Sophisticated Southern Buttermilk Ice Cream

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 8 ounces neufchatel cheese, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons grand marnier or 3 tablespoons orange liqueur
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest

Recipe

• 1 using electric mixer, beat neufchatel cheese and sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy.
• 2 mix in grand marnier, fresh lemon juice and vanilla extract.
• 3 add buttermilk and mix until smooth, about 1 minute. add whipping cream and beat until smooth, about 30 seconds.
• 4 stir in grated orange and lemon zest. refrigerate mixture 30 minutes.
• 5 process buttermilk mixture in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. freeze ice cream in covered container. (ice cream can be prepared up to 2 days ahead.).