Description
Creamy, rich homemade vanilla ice cream studded with sweet cherry pieces for the perfect summer treat.
Ingredients
- 2¼ cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar, divided
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1½ tablespoons vanilla extract
- ⅓ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 (14.5 oz) can cherries, drained and chopped
Instructions
- Ensure ice cream maker bowl is completely frozen (24+ hours).
- Whisk cream, milk, ½ cup sugar, honey, vanilla, and salt in large bowl until sugar dissolves.
- Toss chopped cherries with remaining sugar in small bowl. Set aside.
- Churn cream mixture in ice cream maker 22-25 minutes until soft-serve consistency.
- Add ⅔ of cherry mixture during final 3 minutes of churning.
- Transfer to freezer container, swirl in remaining cherries.
- Press plastic wrap on surface, freeze 5+ hours until firm.
- Soften 8 minutes before scooping and serving.
Notes
- Use heavy cream with at least 35% fat content for best results
- Fresh cherries work wonderfully when in season, pit and sugar 1 hour before using
- Store covered up to 2 months in freezer
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: (Churn Time: 25 minutes)