Jeni's "Bay Leaf Cheesecake" Ice Cream Pint, Ohio

Before vanilla was widely available, cooks used bay leaves to add that extra something to their desserts. Because these humble little laurels are loaded with herbaceous depth. The proof is in Bay Leaf Cheesecake. A rich cream cheese ice cream that, thanks to ground bay leaves, blooms with refreshing notes of pine, thyme, and eucalyptus — like if a cool autumn breeze whistled through a slice of cheesecake. Complete with a graham cracker swirl, like the best homemade crust.