No-Churn Cheesecake Ice Cream Cake is made with homemade no-churn ice cream. This simple no bake cheesecake icebox cake is perfect for summer celebrations!
8ozcream cheese or mascarpone cheesesoftened to room temperature
14ozcondensed milk
1/2teaspoonlemon zest
1/2teaspoonvanilla
2cups(1 pint) heavy cream
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Instructions
Lightly butter a springform pan. If you wish, line with parchment paper.
Crush 1 cup (2 oz) lemon wafer cookies finely, using a food processor or by placing the cookies in a resealable bag and pounding with a rolling pin. Stir in the graham cracker crumbs and the melted butter, then press into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared springform pan. Place in the freezer for 15 minutes.
Roughly crush 1 1/2 cups of the remaining cookies and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the cream/mascarpone cheese and condensed milk until smooth. If you have a handheld mixer, using this would be ideal. Mix in the lemon zest and vanilla.
In the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, beat the heavy cream at high speed until it has soft peaks. Take 1 cup of the whipped cream and stir it into the cream cheese mixture. Fold the remaining whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until blended. Spread half of the cream evenly into the chilled crust. Sprinkle the crushed cookies. Spread remaining quart of your homemade ice cream evenly into the pan. Cover lightly with plastic wrap and freeze for at least 8 hours, or ideally, overnight. The flavor becomes more pronounced if you let it freeze overnight.
Remove from freezer 5 minutes before serving. Run a hot knife along the edges and release from springform pan. Transfer to a serving dish and top with remaining lemon wafer cookies. Enjoy!