I enjoy almost every fruit, but until about a month ago I thought I hated cherries. My experience had been limited to maraschino cherries and their odd syrup—so I had written them off.
Those bright red maraschino cherries even get some of their coloring from cochineal extract, which comes from crushed female cochineal insects.
Then a friend offered me a fresh cherry. I hesitated but decided to try one — and was surprised at how delicious it was. Fresh cherries are a world away from the candy-coated versions.
Guest post by Jessica from The B Keeps Us Honest. This homemade Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream recipe looks delightful!
I made this Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream for Father’s Day because it happens to be one of Joe’s favorites. The recipe uses an ice cream maker or an ice cream attachment for a mixer.
Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream Ingredients
Only a few simple ingredients are needed: heavy cream, granulated sugar, a pinch of salt, vanilla bean and extract, and fresh cherries.
Here’s how to make delicious homemade Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream
This recipe produces a thick, creamy, gelato-like ice cream. You can easily customize it by folding in chocolate chips or other mix-ins if you like.
Cherry vanilla ice cream is one of the easier recipes to make and well worth the small amount of effort. Serve it with a slice of glazed pound cake for an extra-special dessert.
Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 3 cups – heavy cream
- 3/4 cup – granulated sugar
- pinch of salt
- 1 vanilla bean – split in half lengthwise
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups chopped fresh cherries, pitted
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, pour 1 cup of the heavy cream and add the sugar and salt. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean into the pan, then add the pod. Stir over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
- Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract and the remaining heavy cream.
- Chill the mixture thoroughly in a covered container (about 25 minutes).
- Remove the vanilla bean before churning; rinse and reserve the pod for another use.
- Churn the chilled mixture according to your ice cream maker’s instructions.
- Add the chopped cherries during the last 5 minutes of churning.
- Serve immediately for a soft, gelato-like texture, or freeze to firm up and enjoy later.
Nutrition
Calories: 534kcal,
Carbohydrates: 36g,
Protein: 4g,
Fat: 43g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be used as an approximation.