Divine Ice Cream

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 3 egg yolks
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 (10 ounce) container frozen sliced strawberries in syrup, thawed

Recipe

• 1 heat cream in a small saucepan over medium high heat just to the point where it begins to foam up then remove from heat.
• 2 meanwhile, in a stainless steel bowl, beat cream cheese, egg yolks, and sugar until light and fluffy (about two minutes).
• 3 slowly pour the heated cream into the mixture, be sure to continue whisking constantly so that the eggs do not curdle, strain out any lumps before the next step.
• 4 place the bowl over a saucepan of water and, stirring constantly, cook until the custard thickens enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon (the film of custard on the back of the spoon, when raised, should stay in place even when you draw a line through it with your finger).
• 5 immediately remove the custard from the heat and stir to cool so it does not overcook.
• 6 stir in the vanilla extract and the strawberry puree.
• 7 cover and allow to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate several hours.
• 8 process the cold custard in your ice cream machine according to your manufacturer's instructions.
• 9 once made, stir in fresh chopped strawberries if desired and store in freezer.