Great texture in this ice cream and the flavor bursts of cherry and chocolate are nothing to sneeze at.
1/4 cup dark or milk chocolate, shaved
1/4 cup Bing cherries, fresh, halved and pitted (may use canned but drain syrup)
2 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups heavy or whipping cream
1 cup milk
Place shaved chocolate flakes and cherries in separate bowls. Cover and refrigerate.
Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more. Pour in the cream and milk and whisk to blend.
Transfer the mixture to the ice cream maker and freeze following the manufacturer's instructions.
After the ice cream stiffens (about 2 minutes before it is done), add the chocolate and cherries, then continue freezing until the ice cream is ready.
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reviews & comments
June 21, 2020
This turned out amazing! I put in a 1/4 tsp of vanilla paste and I also chopped up maraschino cherries Which I drained first from the jar and some Milk chocolate chunks . Family said it was even better than the Ben and Jerryâs Cherry Garcia ice cream.
June 21, 2020
Omgoodness, this is the best recipe. I made it this morning but decided to add vanilla paste and a jar of maraschino cherries. It tast just like the real thing! 👍❤️
August 23, 2014
This recipe is becoming our special ice cream flavor. We have made this twice and both times it came out great. The only changes we made were, we used maraschino cherries and I now always use a 1/4 cup less sugar than recipes call for because it makes it a perfect sweetness, rather than being too sweet, which is what I've found. Last, we added a half tsp of vanilla. We also opted for milk chocolate this time (I like it better) than dark the first time. Perfect! Yum.
July 14, 2012
I totally agree with the Anonymous Guest Reviewer on 2010-08-07. I just tried this recipe (which is taken directly from the B&J cookbook), and it lacked flavor. I used Rainier Cherries which were in peak season and very sweet. I even tried mashing a few extra cherries to add some cherry juice to it, but still came up kind of blah. Doesn't come close to the real thing. Cherry extract would definitely help; vanilla would be okay, or maybe more sugar. Something's missing.
April 18, 2012
This ice cream was amazingly creamy! Note: it does call for uncooked eggs in it. Make sure to use fresh, clean eggs only (or if you prefer, an egg substitute). The cherries were the star of this recipe. So much flavor! I would have liked to have chopped them a bit before adding them, however, because when they froze they were a bit harder to eat. But really loved it overall.
Ice cream texture is good but lacking flavor. I think it needs a touch of cherry extract if not available at least maybe some vanilla. Just too blah without.
September 26, 2006
Wow, what a keeper! I loved this recipe....my favorite part was that the texture of the finished ice cream was amazing! The balance of chocolate and cherry was perfect, and if this is what the real Ben and Jerry's stuff tastes like, I'm having some soon! I did have to make a slight alteration, as I only had some frozen cherries that i had pitted during the peak of cherry season. I put in twice as much, and it worked out well. Thank you so much!