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Summer is in full swing and it is hot, hot, hot! One of my favorite memories of my childhood was sitting on my Grandmother’s huge front porch on a hot summer day and waiting for someone to finish churning a quart of ice cream in the hand cranked freezer. Since my Grandmother didn’t believe in air conditioning, (“We don’t need it,” she’d say), this was the perfect opportunity to cool down. We would enjoy scoops of the cold, creamy goodness, ending with sticky hands and faces. As an adult, I am a huge proponent of central air conditioning, but I still enjoy at least one batch of homemade ice cream each summer, especially since the kids are old enough to churn the ice cream! When my neighbor brought over a batch of fresh picked blueberries, he hinted they would be perfect to use in ice cream. I had been planning to make a batch of strawberry cheesecake ice cream, but quickly changed my mind and decided to use the blueberries. The recipe I use can be made in an ice cream freezer or made by placing it in the freezer for a few hours if no kids are available to work the hand crank.
Here’s what you will need to make it:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
1/3 cup (3 ounces) heaving whipping cream
2 tsp. lemon peel, finely chopped
1 ½ cups (12 ounces) fresh or frozen blueberries
5 graham crackers (or gluten free graham crackers), crushed
Here’s both versions of how to make it:
Place the cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, whipping cream and lemon peel in a large bowl. Using a mixer, beat until well blended. Add blueberries and graham crackers and stir just until blended. If using ice cream freezer, place in freezer and prepare according to manufacturers directions. To make the ice cream in the freezer, mix the first four ingredients until smooth. Place into freezer until almost frozen. Remove from freezer and stir in blueberries and graham cracker crumbs. Return to freezer until frozen, or at least eight hours.
One thing that has remained the same over the years is the amount of sticky mess ice cream makes. When browsing on the napkin aisle in Walmart, where I shop thanks to their low prices, I ran across some Wet-Nap, soft, strong wet napkins that can be used whenever we have a sticky mess. I added some to our buggy to keep in the car when we are traveling or whenever we have messy foods. They moisturize with aloe so we don’t feel dried out when we use them.
Do you make homemade ice cream? What is your favorite flavor?
Mmm, I have never made homemade ice cream. This one looks absolutely amazing.
This ice cream sounds AUHMAZING. And we keep Wetnaps everywhere; the house, the car, and even in my purse lol.
My husband is a cheesecake-aholic! Is there a support group for that? He would love this dessert and I’ll have to make it for him soon!
I want to eat that! Correction- I NEED to eat that! Thank you for the recipe of awesomeness!
MMMMMMMM, I love blueberry cheesecake. I know this is so good. Wish I could have some of this ice-cream right now.
Oh, yummy! I just purchased an ice cream machine and am stock piling recipes!
I have never made homemade ice cream before. I always thought it was too much work, but I’ve heard it tastes amazing.
Oh wow, this sounds like a delicious treat on a hot summer day. I love blueberry cheesecake and would probably eat the entire container.
I’ve just recently begun to hear about cheesecake ice cream. I think it sounds great, and what better flavor accompaniment than blueberries?
That sounds awesomely good! I’d like to try and make this!
That looks so good! I love home made ice cream but never thought about blueberry. I bet it’s so good!!!
Oooo that sounds fantastic. I will have to make this.
I have had home made ice cream before. Coconut is my favourite. 🙂
I’ve never had blueberry ice cream…so I’d definitely want to try this out at some point.
I have never made my own ice cream, but would love to try it sometime! We always look for blueberry ice cream at the store and they never have it, so I would really love to make this one!
I was just thinking I need to do something with my blueberries I picked from our bushes, this is a great idea to do over the weekend with the kiddos!
YUMMY! <3 I would love to try to make my own ice cream!
I’ve never made ice cream yet I just bought 20 lbs of blueberries from the market. i need to try this!!
I love to make blueberry ice cream! Wet Naps are a must for clean up!
Yum.. I’d love to make some blueberry cheesecake ice cream. I usually just make vanilla.
I have made homemade raw ice cream. It was great!
I have never made home made ice cream. This recipe looks divine!
Oh my gosh, this ice cream looks and sounds so delicious! I love the addition of cream cheese to make it cheesecake!
I’ve never made homemade ice cream. That sounds yummy!
We are boring but my family loves Vanilla ice cream! This looks pretty tasty!
I haven’t made homemade in a long time. But this recipe definitely looks tasty!
Looks so yummy!
Your ice cream looks amazing!!!! Seems simple to make to, I love picking fresh blueberries at our local farms.
Love blueberries! Such a simple dish, thanks!
I am not familiar with Wet Nap, I will have to check these out. Perfect for our up and coming summer travels.
Oh my! This looks delicious. WE need to make more icecream.
The last kind I made was with fresh strawberries. It was so creamy and yummy. Yours sounds incredible. Can I come over…please?
We have this beautiful, expensive ice cream maker in the cabinet that we used three times about five years ago. I just might pull it out for this recipe. Cheesecake anything is up my alley!
Blueberry cheesecake sounds like heaven! It’s been a long time since I tried to make ice cream.
There are gluten-free graham crackers? Get out of town! I need to find some of those for my hubby. He misses cheesecake and anything that tastes remotely like it.
Mmm, looks yummy! Thanks for sharing this. Perfect refreshing summer treat.
What a great recipe. I make homemade Ice Cream all the time and have never thought of adding Cream Cheese- I can’t wait to try this and the Blueberries are in the fridge right now. Thank you for sharing.
I’m ashamed to admit that I’ve never made homemade icecream! I’ll have to give this recipe a try though, looks divine.
I am obsessed with a blueberry ice cream that my grocery store no longer carries. This is perfect!
I have been seeing some really nice looking blueberries at the store that would be perfect for this. Blueberries, Cheesecake, and Ice Cream sounds perfect to me!
You got blueberry cheesecake in my ice cream! You got ice cream in my blueberry cheese cake! You know what? Everybody wins!
I would love to make homemade ice-cream this summer. Yours looks delicious!
This sounds so good, especially for summertime! I have an ice cream maker I need to get out and try (it’s never been used). Will have to try this recipe!!
This looks delicious (and like a good use of blueberries!) I don’t make homemade ice cream, but my mom often makes vanilla ice cream for my son.
You know I have never made ice cream? I have actually never thought about doing it, but you make it sound so simple. I just may have to give it a try… and btw – you are totally correct, any kind of yummy treat makes a mess in this house, ha!
I absolutely love homemade ice cream! It always just tastes so much better!
And those wet-naps are perfect for clean up!
I make homemade ice cream all the time and I will be making this recipe ASAP!
Sounds SO good! We’re going picking this week, and I know I will be needing recipes for all those berries. And Wetnaps… ALWAYS with me! Hands = Sticky. Always.
Homemade ice cream is the best! Pinning this to try later!
Me too! I love homemade ice cream. Nothing can compare.
We have never made homemade ice cream. I bet my kids would enjoy helping me. My teen loves blueberries!
You had me at cheesecake! Blueberry cheesecake ice cream sounds so good!
I have not made ice cream for the longest time,My favorite flavor is Rum and Raisin.I love the look of the one you have made, I love blueberries.
I LOVE cheesecake! Seriously, there is nothing better. This recipe looks amazing, can’t wait to try it!
Homemade ice cream is so good. This is one I am going to have to try!
I always tell my kids that messy food is good food! I also keep wipes around for those sticky hand messes that come along with it.
Yummy I want to try making homemade ice cream with the kids
I love you right now. That sounds like the best ice cream ever!!
i’d love to make my own ice cream. we did once and it wasn’t very good
I love my Yonanas maker. Everytime I use it, I get my hands messy. These wipes would work out well for me.
That looks fantastic! I always have wipes with me because Red is a messy boy!
I have made home made ice cream and it NEVER turns out this good looking. Mine is never thick and I can’t figure it out. I will need to pin this and try this version.
My ice cream never turns out right, either. Mine is too watery.