Strawberry Ice Cream Cheesecake
Catherine Olson
Frozen cheesecake topped with a layer of delicious strawberry ice cream!
Prep Time 1 hour hr
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Chilling 12 hours hrs
Course Dessert
Cuisine Greek
Crust
- 2 packages of graham crackers
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
Cheesecake
- 24 oz. cream cheese
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
Ice Cream
- 1.5 quarts Strawberry Ice Cream
- fresh strawberries optional
Crust
Preheat oven to Fahrenheit 350°
Pulverize graham crackers in blender or food processor into fine crumbs
Add sugar and butter and pulse until mixed
Press into the bottom of an 11” springform pan
Bake at Fahrenheit 350° for 5 minutes
Remove from oven and set aside
Cheesecake
Lower oven to Fahrenheit 325°
Beat cream cheese, sugar, sour cream and vanilla on high until super creamy
Add eggs one at a time until thoroughly mixed
Pour over graham cracker crumbs and smooth to edges
Shake pan gently to settle cheesecake
Bake at Fahrenheit 325° for 30 minutes until cake is set
Remove from oven and cool to room temperature
Put cheesecake in freezer to chill
Ice Cream Finalè
Bring ice cream out of the freezer and let soften for 10 minutes
Scoop into a large bowl and beat with a mixer until smooth and spreadable
Pour over cheesecake and smooth to edges
Place back in freezer to set completely a minimum of 6 hours
Before serving, run a knife along the edges of the pan before removing springform exterior
Serve frozen with fresh strawberries
Keyword Ice Cream Cheesecake