UPDATED • 6/22/2018 {Originally posted on 3/14/2014}
Inspired by the classic Strawberry Pretzel Salad, this frozen treat will charm your family and friends with it’s sweet and slightly salty flavors. Homemade Strawberry Pretzel Ice Cream Recipe perfect for your Summer gatherings!
Yep, you got it… Strawberries & Pretzels! It’s a take off the classic Strawberry Pretzel Salad that so many of us know and love. The tangy strawberry Jell-0 paired with a sweet cream cheese layer on top of a bed of pretzels. If you’ve never had it before, it may seem a little strange, the salty and sweet combination, but it’s actually really good!
img source // strawberry pretzel salad in a jar from my baking addiction
Here’s a fantastic example of the fun dessert from My Baking Addiction. If you haven’t ever tried it, you should whip up a batch, it’s really good. I used this recipe as the inspiration for my new ice cream flavor.
Last week, I started a new series for the next few months… ICE CREAM! I LOVE homemade ice cream and I thought it would be fun to go back to our roots and learn the art of homemade ice cream. For my first ice cream post, It was my ice cream 101 if you will. I shared a fantastic ice cream base, The Best Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream recipe… That vanilla recipe is GREAT on it’s own, but it is also a fantastic base for all kinds of different flavors.
All I had to do was add a few more ingredients to that recipe to make my strawberry pretzel ice cream. Here is the recipe…
Serve this on a nice warm Summer day and your family and friends will be blown away with this fun flavor mixture!
Bring to a simmer over medium heat, whisking frequently. Reduce the heat and simmer for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat. 
Slowly pour this back into the hot milk, whisking constantly. Return to the medium heat and cook, whisking frequently, until it comes to a boil. 
Boil for 1 minute, then remove from the heat. Whisk in the cream cheese mixture. Remove the vanilla bean husk. Whisk in the vanilla extract. 
Adding the jam is best done AFTER you have finished with the ice cream maker. I actually borrowed a trick from Starbucks and swirled the jam onto the inside of the plastic jar before I even put the ice cream in the jar. 
Then, I filled the plastic jar half way and put a spoonful of jam on the top. I filled the plastic jar the rest of the way, leaving about 3/4 of an inch at the top of the jar to allow for expansion. Then I added another spoonful of jam. Then I took a knife and gently stirred the ice cream in ONE figure eight pattern. You want this ice cream to be swirled not totally stirred in. 
