Pumpkin Cream Cheese Ice Cream

This recipe invokes falling leaves, brisk walks, and boisterous visits with loved ones. It is a perfect addition to any get-together.

INGREDIENTS | YIELD: 1 QUART
2 (8-ounce) blocks cream cheese 2 cups heavy cream
¾ cup sugar
1 cup half and half
1 tablespoon vanilla extract Pinch salt
⅓ cup pumpkin purée 1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
¼ cup brown sugar Pinch ground ginger

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White Chocolate Pretzel Ice Cream

Pretzels and chocolate are a classic combination of sweet and salty taste. This takes it a notch up with the addition of sweet and creamy ice cream.

INGREDIENTS | YIELD: 1 QUART
1 cup half and half 4 egg yolks
12 ounces high-quality white chocolate, finely chopped 1½ cups heavy cream
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup white chocolate–covered pretzels, whole

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Super Double Dark Chocolate Ice Cream

This ice cream is the height of decadence with nothing but chocolate bliss

INGREDIENTS | YIELD: 1 QUART
1½ cups heavy cream
6 ounces dark chocolate, finely chopped 1 cup whole milk
½ cup dark brown sugar
⅓ cup dark cocoa powder 1 teaspoon salt
4 egg yolks
⅓ cup dark chocolate chunks, about
¼ pieces

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Chocolate Cherry Frozen Yogurt

This very flavorful, very rich yogurt will conjure up the taste of cherry cordials, and rightly so

INGREDIENTS | YIELD: 1 QUART
3 cups Greek yogurt
1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate chips, melted 8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips, melted 1 cup cherry pie filling
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Vanilla Brown Butter Ice Cream

Adding browned butter is an unexpected and amazing addition to a standard vanilla ice cream recipe. You’ll want to add it to everything!

INGREDIENTS | YIELD: 1 QUART
2 vanilla beans, split and scraped
1 cup unsalted butter 2 cups milk
¾ cup sugar
5 large egg yolks 1 cup cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon salt

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Cream Cheese Frozen Yogurt

This yogurt is as close to baked cheesecake as you’re going to get without turning on the oven!
Serve with your favorite cheesecake topping, such as chocolate syrup, Dulce de Leche (see Chapter 17), or a fruit sauce. You can’t go wrong!

INGREDIENTS | YIELD: 1 QUART
2 cups Greek yogurt
1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
⅔ cup sugar
¼ cup light corn syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Dessert of Champions?
Historians believe that cheesecake may hail from ancient Greece, and was even served to Olympians at the first Olympic Games in Greece in 776 B.C. Today, July 30 is celebrated in America as National Cheesecake Day. Many towns across the country celebrate cheesecake on this day with a festival of their own, including Chicago’s Eli’s Cheesecake Festival.

1. Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor, and blend until smooth.
2. Add to ice cream maker and follow manufacturer’s instructions for freezing.

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