Description

Creamy, rich, chocolate ice cream studded with bits of roasted cherries was one of the very best ice creams I made last year This chocolate ice cream is super creamy, rich and has bits of roasted cherries. It will be an annual favorite once you have trie

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cu. heavy cream
• 1 cu. milk
• 3/4 cu. sugar
• 1/8 tsp.fine sea salt
• 1/2 cu. dark chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tbl. almond extract
• 1 cu. roasted cherries (directions below), roughly chopped to 1/4" size
• Saucy Roasted Cherries:
• 1 lb. cherries, about 3 cu. pitted and halved
• 2 tbl. sugar

Steps

1. Combine cream, milk, sugar and salt in a medium saucepan, stir to combine. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, allow the mixture to simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the almond extract and chocolate until dissolved. Let cool, chill in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours. (If you are in a hurry, an hour or two in the freezer will speed up the process.)
2. Roast cherries then let them chill until you're ready to make the ice cream.
3. Pour the chilled mixture into your ice cream machine and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. When it is almost finished churning, roughly chop the cherries, add them to the ice cream. When the machine finishes churning, serve immediately for soft serve ice cream or transfer to an airtight container and freeze until firm.