Best 5 Fresh Bing Cherry Ice Cream Recipes

CHERRY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine the cherries, cream, milk, sugar, salt, and vanilla in the blender. Puree until completely smooth. Serve immediately for soft-serve ice cream or pour into an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.

NO-CHURN CHERRIES 'N' CREME ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Whisk together the condensed milk, vanilla and salt in a large bowl; set aside.
• Whip the cream with a mixer on medium-high speed until firm peaks form, about 2 minutes. Fold about 1 cup of the whipped cream into the condensed milk mixture with a rubber spatula until combined, then fold the lightened mixture into the whipped cream until well blended. Fold in half of the mashed cherries. Pour into a chilled 9-by-5-by-3-inch metal loaf pan. Sprinkle the top with the remaining mashed cherries. Freeze, covered, until solid and scoopable, about 5 hours.

BING CHERRY ICE CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Drain cherries, reserving juice. Place juice and cornstarch in a saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir in extract and cherries. Serve warm over ice cream or Old-Fashioned Frozen Vanilla Custard (recipe also found in Recipe Finder).

HOMEMADE CHERRY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine cherries, 1/2 cup sugar, lemon juice, and balsamic vinegar in a bowl and mix well. Set aside for 2 hours. Drain, reserving juice.
• Mash 1/2 the cherries with a fork or puree in a blender.
• Combine milk and remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until sugar has dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes. Add reserved cherry juice, cream, pureed cherries, vanilla extract; mix to combine.
• Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions, about 20 minutes. Add remaining quartered cherries and freeze for an additional 5 minutes. Ice cream should be nice and creamy. If you prefer it harder, transfer to an airtight container and freeze until firm, about 4 hours. Remove from freezer 10 minutes before serving.

BING CHERRY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine water, 3/4 cup sugar and cherries.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves.
• Remove from heat; let the cherries steep 30 minutes.
• Drain the cherries, discarding the syrup.
• Transfer the cherries to a bowl, cover and refrigeratoe for at least 30 minutes or up to 8 hours.
• In a food processor, process cream cheese until smooth, about 30 seconds.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Meanwhile, combine the milk, cream and remaining 3/4 cup sugar in a saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally tohelp dissolve the sugar, until bubbles form around the edges of the pan, about 5 minutes.
• Add about 1/2 cup of the hot-milk mixture to the cream cheese; process until smooth, about 30 seconds.
• Add the remining milk mixture and process for another 30 seconds.
• Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl.
• Add vanilla; stir to combine.
• Cover and refrigerate until chilled, at least 3 hours or up to 24 hours.
• Pour the cream mixture into an ice-cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.
• When nearly frozen and the consistency of thick whipped cream, add the cherries.
• Churn or stir just until mixed.
• Transfer the ice cream to a freezer-safe container.
• Cover and freeze until firm, at least 3 hours our up to 3 days, before serving.