Old Glory Ice Cream (Grand Champion Recipe)

Corona Romero for her friend and winner Suzanne Meaux

Grand Champion, Peoples Choice and First Place in the Big Dippers category. Suzanne Meaux won on July 8th, the first ever Ice Cream Freeze Off held in Lafayette, LA. This is the first time the state has ever had this competition. They had various entries and the turn out was larger than expected. All proceeds went to the Children’s Museum. She named her entry Old Glory and added Blueberries and Raspberries to bring out the red, white and blue. After some convincing from her friends to enter, she was glad she did . It was a huge success.

Ingredients

  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup sour cream, cold
  • 1 cup heavy cream, cold
  • 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp lemon zest, very finely grated
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

Step 1

Chill mixing bowl and beaters. Prepare ice cream maker according to directions.

Step 2

In the cold bowl, beat the cream cheese at medium speed until soft and smooth.

Step 3

Gradually add the sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, beating well after each addition.

Step 4

Beat in the sour cream,cream, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla until thick and smooth.

Step 5

Cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.

Step 6

Re-chill the beaters. Using the chilled beaters and gradually increasing the mixer from low to medium, add the heavy cream and beat the mixture until creamy.

Step 7

Pour into ice cream maker and follow machines directions.



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