We All Scream
Hope you’re all having a nice summer!
I’ve been busy knitting, teaching classes at my LYS, herding cats, and traveling to the far reaches of Idaho and Wyoming. I’ve also been perfecting my home-made ice cream. Here’s my latest recipe; my favorite so far. It’s tart and a bit savory so you won’t like it if you like really sweet ice cream.
Roasted Cherry & Mascarpone Ice Cream
Ingredients:
1/3 cup half & half
1/3 cup sugar (I use the organic sugar cane stuff from Costco)
1/3 cup Mascarpone cheese
1 cup heavy cream (I use stuff from a local dairy; buy local if you can find it)
20-25 cherries
balsamic vinegar & olive oil
Directions:
Place cherries in an oven-safe roasting pan and drizzle with just a bit of balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Place in 400-425 degree oven for about 20 minutes, stirring half-way through the cooking time. The juice from the cherries should be bubbling. Remove cherries from oven and set aside to cool. When they’re cool to the touch, remove the pits and rough chop them. Put them back in the roasting pan with the juice and place in the refrigerator.
When the cherry mixture is chilled, it’s time to make the ice cream. Mix the sugar into the half & half until it’s dissolved. Add the Mascarpone and blend with a wire wisk until smooth. This takes a while, but it’s important to make sure there are no lumps. Stir in the cherry mixture, making sure to scrape all the lovely juice from the sides and bottom of the roasting pan. Add the cream and stir just to incorporate all the ingredients.
Chill according to the instructions for your ice cream maker. That’s it. Yum!
This recipe can be doubled. I just have a tiny ice cream maker so I can only make a pint at a time.
Mangia!
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Sounds delish!
Susan blogged? That ice cream sounds like heaven on earth!!
Yay, you blogged! The ice cream sounds delicious. I’ll be right over.
Mmmmmmm.
that sounds great, I’m not big on sweet. I have been making gelato all summer. no cream, milk and egg base. Such an easy treat.
What dairy? Winder or somewhere else? Looks heavenly.
Mmmm am printing this out. I have an ice cream maker, one of those countertop ones. Your recipe sounds like it would make lugging it up from the basement worthwhile.
Went to the store for cherries; saw that peaches were ripe so I got those. (We love grilled peaches with balsamic reduction) Used five peaches in a one quart ice cream maker and it was very very good. Thanks for the recipe. Now time to try it with cherries.
SO delicious sounding. My son is allergic to dairy. So I won’t make it for him, but a special occasion for someone else…yum.