Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

Total Time: 2 hours
Yield: 6 Servings
Source: Cooking Light, July 2006
Category: Dessert

Ingredients
1 cup Sugar
3 ounces Cream Cheese (softened)
2 whole Egg Yolks
1 1⁄2 cup Milk (2% reduced-fat)
1⁄2 cup Half-and-Half
1 1⁄2 cup Blueberries (coarsely chopped)
1⁄8 cup Powdered Sugar
1⁄8 cup Water

Directions
  1. 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 for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Place pan in an ice-filled bowl. Cool completely, stirring occasionally.
  2. Combine blueberries, powdered sugar, and 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.
  3. 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.