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Unbelievably creamy lemon ice cream brimming with swirls of luscious lemon curd and buttery shortbread cookies!

Lemon Bar Ice Cream

Unbelievably creamy lemon ice cream brimming with swirls of luscious lemon curd and buttery shortbread cookies!
Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Chill Time 6 hours
Total Time 7 hours 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6 Servings

Ingredients
  

Lemon Curd:

  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1 whole egg
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup freshly-squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons lemon zest
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into half-inch pieces

Lemon Ice Cream:

  • 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
  • ½ cup freshly-squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 2 cups coarsely-chopped shortbread cookies (I used 12 Keebler Sandies)

Instructions
 

Make the Lemon Curd:

  • In a medium saucepan, whisk the egg yolks, whole egg, and sugar together until just combined. Whisk in the lemon juice, zest, and salt. Add the butter and cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture has thickened, about 3-5 minutes minutes.
  • Immediately strain the curd through a fine-mesh strainer into a shallow bowl (for quicker cooling). Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to cool completely.

Make the Ice Cream:

  • In a large bowl, whisk the sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice, vanilla, and salt together until combined.
  • In the chilled bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
  • Pour 1/3 of the sweetened condensed milk mixture into the bowl, and continue mixing until just combined. Remove bowl from mixer, and gently fold in the rest of the whipped cream. Fold in most of the chopped cookies. Reserve a few pieces for the top.
  • Pour 1/4 of the custard into a freezer-safe container; smooth out evenly. Drop teaspoonfuls of the lemon curd evenly over the custard. Repeat this layering process three more times until you've used up all of the custard and curd. (You might have a little lemon curd leftover.)
  • Use a skewer or butterknife to swirl figure-eights throughout the ice cream. Sprinkle reserved cookie pieces on top.
  • Chill the ice cream in the freezer for at least 6 hours, preferably overnight.
  • Scoop, serve, and enjoy!