blueberry-Vanilla Cheesecake Ice Cream

Creamy homemade cheesecake ice cream with blueberries and graham cracker crumbs throughout.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time23 hrs 50 mins
Total Time1 d
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Blueberries, Ice cream
Servings: 4 plus

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 C whole milk
  • 1 1/4 C heavy cream
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 C granulated sugar divided
  • 1/3 C graham cracker crumbs roughly 3 sheets
  • 1 C blueberries
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp cornstarch

Instructions

  • Add milk, heavy cream, cream cheese, salt, vanilla and 3/4 cup sugar to a blender. Process until smooth. Transfer to the refrigerator to chill thoroughly.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and lemon juice. Add blueberries, sugar and lemon juice mixture to a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Continue cooking until blueberries are tender and releasing their juices. Gently mash. Transfer to a medium bowl. Allow to cool, then cover and chill.
  • Process graham crackers until only fine crumbs remain. Set aside.
  • Churn ice cream according to manufacturer's directions. In the last 5 minutes, add spoonfuls of blueberry mixture. Transfer ice cream to a freezer safe container, alternating layers of graham cracker crumbs and ice cream. Freeze until firm.
  • Allow ice cream to sit for 5-10 minutes before scooping.

Notes

Recipe serves roughly 4-6, yields 1 quart.
An original recipe from Baked by Rachel

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11 Responses to “Blueberry-Vanilla Cheesecake Ice Cream”

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    Tom @ Raise Your Garden — July 18, 2014 at 6:45 am

    We usually pick over 20 pounds of blueberries here in Buffalo, NY and end up freezing a bunch for smoothies later on. I was looking for another use and you just gave it to me. I love the idea of combining blueberry and vanilla. We will be making this!

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      Rachel — July 19, 2014 at 10:42 am

      I hope you enjoy it! :)

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    Chichi — July 18, 2014 at 7:42 am

    I love scandal, need to catch up on last season’s episodes. Currently i’m staying away from spoilers. This ice cream looks so yummy. i really do need to invest in an ice cream maker

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      Rachel — July 19, 2014 at 10:43 am

      Thanks Chichi and you really do (both recap Scandal and get an ice cream maker) :)

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    Lauren at Keep It Sweet — July 18, 2014 at 11:36 am

    Another fabulous ice cream recipe!!! Love!

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      Rachel — July 19, 2014 at 10:41 am

      Thanks Lauren!

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    Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen — July 20, 2014 at 10:09 am

    Homemade ice cream is SO SO much better! Love this one! Ugh I’m the worst- I need to start Scandal.

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    Amy @ Amy's Healthy Baking — July 21, 2014 at 2:26 am

    Rachel, you can go through as many ice cream phases as you want — it’ll never get old for me! I’d love to eat ice cream every single day, especially if the flavors were as fun as this cheesecake one. Those gorgeous graham cracker crumbs are calling my name; I’d probably scoop out every swirl of them I could find and leave none for anyone else! ;) Pinned!

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      Rachel — July 21, 2014 at 7:46 am

      Thanks so much Amy!

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    Thalia @ butter and brioche — July 21, 2014 at 3:19 am

    i am SO craving a bowl of this ice cream right now.. it looks seriously good. perfect for summer, love it!

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      Rachel — July 21, 2014 at 7:45 am

      Thanks Thalia!

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