Strawberry Cream Cheese Ice Cream

Ingredients:
- 2 beaten eggs
- 1 1/4 c. sugar
- 3 c. half and half cream
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
- few drops red food coloring (optional)
- 2 c. whole strawberries
- 1 c. chopped strawberries

Directions:
- Combine eggs, sugar
- and
- 1 1/2 cups half and half in a small saucepan.
- Cook
- and stir over medium heat until mixture just comes
- to
- boil.
- Remove
- from heat.
- Transfer to a large bowl. Stir
- in
- remaining
- half
- and
- half,
- vanilla and food coloring. Cover and chill.
- Mix cream cheese in a large mixer bowl until fluffy.
- Gradually beat in the 2 cups berries until berries are coarsely
- crushed.	Gradually
- beat in the cooled egg mixture. Stir
- in the 1 cup chopped berries.
- Freeze in a 4 to
- 5
- quart ice
- cream freezer according to manufacturer's directions.	Makes 2 quarts.