double chocolate cheesecake ice cream

This ice cream is the perfect example of delicious food that doesn't have to be horrible for you!  The ingredient list includes skim milk, fat free sour cream, fat free cream cheese, chocolate chips, sugar, salt, and fat free sweetened condensed milk.  (Yes, yes, you can make it with full fat ingredients, and it tastes amazing.  But don't knock the fat free variety until you've had it...it's phenomenal!)

My favorite part?  Made with full fat ingredients, it has approximately 266 calories, 13 grams of fat, and 7 grams of saturated fat.  With fat free ingredients (the way it's shown here), each serving has only 181 calories, 3 grams of fat, and 2 grams of saturated fat.  

Double Chocolate Cheesecake Ice Cream

• 1 quart milk
• 8 oz. cream cheese
• 8 oz. sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
• 1 cup egg substitute
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 t. salt
• 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk
• broken chocolate graham crackers (optional)

Stir together milk, cream cheese, sour cream, and chocolate chips into a medium saucepan.  Heat on medium heat, stirring constantly until chocolate chips and cream cheese have melted.  Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium low.

In a separate bowl, combine egg substitute, sugar, and salt.  Slowly whisk into milk mixture; cook and stir for about 2 minutes or until thickened.  Mixture should be thick enough to coat a spoon.  Place pan into a bowl filled with ice; stir constantly for 5 minutes.  Slowly whisk in sweetened condensed milk.  Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or until thoroughly chilled.

Freeze in an ice-cream freezer according to manufacturer's instructions.  Immediately after freezing, fold in graham crackers or other mix-ins.  Freeze for several hours to achieve a firm texture.  Serves 20.