teaberryblue | Recipe: Cherry Vanilla Gelato

Recipe: Cherry Vanilla Gelato

Recipe Type: Dessert

Author: Tea

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 65 mins

Total time: 1 hour 15 mins

Serves: 6-10 depending on size of scoops.

This is a simple gelato recipe. Gelato makers use about 1.5 cups of liquid plus additional ingredients. For a standard ice cream maker, approximately doubling the recipe should work.

Ingredients

1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 cup half & half
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 + 1/4 cup sugar (any kind will do)
Approximately 15 washed and pitted fresh cherries
1/2 cup water
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 egg yolks

Instructions

) Put water, 1/4 cup sugar, and cherries in a small saucepan over high heat until water begins to boil and sugar is dissolved.
) Turn heat to low, add vanilla. Let cook, stirring intermittently, until cherries have cooked down and liquid has become syrupy. (This can take about 20 minutes)
) While cherries are cooking, mix milk, half & half, and cream together.
) Add sugar and eggs and whisk together well.
) Put milk mixture into gelato maker and begin freezing according to instructions.
) Put cherries in freezer and wait until cool
) When milk mixture is halfway hardened, stop freezer and add cherries and syrup from pan.
) Continue freezing in gelato maker until done.
) Eat soft or freeze 2 hours or more for scoopable gelato.