Recipe: Bing Cherry Ice Cream

This is a copycat from Ben & Jerry's.


Cherry Garcia
August 30, 1997
Makes grateful 1 quart
A couple of Dead Heads in Maine sent us a postcard with a name
for a new flavor. They left the recipe up to us. We got to
work with some fresh Bing cherries and threw in the chocolate
flakes as a last minute inspiration.
* 1/4 cup shaved plain chocolate (we prefer Hershey's
Special Dark Chocolate candy bars)
* 1/4 cup fresh Bing cherries, halved and pitted (you may
use canned cherries, but be sure to drain the syrup)
* 2 large eggs
* 3/4 cup sugar
* 2 cups heavy or whipping cream
* 1 cup milk
1. Place the shaved chocolate flakes and the cherries in
separate bowls. Cover and refrigerate.
2. Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1
to 2 minutes. Whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, then
continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute
more. Pour in the cream and milk and whisk to blend.
3. Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze
following the manufacturer's instructions.
4. After the ice cream stiffens (about 2 minutes before it is
done), add the chocolate and the cherries, then continue
freezing until the ice cream is ready.
from Ben and Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream and Dessert Book,
copyright 1987 by Ben Cohen, and Jerry Greenfield with Nancy
J. Stevens, Workman Publishing