Name: Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients: 16 ounces dairy-free cream cheese, at room temperature ((or use regular cream cheese)); 1 can full fat coconut milk - in a can ((or use half and half)); 2/3 cup super-fine sugar; 1/8 teaspoon sea salt; 1/4 cup vanilla vodka ((or milk + 1 tablespoon vanilla extract)); 12 Nilla wafer cookies ((crushed)); 1/2 cup blueberry preserves

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Enjoy summer a little bit more with this rich and creamy Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream! You are going to love this ice cream, and as always, I have included a dairy-free version!! If you use vegan cookies, you can even make this Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream for your vegan friends…so they can be happy too…..

Don’t you just want to stick you spoon through the screen right now? I am wishing that I still had some left in the freezer. I hate to admit this, but it didn’t last very long!

How to make Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream:

Beat the cream cheese, coconut milk {or half and half}, sugar, and salt together in a large bowl until smooth and creamy…..

Now this is where you have a decision to make…..I added vanilla vodka to mine so the ice cream would not harden into a rock solid mass. 😉 If you do not want to use alcohol, just use milk and vanilla extract. Beat that in and pour into a frozen ice cream canister…..

and process according to manufacture’s instructions, about 20 minutes…..

While the ice cream is churning, crush your Nilla Wafers…..

I went a bit crazy while pounding my Nilla Wafer with a rolling pin and pulverized them. They pretty much disappeared into the ice cream so you will want to leave them a bit chunkier. 😉

Scrape ice cream out of canister and place in a large plastic container…..

Add the Nilla Wafer chunks and Blueberry Preserves…..

Swirl mixture together with a spoon…..

Cover with a lid, and place in the freezer…..

One to four hours in the freezer will give you a “soft-serve” type of ice cream. Freeze overnight, and your ice cream will be firm, but not rock hard. Alcohol does not freeze, so your ice cream will remain softer than regular ice cream. 😉

Notes:

Yes, there is a legitimate reason why I add alcohol to ice cream. Dairy-free ice cream is rock solid when frozen, and since alcohol doesn’t freeze the ice cream is easier to scoop.
If using dairy-free cream cheese, it needs to be at room temperature or it will not blend. Beat until creamy before adding the other ingredients.
Yes, store bought blueberry preserves will work just fine in this recipe.
If you prefer graham crackers, use those. I always use vanilla wafers in my cheesecakes, so I use them in my ice cream as well.
Make sure you swirl the blueberry preserves and wafers into the corners, not just in the center.
If not using the vodka, set out on the counter for 30 minutes to soften before serving.

Some additional ice cream recipes for you to enjoy:

Pistachio Ice Cream with Pistachio Praline

Raspberry-Thyme Ice Cream

Tiramisu Ice Cream

Lemon Cheesecake Ice Cream

I love me some ice cream, as if you couldn’t tell. 😉

I used these products to create this post:

Tovolo Ice Cream Tub

Zyliss Ice Cream Scoop

Stamped Wooden Spoons

Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker

Enjoy!!