Lime Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

Ice Cream & Frozen Treat
August 18, 2016
Ice Cream & Frozen Treat
August 18, 2016

Lime Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

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Lime Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

Lime Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream in loaf pan

What inspired this lime blueberry cheesecake ice cream

I’m at the dining room table of my grandmother’s summer home in Nova Scotia. We’re snacking on pickled herring, crackers, and leftover baked goods from the island coffee house that’s hosted every Wednesday down the road. Noni, my grandmother, hasn’t stopped talking about this Raspberry Cookies and Cream Ice Cream. She’s made it two times already, and is currently pulling out the hand mixer to make it a third time.

Just now she’s telling me about her “dessert martini” made with Bailey’s, Kahlua, vanilla vodka, and Godiva chocolate liqueur. Apparently it paired wonderfully with my ice cream as an after dinner treat. 

While this lime blueberry cheesecake ice cream recipe has neither raspberries nor Bailey’s in it, it does have the most wonderful blueberry lime swirl. I got the inspiration from a dessert I had recently at Selden Standard, a restaurant near our place in Detroit. Though we had eaten more than we probably should’ve at dinner (this place is amaaaaze), Alex and I couldn’t help but devour it all.

So of course, I had to make my own version. And it’s pretty damn good. Even better, it’s a no-churn ice cream recipe, meaning you don’t need an ice cream machine to make it! I asked Noni if she thinks this will give my Raspberry Cookies and Cream Ice Cream a run for it’s money. She says “definitely.”

Lime Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

How to make no-churn ice cream

No-churn ice cream is crazy easy to make, but it’s best if you have an electric or stand mixer on hand to speed up the process. To make this lime blueberry cheesecake ice cream, you simply have to:

Make the blueberry swirl — The blueberry swirl running throughout this bomb cheesecake ice cream is simply fresh blueberries that have been cooked down with some lime zest and brown sugar. It needs 15 or so minutes to cook down fully and should be set aside to cool completely before being swirled into the ice cream.

Make the cheesecake ice cream base — To make the lime blueberry cheesecake ice cream, you first need to whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form (it’s very important that you take the time to whip it up properly!). Once the cream is whipped, carefully fold in the rest of the ingredients, making sure not to knock too much air out of the cream.

Assemble and freeze the ice cream — Once the blueberry swirl is cool and the cheesecake ice cream base is done, you can layer everything in a loaf pan and freeze. To achieve that lovely swirl in the ice cream, first scoop half of the ice cream base into the pan and then top it with half the blueberry swirl and half the almond butter. Repeat one more time, then freeze for at least 12 hours before scooping.

Lime Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

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Blueberry Lime Cheesecake Ice Cream

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Ingredients

For the blueberry lime swirl

  • 2/3 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
  • zest and juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar

For the ice cream

  • 1 pint heavy whipping cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • zest and juice of 2 limes
  • 7 oz sweetened condensed milk
  • 6 oz cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup creamy almond butter (needs to be natural so it swirls well)

Instructions

    1. In a small saucepan, heat the blueberries, lime juice and zest, and sugar for about 15 minutes over low heat. The blueberries should fully break down and just a tiny bit of liquid should remain (it shouldn’t be jelly). Allow to cool completely.
    2. In a mixing bowl, whip the heavy cream until medium peaks form. Fold in the vanilla extract, salt, and lime juice and zest (save a tiny bit of zest for the top of your ice cream).
    3. Carefully fold in the sweetened condensed milk, then the cream cheese. Whip everything comes together, about 30 seconds more.
    4. Carefully scoop half of the ice cream into a large bread pan. Dollop on half of the blueberry lime mixture, then dollop the almond butter. Spoon the rest of the ice cream on top, then repeat dolloping the blueberry lime mixture and almond butter. Top everything with last bit of fresh lime zest.
    5. Freeze for at least 12 hours before serving!

More ice cream recipes from Broma Bakery:

No-Churn Tiramisu Ice Cream

Vegan Peanut Butter Mudslide Ice Cream

Bourbon Apple Pie Ice Cream

Cake Batter Ice Cream

Pistachio Ice Cream

No-Churn Mascarpone Ice Cream

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  1. Wow, I’m totally obsessing over your blog right now. This ice cream looks incredible. I’ve been on an ice cream binge all summer and this recipe makes me never want to stop! Must try.