Cream Cheese Ice Cream

Ingredients

• 8 oz cream cheese cubed softened
• 2  egg yolks 
• 3 cups half-and-half 
• 1.3 cups powdered sugar 
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 

Equipment

• sauce pan
• whisk
• plastic wrap

Directions

1. Whisk together first 3 ingredients in a large heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, 8 to 10 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly.
2. Remove from heat, and whisk in cream cheese and vanilla bean paste until cheese is melted. Cool completely (about 1 hour), stirring occasionally.
3. Place plastic wrap directly on mixture (to prevent a film from forming), and chill 8 to 24 hours.
4. Pour mixture into freezer container of a 1 1/2-qt. electric ice-cream maker, and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. (Instructions and times may vary.)
5. Transfer ice cream to an airtight container. Freeze 4 hours before serving.