This sweet and creamy cherry ice cream is studded with roasted almonds and chocolate chips.
PREP TIME 10 minutesminutes
Additional Time 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
COOK TIME 30 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME 2 hourshours10 minutesminutes
YIELD 4cups
Ingredients
4cupswhole milk
2tbspcornstarch
3ozcream cheesesoftened
3cupsheavy cream
1 1/3cupsugar
3tbsplight corn syrup
2vanilla beanssplit and seeds scraped
1/4tspkosher salt
For the Roasted Cherries
2cupspitted fresh cherriescan be completely fresh or can be used directly from frozen
2/3cupsugar
2tspcornstarch
Mix-ins for the Ice Cream
1/2cuproasted almond slices
1/2cupchocolate chips
Instructions
Roast the Cherries:
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Stir together the cherries, sugar, and cornstarch in a square baking dish. Roast for 30 - 40 minutes or until the juices are thickened and bubbly. Be sure to stir every 15 minutes so they don't burn. Cool completely and chill in the fridge for at least an hour before using in the ice cream recipe.
Prepare the Ice Cream Base:
Prepare an ice bath: Fill a large bowl with ice water and set aside. This will help to chill the ice cream before using.
Dissolve the cornstarch: Take 2 tbsp of the milk and combine it with the cornstarch in a small bowl. This will prevent lumps.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth and set aside.
In a large saucepan, combine the remaining milk, heavy cream, sugar, corn syrup, vanilla bean and seeds, and stir them together. Over moderate heat, bring it gently to a boil so the sugar dissolves, about 4 minutes. Whisk in the reserved cornstarch mixture and cook until the mixture is slightly thickened, about a minute more.
Slowly whisk the hot milk into the cream cheese until everything is smooth. Add the salt and whisk it in. Set the mixing bowl into your prepared ice water bath. Stir the mixture occasionally until it is chilled, about 20 minutes.
Strain the ice cream base into your ice cream maker.
Finish the ice cream:
Following the instructions for your ice cream maker, add the reserved roasted cherries, almonds, and chocolate chips during the mix-in phase of the machine's cycle.