A delicious Lemon Pie Ice Cream Recipe that is easy to make right at home.

Lemon Pie Ice Cream Recipe

I enjoy all kinds of ice cream. It’s always hard for me to choose a favorite, but this Lemon Pie Ice Cream? Oh  my! It’s certainly at the top of the list. With a vanilla, graham cracker base and swirls of perky lemon curd, what’s not to like?

Plus, this ice cream recipe couldn’t be easier. It’s as easy as pie! (Sorry, I couldn’t help myself.) While I do love a good custard base ice cream, this one is a cream/milk base only. It’s easy to mix up in no time. The only hard thing about this recipe is waiting while the base chills enough to churn. Do make sure you allow the ice cream base to fully chill, at least for three hours (the longer is better) to allow the flavors to mingle. Once churned layer the lemon curd with the ice cream and chill until firm (if you can wait that long).

Lemon Pie Ice Cream Recipe

Scoop up a bowl of the Lemon Pie Ice Cream, top it with crushed graham crackers, and grab a spoon. It’s just like sunshine in a bowl!

Lemon Pie Ice Cream Recipe

Happy churning, y’all!

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Lemon Pie Ice Cream Recipe

Lemon Pie Ice Cream Recipe

Lemon Pie Ice Cream Recipe

Yield: Makes about 1 1/2 quart.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Additional Time: 6 hours
Total Time: 6 hours 35 minutes

A fresh mix of a vanilla graham cracker base with swirls of lemon curd.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups heavy cream, divided
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 vanilla bean (optional, but if not using, add 2 more teaspoons of good vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste)
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 graham cracker, pulverized (totally. smash 'em up.)
  • 10 ounces lemon curd (or lime curd)

Instructions

  1. In a saucepan, heat 1 cup of heavy cream, sugar, and salt. If using vanilla bean, cut it in half and scrape seeds into mixture along with the vanilla bean pod. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and let it "steep" for about 15 minutes. Remove vanilla bean pod.
  2. Add 1 cup heavy cream, 1 cup milk, vanilla extract, and crushed graham cracker.
  3. Refrigerate mixture until thoroughly cooled, at least 3 hours, but the longer the better.
  4. Add chilled mixture to ice cream maker and churn according to directions.
  5. Once churned, layer the lemon curd and ice cream in a freezer-safe container, cover and freeze until firm.

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Originally posted July 7, 2013. Updated April 7, 2015.

Lemon Pie Ice Cream Recipe