Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream is a delicious and different ice cream flavor!

rectangular metal tub of blueberry cheesecake ice cream with a couple of scoops on top with an ice cream cone sitting in the tub

This fruit-flavored, cheesecake lovers ice cream is incredibly good. The recipe was published in Cooking Light magazine a long time ago. I often mess with the ingredients to make it a little more rich. But this recipe is so delicious as it is. It’s time to make some Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream for dessert this summer!

My favorite ice cream maker:

Yes, you need an ice cream maker to make this blueberry cheesecake ice cream. And if you’re thinking that you might not use it that much, think again! Once you’ve made homemade ice cream once, you’ll want to make if often. I have the Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker, and it’s the best!

rectangular metal tub of blueberry cheesecake ice cream with an ice cream scoop that has scooped up some of the ice cream sitting on top of the tub

How to make Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream:

  1. In one bowl, you’ll combine sugar, cream cheese and egg yolks. Then you’ll heat up a milk/half and half mixture and gradually add it to the creamy mixture. Next, you’ll heat those together, and then let the mixture cool.
  2. Blueberries are then cooked in a pan with sugar and water until boiling and thickened. Then that’s set aside to cool. When all is cool, you’ll combine the blueberry mixture with the milk mixture to create the ice cream base. The base is refrigerated until it’s very cold. I like to make the base one day, let it chill overnight and process the next day.
  3. Finally, the ice cream base is processed in an ice cream machine. Just follow your ice cream machine’s instructions for processing. Make sure your ice cream machine freezer bowl is frozen before you process. After processing, you’ll move the ice cream to a container and freeze until ready to eat!

rectangular metal tub of blueberry cheesecake ice cream with an ice cream scoop that has scooped up some of the ice cream sitting on top of the tub

Award winning tips:

There was a fun comment left on this ice cream recipe the first time it published back in 2007.

My friend Mary and I made this Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream for an Ice Cream Crank-off at the Vanderburgh County Fair in Indiana. There were 17 entries. The judges gave us a 100% which is unheard off. One thing that helped was we used twice as much whipped cream cheese and strained the mixture after it was cooked. We used canned blueberry pie filling. We won the first place trophy and the peoples choice award. So much fun and so delicious. I put the recipe on a handout and printed this site as where we got it. Like to give credit where credit is due. Thank you so much. By the way, we are both Navy Moms because our boys are in the Navy. We wore our Navy Mom t-shirts and called the ice cream “Navy Blue-Berry Cheesecake Ice Cream”.

black tray with 3 blueberry cheesecake ice cream cones laying on top

How to serve this ice cream:

Of course, it’s fun to serve Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream on top of ice cream cones. Sprinkle it with graham cracker crumbs to get that full effect of being like cheesecake. Don’t wear a white shirt.

hand holding an ice cream cone with one scoop of blueberry cheesecake ice cream on top

This ice cream is delicious. But it’s important to know that this isn’t a super rich and decadent ice cream as it’s a lightened up version. It’s not made with heavy cream, and there is a limited amount of light cream cheese. If you want to make it super rich, use whole milk or half and half in place of the 2% milk. And use heavy cream instead of half and half. Use a full 8-ounces of cream cheese, if you’d like too. That should do it if you want a more decadent version of blueberry cheesecake ice cream!

white dish with blueberry cheesecake ice cream in it

If you’re not into ice cream cones, scoop this ice cream into a dish instead. Don’t forget those graham cracker crumbs. Enjoy!

Here are a few more recipes using blueberries that you might like to try:

rectangular metal tub of blueberry cheesecake ice cream with a couple of scoops on top with an ice cream cone sitting in the tub
5 from 2 votes

Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

A totally delicious flavor of homemade ice cream!
Prep: 25 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Chill and Freeze Time:: 5 hours
Servings: 12 servings (2/3 cup)
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Ingredients

Instructions 

  • In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the sugar, cream cheese and egg yolks; beat at high speed until smooth.
  • In a medium saucepan, combine the milk and half-and-half; bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
  • Gradually add the hot milk mixture to the cheese mixture, a spoonful at a time (being careful to temper the mixture and not 'cook' the egg), stirring constantly with a whisk until all has been incorporated. Return the milk mixture to the pan. Cook over medium-low heat 5 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160°, stirring constantly. Scrape the mixture into a bowl and place it on top of ice in another bowl. Cool completely, stirring occasionally.
  • In a small saucepan, combine the blueberries, powdered sugar, and 1/4 cup water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes or until the mixture thickens slightly, stirring frequently. Remove from heat, and cool completely.
  • Stir the blueberry mixture into the milk mixture. Refrigerate several hours until mixture is very cold.
  • Pour the mixture into the freezer container of an ice-cream machine; process according to the manufacturer's instructions. Spoon the ice cream into a freezer-safe container; cover and freeze for 1 hour or until firm.
  • Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs on top of individual servings to complete the cheesecake theme!

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving (2/3 cup), Calories: 262kcal, Carbohydrates: 46g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 81mg, Sodium: 106mg, Potassium: 178mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 43g, Vitamin A: 312IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 122mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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15 Comments

  1. KayLee says:

    Can you use full fat cream cheese, whole milk and cream?

    1. Lori Lange says:

      Sure!

  2. Ann P says:

    5 stars
    I made this for our New Year’s Eve celebration and it was delicious! I added a few teaspoons of homemade vanilla because I add vanilla to everything.

    1. Samantha Marie says:

      Is there a way to make this ice cream without an ice cream machine?

    2. Lori Lange says:

      I haven’t tried it that way!

  3. Suburban Epicurean says:

    This looks amazing! Going to have to add it to my Summer to do list. Thanks! Love your blog!

  4. Kittye and Mary says:

    My friend Mary and I made this Blueberry Cheesecake Icecream for a Icecream Crank-off at the Vanderburgh County Fair in Indiana. There were 17 entries. The judges gave us a 100% which is unheard off. One thing that helped was we used twice as much whipped cream cheese and strained the mixture after it was cooked. We used canned blueberry pie filling. We won the first place trophy and the peoples choice award. So much fun and so delicious. I put the recipe on a handout and printed this site as where we got it. Like to give credit where credit is due. Thank you so much. By the way, we are both Navy Moms because our boys are in the Navy. We wore our Navy Mom t-shirts and called the ice cream “Navy Blue-Berry Cheesecake Icecream”.

    1. Lori Lange says:

      What a fun story!! Thank you for sharing, and now I’m going to have to try your version!

    2. Eileen says:

      Will this work in a machine that makes 1 1/2 quarts?

    3. Lori Lange says:

      Might be slightly too small? I’m not sure. You’ll have to fill it to a safe level and hopefully you won’t have extra base.

  5. Amy Jurist says:

    Looks great! Might just make it today!

  6. The Old Gray Egg says:

    We just bought a 2 quart Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker to help use some of our goat milk. I’ll be trying this recipe for sure.

  7. Natalie says:

    This looks great!!! But the weird thing is, I made almost the exact same thing yesterday!

  8. CakeSpy says:

    *&^% yes! This looks amazing. I can’t believe it was adapted from Cooking Light…it looks so deliciously decadent! But the calorie count actually isn’t too scary!

  9. Donalyn says:

    Looks wonderful – and I have a ton of blueberries to use up! Giving this a try and a Stumble!