Strawberry Cream Cheese Ice Cream 🍨🧀🍓👩🏻‍🍳

 Strawberry Cream Cheese Ice Cream 🍨🧀🍓👩🏻‍🍳

Preparation time: 25 minutes (+ freezing time)
Ingredients
400g cream cheese (like Philadelphia), at room temperature.
500ml heavy whipping cream (must be very cold, with at least 35% fat).
1 can (397g) sweetened condensed milk.
1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
300g fresh strawberries, washed, sanitized, and diced.

Optional: 1 tablespoon sugar (for macerating the strawberries).

Prepare the strawberries: Dice the strawberries. You can macerate them with sugar and drain any excess liquid.
Cream cheese base: Beat the cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla until you have a smooth, white, and lump-free mixture.

Whip the cream: Whip the cold cream separately until thick, firm, and well-structured.
Mix: Gently fold the cream cheese mixture into the whipped cream to maintain a light and airy texture.
Finish: Gently fold in the strawberry pieces.
Freeze: Pour into a container, cover with plastic wrap, and freeze for 6 to 8 hours.