Cherry cordial ice cream - DIVINE! |
We happened across this recipe on the interwebs and only modified it slightly. You will need:
(recipe for a 2-quart ice cream machine)
3 cups heavy cream
1 cup 2% or whole milk
1 (14oz) can of sweetened condensed milk
1 (10oz) jar of maraschino cherries (drained and chopped)
1 cup mini chocolate chips
2 teaspoons almond extract
few drops of red food coloring (optional)
First gather your ingredients:
mini chocolate chips work better in an ice cream machine than the regular full sized ones |
and you thought you would never use fractions in real life... |
Mmmm thick and creamy |
pretty in pink |
Drain your (10oz) jar of maraschino cherries carefully
No cherries were harmed in the making of this ice cream... oh wait... never mind |
To every thing churn churn churn... there is a season churn churn churn |
and a time for every ice cream... under heaven. |
Behold: Cherry cordial ice cream. If you have a spoon near by try not to harm your monitor |
Now according to the original recipe, you can make this with OUT an ice cream machine. That's right, I'm thinking of you fine peeps who have not jumped aboard the very delectable homemade ice cream maker
Refrigerator-Freezer Method: Omit half-and-half. Whip whipping
cream. In large bowl, combine EAGLE BRAND®, 1/2 cup chopped maraschino
cherries, 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, 2 teaspoons vanilla (which I would change to almond extract); mix well. Fold in whipped cream. Pour into
9x5-inch loaf pan or other 2 quart container. Cover. Freeze 6 hours or
until firm.
So this ice cream turned out to have a very light cherry taste (the cherry lover in me almost wanted more). The cherry bits and chocolate chunks really helped add to the flavor. Having made many other home made ice creams, this was the first time we have used sweetened condensed milk as the sweetener. It seemed to me to mute the cherry flavor. If I make this recipe again I will try adding a cup of sugar and some extra milk and see if that helps boost the flavor. All in all a very good attempt at our very first cherry cordial ice cream.
So this ice cream turned out to have a very light cherry taste (the cherry lover in me almost wanted more). The cherry bits and chocolate chunks really helped add to the flavor. Having made many other home made ice creams, this was the first time we have used sweetened condensed milk as the sweetener. It seemed to me to mute the cherry flavor. If I make this recipe again I will try adding a cup of sugar and some extra milk and see if that helps boost the flavor. All in all a very good attempt at our very first cherry cordial ice cream.
Enjoy!
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