Strawberry Pretzel Pie Ice Cream

Y’all. It’s not often I start a post saying “y’all” but this one especially deserves that one-liner to draw your attention! The recipe that you’re about to read and hopefully make is OUTSTANDING! This Strawberry Pretzel Pie Ice Cream is just like the dessert or side salad they make at gatherings all across the country. It’s cool, refreshing (obv) but it’s also sweet, salty and creamy. Basically, it’s delicious, and it’s everything I had hoped for when I was working on creating it!

Last year in 2021, Dolly Parton came out with a limited edition of Strawberry Pretzel Ice Cream. It sold out in minutes (of course) and I was never fast enough to order one. Ever since then, I had dreamed about recreating my own version of a Strawberry Pretzel Pie Ice Cream. At the very beginning of the Summer, I started working with the recipe to see if I could dupe or mimic what I thought it should taste like.

Surprisingly, once I added the cream cheese to the rich vanilla mix, that’s all it took!

I knew this ice cream would have to taste similarly to what we all love:

Rich and Creamy
Salty
Sweet
Heavy on the Texture
Pretty in Color
Full of Flavor

This recipe can always be doubled depending on the size of the ice cream machine you have. We’ve had this model of ice cream maker, for several years, and to be honest we really need a much bigger size. But I created this recipe for Strawberry Pretzel Pie Ice Cream with this 1.5 Quart maker in mind.

One of the other nice things about this recipe is that you can make it all at once. Some recipes call for you make ice cream in steps, but this particular recipe it’s up to you and what you have time to do!

This Strawberry Pretzel Pie Ice Cream with a cream cheese base, will make you think of the iconic Strawberry Pretzel dessert that many people make in a casserole dish. You will find yourself loving both the casserole and this ice cream version, equally.

RECIPE:

1 cup of crushed Pretzels
3/4 cup of purred strawberries
1 Tablespoon of Strawberries Preservers
Teaspoon of lemon juice
1 cup whole milk
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 cups heavy cream
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 block of cream cheese – soften really well

Instructions:

In a gallon zip lock bag crush the pretzels with a rolling pin or whatever you have on hand. Set aside.
Using your blender: puree the rinsed strawberries along with the strawberry preserves and lemon juice together.
You basically want to pulse it lightly. Allow it to sit for a few minutes to create more juice. Set aside.
Grab a large mixing bowl combine your milk, sugar and heavy cream and mix with a mixer or whisk together.
Add your very soften cream cheese to the mix. (You may even melt it in the microwave if needed.)
Mix in your vanilla extract to the creamy mixture.
One mixed together, pour your creamy mixture into the ice cream maker bowl.
Pour your pureed strawberries into the ice cream maker bowl on top of the creamy mixture.
Lastly, pour your crushed pretzels into the ice cream maker bowl.
Turn on your ice cream maker and mix until it is thickening and becoming ice cream in texture.
Approx 10-15 minutes.
Pour into a container and store in a freezer for at least 3 hours or overnight.
Serve and enjoy!!!

Anytime you can add fresh fruit to your recipes, I always think it takes it up a notch in presentation and taste! Let’s just say, the taste of this combination in the ice cream form is simply amazing! If you love strawberries you may also like these recipes: