Tasty Tuesday

Strawberries are cheap right now, so this ice cream was perfect for a warm sunny Sunday afternoon. It was really creamy and would be good with some graham crackers on the side. The boys licked their bowls clean!

Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

• 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

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.