Zesty Lemon Cheesecake Ice Cream Recipes

ZESTY LEMON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Combine graham crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter. Reserve 1/4 cup crumb mixture; press remaining onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan.
• Beat cream cheese and remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add sour cream, lemon zest and juice; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust; top with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely.
• Refrigerate 4 hours.

LEMON CHEESECAKE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix the corn starch and about 3 T milk. Stir until corn starch has completely dissolved. Set aside.
• In a saucepan, combine milk, sugar, lemon zest and pinch of salt. Stir over medium-high heat until it reaches a slow boil; stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low simmer. Whisk in the cornstarch mixture let simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened. Remove from heat and set aside to cool for at least 15 minutes at room temperature.
• In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese until creamy. Add lemon juice a few tablespoons at a team, beating well after each addition.
• After the milk mixture has cooled, add it to the cream cheese mixture. Stir until combined. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• Freeze the ice cream in your ice cream machine according to the manufacturer's instructions. Once frozen, remove from ice cream machine and add the crumbled graham crackers; stir until the graham crackers have been distributed throughout the ice cream. Serve.
• Store no more than 1 day in an air-tight container.

ZESTY LEMON ICE CREAM COOKIE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Spoon the ice cream into a rimmed baking sheet and spread to 1/2-inch thickness. Freeze until firm, 2 to 3 hours. Use a 3-inch round cookie cutter to cut the ice cream into 12 rounds, reshaping the ice cream "sheet" as needed. Keep frozen.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cornstarch and salt in a large bowl; set aside.
• Beat the butter and granulated sugar with an electric mixer at high speed until creamy. Add the egg, and beat until the yellow disappears. Beat in the lemon zest, juice and extract.
• Add the flour mixture in 2 batches and beat until combined. Roll the dough into twenty-four 2-inch balls. Roll the balls in coarse sugar, if using, and place on the prepared pans. Use the bottom of a glass to press down the dough balls.
• Bake until the cookies are set and lightly golden on the bottoms, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• To assemble the sandwiches, spread 1 to 2 tablespoons lemon curd on the flat sides of 12 cookies. Sandwich an ice cream round between 2 cookies (one lemon curd-coated and one uncoated). Roll the edges in the sprinkles. Wrap and freeze the ice cream sandwiches until ready to serve.

ZESTY LEMON CHEESECAKE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• cream cream cheese and sugar together till smooth. Add eggs 1 at a time till incorporated. Add vanilla.
• Add lemon zest and lemon juice, mix till smooth. Add heavy cream and half and half. Whip 2 minutes.
• Pour into a plastic container and refrigerate till well chilled.
• Pour into ice cream freezer and freeze for 30 minutes. Transfer to a freezer safe container, and freeze till hard. Garnish with lemon zest and graham cracker crumbs if desired.