Cherry-Chocolate Ice Cream
Trying something new today… finally attempting to make homemade ice cream again in my fancy ice cream maker that my Mother-in-Law bought me. OK, technically it’s the 2nd batch… but the first (mint chocolate chip) didn’t turn out very good.
I asked Jeremy what flavor he wanted and he mentioned cherry… so I found this Cherry-Chocolate ice cream recipe and decided to try it… It’s the Batch Family Mountain Cherry Choconut Ice Cream recipe that’s listed… minus the almonds cause I wanted to make it baby-friendly. It’s mixing in the ice cream maker now… fingers crossed.
…more later…
OK, I’m back with a little teaser… (hehe)… yeah, I’m mean like that…
That, my friend, is some really yummy ice cream!
I should have paid a little more attention to how far up I was filling the freezer container on the ice cream maker, because I think I put a little too much in… it expands as it freezes (of course) and so it kind of expanded out of the container and made a big mess in the kitchen. But then again… I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t make a mess of some sort when cooking/making something. 
Anyway, after about 30 minutes of freezing the ice cream it was looking pretty good – about soft serve consistency – and that’s when you are supposed to take it out. You can either eat it just like that or you can transfer it to an air tight container and freeze it to a harder consistency. Well, this batch is for tonight so it’s going to be a bit harder… and that’s a good thing.
Of course, I did have to try a bite… and I must say that it’s pretty awesome!! There’s not really as much chocolate in it as I’d like usually, but the cherries are perfect and it is just right for tonight!! I might try to compensate for the not so much chocolate in it by shaving a few extra pieces on top!! I’ll get a better photo tonight when it’s all dished out to make you drool even more!!
