Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream (For Electric Ice Cream Machine)

Description: Posted by request. Recipe is from the recipe book that came with my ice cream machine. Prep time includes 1 hour chilling and 1/2 hour freezing times.

Ingredients:

• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar (if using sugar or syrup packed frozen berries, omit the sugar in the recipe)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup fresh pureed strawberry (if using sugar or syrup packed frozen berries, omit the sugar in the recipe)
• 1 cup half-and-half

Steps:

1. Blend all ingredients until smooth. Chill ingredients for about 1 hour, or until cold.
2. Turn on ice cream machine and set it to chill the freezing/mixing bowl for 5 minutes.
3. Spoon the cooled mixture into the freezing/mixing bowl of machine. Set the freezing timer to the 30 minute maximum setting. Push start button.
4. When timer rings, spoon ice cream into dishes and enjoy.