Cherry + Chocolate Ice Cream

By vealam

Ingredients

• 12 ounces cherries, pitted and halved
• 3 ounces chocolate, chopped
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar + 1 tablespoon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Details

Adapted from bloglovin.com

Preparation

Step 1

Place pitted cherries in a sauce pan, add 1 tablespoon sugar and 3 tablespoons water, heat a few minutes until it simmers and cherries begin to soften. Set aside to cool. Then drain.

In a large sauce pan whisk together milk, eggs and sugar. Cook over a medium heat, bring to a simmer and continue to stir until it thickens, about 10 minutes. Strain into a container and allow to cool, then add cream and vanilla, refrigerate over night.

Place custard in frozen ice cream cylinder, about half way through, around 10 minutes, add the cherries and chocolate chunks, continue to freeze in ice cream maker. Place ice cream in container and freeze.