Goodness. When’s the last time I shared a no-churn ice cream recipe with you guys? Too long, I’d say. It seemed for a while, it was all I could think about, but hey – you can’t eat ice cream every week, or can you? Anyway, this Strawberry Cheesecake No-Churn Ice Cream has been quietly sneaking into my consciousness and I was more than ready to respond!
The idea for this creamy delight actually began with fireflies. True story.
It seems that Dom and I have been pretty busy in the evenings lately as we find ourselves driving home after dusk a lot, and the winding road that leads to our abode has provided quite the spectacle. Fireflies, like dainty fireworks, gather and crowd the edges of our path as if to light the way home. And once home, a welcoming committee of fireflies are there to greet us. They beckon us to sit and enjoy their light show along with the chatter of the crickets, the rare hum of a mosquito (luckily, we live in a place where mosquitos don’t frequent), and a frosty summertime treat or two.
Enter Strawberry Shortcake No-Churn Ice Cream.
Fresh strawberry ice cream says summer to me. It’s as summer as cotton candy clouds set against feathery periwinkle skies…long sunlit days….short starlit nights…$3 flip flops…and the sounds of a crackling campfire…
I’ve made a lot of no-churn but this is the first time I’ve used cream cheese as part of the base. Of course we’re using cream cheese – it’s cheesecake ice cream after all.
For the strawberry – I made a strawberry sauce reminiscent of my blueberry sauce.
Once the base for the ice cream is ready, you’ll swirl the strawberry sauce into the ice cream along with a healthy scattering of graham cracker crumbs.
After that, it’s all about the freeze. I find it’s best when allowed to rest overnight in the freezer.
Then – nothing left to do but munch.
Here’s an endorsement for you – pretty sure Dom has liked everything I’ve made (that he’s tried) for the blog. I know – I can’t believe it either. (Thanks, honey!) But – he did say – this strawberry cheesecake is, by far, his favorite of my no-churns.
So there you have it!
Buon Appetito!
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Strawberry Cheesecake No-Churn Ice Cream
- Category: Dessert
Ingredients
- Strawberry Sauce
- 1 – 16 oz. pkg. fresh strawberries, hulled
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- Juice from 1/2 lemon
- Ice Cream
- 1 pt. heavy whipping cream
- 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
- 4 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup crushed graham cracker
Instructions
- For the strawberry sauce, combine strawberries, sugar, vanilla and lemon juice in a medium saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves and the strawberries soften, 6 – 8 minutes. You may need to break the strawberries down a bit with a fork or a potato masher.
- Transfer sauce to a bowl and refrigerate until cool.
- For the ice cream, using a hand held mixer, begin by whipping the cream cheese until smooth. Add the sweetened condensed milk and continue beating until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, using the hand mixer with whisk attachments, whip the heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form.
- Fold whipped cream ever so gingerly into the cream cheese mixture.
- Pour half the whipped cream mixture into a 9×5 loaf pan.
- Drizzle with strawberry sauce and 1/4 cup crushed graham crackers and using a butter knife, swirl.
- Pour remaining whipped cream mixture on top.
- Drizzle with remaining strawberry sauce and graham cracker.
- Swirl again.
- Freeze for 4 – 8 hours or overnight.
CIAO!
This is it, truly the ultimate ice cream! 🙂 You’re so lucky to live somewhere without mosquitos, we’ve had a particularly bad season, and I have yet to sit outside in the evenings. But come September, I’ll be outside with a bowl of this for sure!
Not that we want to rush time but September nights combined with any of your no-churns will be divine!! Thanks, friend!
This sounds very special, and I am a great fan of ice-cream. The addition of strawberry looks outrageously tempting!
I am with you, Puja… Anything made by hand is quite special – Thank you, dear! 🙂
Wow, that ice cream looks delicious – especially the cone shot. (And I love fireflies!)
Thank you so much, Jeff! Summer in a cone!! 🙂
Oh Annie, I think I’m in love! Strawberry cheesecake in ice cream form…. LOVE it! And your photos are just spectacular, I really just want to dive into that tin and eat my way out! And btw, so cool that guys have fireflies all around you at night! I can’t remember the last time I saw a large display.
It’s pretty incredible how just 4 oz. of cream cheese and a heavy sprinkling of graham cracker takes it from strawberry ‘ice cream’ to strawberry ‘cheesecake ice cream’! Thanks for your kind words, lovely! 🙂
As always, you paint the perfect picture of the perfect day (or in this case, evening). 😉 I can almost see the fireflies in my head–waiting eagerly for you to make this delicious creation. Annie, every time you get out your beautifully unique ice cream scoop, I just know it’s gonna be good! This strawberry cheesecake ice cream looks so amazingly decadent and delish. Save me two scoops, please 😉 Hoping you have a wonderful weekend! Pinning, of course. xo
It’s my lucky scoop! I do love every chance I have to use it! We did have a wonderful weekend…did a little antiquing, and guess what we found? Another ice cream scoop! Love it… Thanks for your sweet words, my friend! Hoping you have a great week! xo 🙂
Wait. You live without mosquitoes? WHERE IS THAT?! I’m moving. Now.
This is the best ice cream. It just makes me think of summer nights and warm days!
I know – at first we were like….What’s different? This is a yummy one! Thanks, friend! Have a great weekend! Stay cool! 🙂
You make the best no churn ice cream, Annie. And I agree with Dom – strawberry cheesecake ice-cream is the best! I have to get on the no churn ice cream wagon, Annie – it’s going to be 103 degrees here tomorrow and this would be perfect!
Woah! Stay cool, my friend! This no-churn could definitely help!! Thanks for stopping by!! 🙂
Annie, we are on the same page today! I have also shared an ice-cream recipe today, but this one looks the most wonderful creations I’ve seen in a while. Cream cheese + strawberry + graham crackers? Now, who can say no to this droolicious dessert? YUM! Wish you a great weekend! 🙂
Why thank you, sweets! These are some pretty awesome flavors that are hard to resist! Of course, I’m running straight to your blog to check out your amazing creation! Have a great weekend, my friend!