Cool off on a hot day with a big bowl of creamy homemade ice cream. Perfect for entertaining, this top-rated recipe makes
enough for a crowd.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups granulated sugar $
- 3/4 cup (6 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened $
- 4 large egg yolks
- 3 cups 2% reduced-fat milk $
- 1 cup half-and-half $
- 3 cups fresh blueberries, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar $
- 1/4 cup water
Preparation
- Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed until smooth. Combine milk and half-and-half in a medium, heavy saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Gradually add half of hot milk mixture to cheese mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk. Return milk mixture to pan. Cook over medium-low heat 5 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160°, stirring constantly. Place pan in an ice-filled bowl. Cool completely, stirring occasionally.
- Combine blueberries, powdered sugar, and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly, stirring frequently. Remove from heat, and cool completely.
- Stir blueberry mixture into milk mixture. Pour mixture into the freezer can of an ice-cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Spoon ice cream into a freezer-safe container; cover and freeze for 1 hour or until firm.
Note: This recipe yields two quarts of ice cream, so if you make the
entire recipe, use a traditional bucket-style freezer. Halve the recipe
if you use a countertop model; they typically have a smaller capacity.