Blueberry Pie Ice Cream Recipe
Ice cream.
Do you scream for it. Do you crave it? Do you yearn for a favorite flavor? Or do you like to concoct a plan to create the most magical combination ever of cream, sugar, and other good stuff?
I do.
I’m not sure who invented the frozen goodness, but I think I love whoever it was. Or at least really like them a whole bunch.
Today I’m sharing a Blueberry Pie Ice Cream combo made with a Philadelphia style (no eggs) vanilla ice cream base. Very patriotic and fitting me thinks, with 4th of July right around the corner and The Declaration of Independence having been signed in Philadelphia and home of the Liberty Bell and all. But if you want to be unpatriotic and substitute a custard ice cream of frozen yogurt base, go right ahead. It’s a free country.
Start with your basic vanilla ice cream base, patriotic or unpatriotic version. I like David Lebovitz’s. He’s an ice cream rock star fer sure.
Then add these…
Graham crackers. Crush them up. I put them in a zip lock plastic bag and mashed them to pieces. You can also pulse them a few times in a food processor or blender. Stir in the crushed graham cracker until combined well.
Then refrigerate the ice cream base until thoroughly chilled. Thoroughly. Not kinda sorta. But thoroughly. I’d say at least 4 hours. At least. The more the better. Once chilled, churn in ice cream maker according to directions.
When it has finished, you could certainly stop there and enjoy some fabulous graham cracker ice cream. Or you can add your favorite pie filling. Make your own, or do like me, cheat, and use a canned pie filling. If serving right away, gently stir in pie filling once ice cream has finished churning. If planning on freezing ice cream to harden a little more, layer the ice cream and pie filling.
Cover and freeze for a few hours. I found the pie filling got a little icy when frozen for long lengths of time, so check it at intervals to see what you like best.
Enjoy! And happy churning!
Blueberry Pie Ice Cream Recipe
Blueberry Pie Ice Cream Recipe
A delicious frozen treat for all the blueberry pie fans out there.
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 vanilla bean
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 graham cracker, pulverized (totally)
- 3/4 cup blueberry pie filling (or desired pie filling)
Instructions
- In a saucepan heat 1 cup of heavy cream, sugar, and salt. Cut the vanilla bean in half and scrape seeds into mixture along with the vanilla bean pod. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and remove bean pod.
- Add 1 cup heavy cream, 1 cup milk, vanilla extract, and crushed graham cracker.
- Refrigerate mixture until thoroughly cooled.
- Add chilled mixture to ice cream maker and churn according to directions.
- Once churned, gently stir in pie filling and serve right away, or layer ice cream and pie filling in container, and freeze until desired hardness.
Notes
Makes a little over a quart. (4 1/2 cups to be exact.)
Adapted from David Lebovitz.
Yowzers! I could go for some of that right now in the hot Texas sun. I need an ice cream maker. Need. NEED.
This is beyond gorgeous… and with all those amazing ingredients I am sure DELICIOUS!
HOLY COW. I need this for dessert tonight.
Oh me oh my!! Bring me some of that! I think it would be yummy with blackberry or cherry pie filling also.
This is my kind of ice cream, with the pie already mixed in.
I wish oh wish oh wish I could have a scoop of this right now!!!
This is amazing… I need some now!
Ths ice cream looks amazing! I’d be in huge trouble if I made it.
Wow! This looks awesome!
Those blueberry swirls looks heavenly! I need to make some now!
Yummy – I love pie with ice cream. Have never had pie IN ice cream! Looks good!
Looks fabulous…and you should include it with others making ice cream with Abby Dodge. Abby suggests something each month and we can do whatever want…a very loose and yet creative challenge. Just include #baketogether with a tweet so everyone can see it!
I think you just made me drool a little… shoot that looks delightful.
wow, i could totally see this in my future every night for the rest of my life 😉
This looks fabulous, and I love the idea of using pie filling! We had huckleberry ice cream at Yellowstone, and I was thinking blueberry would be good and here you are with a recipe!
Ice cream is one of my favorite foods in the world. Your ice cream looks super good. I bet I would love it!
Oh yes – I will be quite happy churning away when I make this confection. This looks incredible Amy. Thanks so much for sharing.
oh myyyyy, your photography is gorgeous and just makes this ice cream look SO irresistible! I dont even have an ice cream machine but im so massively tempted to get one after seeing how yummy this looks, if i do then this will be the first recipe i try out 🙂
Oh how YUMMY! This looks fabulous!
I would love to have it right now !! It looks so yummy and refreshing !!
That ice cream looks amazing! It’s winter here in Brazil right now but I would not mind having a (big) bowl of this ice cream. Love the flavor!
well if you insist . . .
Seriously with this ice cream….amazing! Brilliant for summer parties 🙂
Holy cow, yum! You just altered my dessert plans for the week.
Beautiful photos! Looks fabulous. Think I must break down and get an ice cream maker!
With Hammonton, New Jersey, the “Blueberry Capital of the World”, less than an hour away, any Philadelphian, like me, looking to make this recipe should definitely consider making the recipe both patriotic as indicated above and locally grown with homemade pie filling. In these parts, blueberries, grown in NJ, flood the markets and can be found on sale along any of the major routes to the NJ shore towns! 🙂 So grab some blueberries from a roadside farm stand on the way home from the shore and head directly to the ice cream maker in the kitchen!
Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe and beautiful photographs
Oh man. This is my happy place this AM 🙂
how perfect would a scoop of this be on a big slice of blueberry pie? Double yum.
Whoa…I want this for lunch. Amazing, Amy!
Oh, my husband would *love* this! He always gets graham crackers mixed into his ice cream at Coldstone Creamery. Adding this to the must-make ice cream list for the summer!
I love this. The lead photo is exceptional. It actually made my mouth water and I wanted to reach into my screen and grab it. Beautiful.
This makes me want to go out and buy an ice cream maker TODAY! Using canned blueberries in syrup is another option, just thicken with cornstarch. That way I could make this anytime!
You don’t need an ice cream maker to make this, or most any ice cream for that matter. Just use your stand mixer and freezer. Read all about it at What the Dog Ate.
O.m.g! This is so awesome! I found a vintage ice cream maker for my dad at a garage sale, and we have been looking for some yummy recipes! This one is perfect! Thanks for sharing! What about adding marshmallows and milk chocolate to the Graham base for some s’mores ice cream??
Hey Sarah!
I think you’re mind is headed down the right track with that s’mores combo. Let me know how it goes!
~ Amy
This sounds delicious beyond belief!
I’m so happy I found this today! My hubby bought me an ice cream maker last week! 🙂
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I’d choose the Blud one, such a fun color!
Yum!! I’m always on the hunt for new ice cream recipes. This sounds great…and versatile!
That looks FANTASTIC, Amy!!!
I really need to get myself an ice cream maker after seeing this recipe. This makes me crazy hungry for ice cream!
Oh yes, that looks fantastic. I love blueberries and would probably opt for fresh ones with just a little of the blueberry goo from the canned variety so it can make veins through that amazing graham cracker base. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Happy 4th!
Yumo. This looks fantastic!
This dessert looks amazing!!!!
This looks amazing, just pinned it! Thanks for sharing!!!
This looks out of this world. Truly! And I don’t even like blueberry and I think I’d gladly lick my computer screen for this!! I’d love for you to link up to my Sweet Treats party this weekend! It runs through Sunday night, hope to see you there 🙂
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Oh wow. This looks amazing. Stumbled 🙂
I’m making this right now. Graham cracker ice cream, who knew!?!? Hopefully i can restrain myself to leave enough to add in the blueberries.
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Wow this looks amazing! I had this ice cream called American Pie from a local ice cream shop, and it’s seasonal and not always in the store. I have been craving it like crazy though. Now I can make it 😀 I might even bake up some streusel and add it in, too. Thanks for the inspiration and recipe!
I made this yesterday. It’s as good as it looks!
Two of my favorite things for the summer – Blueberries and ice cream. 🙂
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Must definitely try this one! Found it on Pinterest 🙂
This does look extra tasty, so I am in the process of making it. As an experience ice cream maker, though, I am having a few concerns/questions. First, I am going to infuse my vanilla bean for 30 minutes before straining. I’m not sure why you would remove it almost right away after adding it. Second, there is no thickening step here, so I’m not sure how it’s going to churn. Thirdly, the graham crackers go in the milk mixture BEfORE churning? I would expect them to get added with the blueberries, at the very end. I’m going to give this a go, though, and see what happens! It does look delicious!
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Wonder if you have to use an ice cream maker. Â I’ve made ice cream and didn’t use an ice cream machine. Â It turned out delicious! Â Love Blueberry desserts!
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