Cherry Amaretto Ice Cream
Cherry Amaretto Ice Cream is the perfect, refreshing blend of smooth almond cream and sweet, chopped cherries.
Ingredients
- ½ cup sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 1⅔ cup cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- ¼ cup Amaretto, divided
- ½ cup chopped cherries
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until completely combined.
- Slowly whisk in cream, milk, and salt.
- Cook over medium-low heat, while stirring, until the mixture reaches 165°F. Remove from heat.
- Stir custard mixture occasionally while preparing the cherry mixture. (This is to prevent a film from forming on top.)
- Stir 2 tablespoons (or half of the full ¼ cup) of amaretto into the chopped cherries. Cover and refrigerate this mixture overnight.
- Stir 2 tablespoons (or the other half of the ¼ cup) of amaretto into the cooled custard mixture. Also add the almond extract. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Pour the custard mixture into your ice cream maker and prepare according to the ice cream maker's instructions until about soft serve consistency.
- Fold in the cherry mixture and pour the ice cream into a container (a loaf pan works well) and freeze. Mixture should be perfectly scoopable in about 3 hours.
Notes
The recipe is easily doubled for larger ice cream makers.