Cherry-Bourbon Ice Cream

Name: Cherry-Bourbon Ice Cream
Prep time: 9 h 20 min
Cook time: 9 h 20 min
Total time: 9 h 20 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps bourbon; 118 milliliters drained and coarsely chopped canned, pitted cherries in heavy syrup; 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 1 egg yolk; 237 milliliters half-and-half; 473 milliliters 2% reduced-fat milk; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters granular sweetener for ice cream; 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or extract

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Cherry-Bourbon Ice Cream a try. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 42 calories, 1g of protein, and 2g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 20. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 9 hours and 20 minutes. If you have bourbon, granular sweetener, vanilla bean paste, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Summer will be even more special with this recipe.

Instructions

Whisk together first 3 ingredients in a large heavy saucepan. Gradually whisk in milk and half-and-half. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 8 to 10 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly.

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Milk

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Whisk

Remove from heat.

Whisk egg yolk until slightly thickened. Gradually whisk about 1 cup hot cream mixture into yolk.

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Egg Yolk

Cream

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Whisk

Add yolk mixture to remaining cream mixture, whisking constantly.

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Cream

Egg Yolk

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Whisk

Whisk in vanilla.

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Vanilla

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Pour mixture through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a bowl, discarding solids. Cool 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

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Place plastic wrap directly on cream mixture; chill 8 to 24 hours.

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Cream

Wrap

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Pour mixture into freezer container of a 1 1/2-qt. electric ice-cream maker, and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions; stir in cherries and bourbon halfway through freezing.

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Cherries

Bourbon

Cream

Ice

Let stand at room temperature 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

*Granulated sugar may be substituted.

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Granulated Sugar

Note: We tested with Whey Low 100% All Natural Granular Sweetener for Ice Cream. Get 20% off any time you order from wheylow.com. Coupon code: Southrn

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Ice Cream