Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

I know its not the right season for strawberries and ice cream but I just couldn't help myself. I love ice cream, cheesecake, strawberries... Mix them all together and you have this delicious concoction. Sweet and strawberry-ee, tangy from the cream cheese, with a little crunch from the graham crackers folded in at the end. You have to love homemade ice cream!

Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
Recipe Source: CinnamonSpiceandEverythingNice.com

2 cups Strawberries, diced
1 - 8oz pkg Cream Cheese, room temp
3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
1 cup Whole Milk
1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
1/2 cup Heavy Cream

3/4 cup Graham Crackers, chopped into bite size pieces

1. Purée the strawberries in a blender. Add the cream cheese, sugar, milk, lemon juice, and salt. Blend until smooth and creamy. Stir the heavy cream in and refrigerate until completely chilled.

 

2. Add the chilled mixture to your ice-cream maker. Follow the instructions that came with the ice cream maker and add the graham crackers during the last 5 minutes. Freeze for at least 2 hours before eating.