Cherry chocolate chunk ice cream recipe. (egg-free, dairy-free/vegan option)

Cherry chocolate chunk ice cream recipe. (egg-free, dairy-free/vegan option)

Cherry chocolate chunk ice cream recipe. (egg-free, dairy-free/vegan option)

Cherry chocolate chunk ice cream recipe. (egg-free, dairy-free/vegan option)

Cherry chocolate chunk ice cream recipe. (egg-free, dairy-free/vegan option)

I realized last night that if I were writing an ice cream book (rather than a parenting book) it would be done by now.

Because seriously.

This was so good, and ridiculously easy. A little of this, a little of that, done. Perfection.

If only everything were this easy.

My mom recently bought me this ice cream maker.

We've been hand-cranking our ice cream forever with a thrift-store machine.

But the quality of ice cream we're getting out of this baby is astounding. It's lighter and creamier than what we made before. I'm a little smitten by this gadget.

So once a week we're making a new batch of ice cream. Some we make up, some we pull from my small pinterest recipe obsession and others come from books.

Because we limit eggs I picked up this book which is egg-free but completely decadent.

The recipe below is loosely based on a recipe found there for cherry-chocolate ice cream.

Notes:

  • Feel free to replace all of the cream and milk with coconut milk for a dairy-free variety. You may  also omit the honey and add an additional 1/4 C of coconut sugar if you are vegan.
  • The milk I used was raw when we started, the cream was not (because that was what I had).

Cherry chocolate chunk ice cream recipe. (egg-free, dairy-free/vegan option)

Farmstead Cherry Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream

Ingredients

2 cups heavy cream

1 cup raw milk

1/2 cup coconut sugar

scant 1/4 cup raw honey

1 1/2 cups pitted sweet cherries, coarsely chopped

1 tsp almond extract (you could use vanilla but it just won't be the same)

5 oz high quality chocolate, coarsely chopped (I used dark chocolate.)

Process

Heat cream, milk, and sugar over medium-low heat. Stir often. When piping hot (but not yet simmering) remove from heat.

Add honey and stir to dissolve.

Add cherries and cover.

Transfer to a mason jar and move to the fridge. (To save my fridge from doing so much work I let mine sit out for 1 hour before transferring to the fridge. You can also stand the jar in a basin of cool water and slowly add ice to the water until cold if you are in a hurry.)

When chilled add almond extract.

Transfer to your ice cream maker and freeze.

Just before it looks done, add chocolate.


12 thoughts on “Cherry chocolate chunk ice cream recipe. (egg-free, dairy-free/vegan option)

  1. Mikaela says:

    Yum! I am a BIG fan of homemade ice cream and frozen yogurt–especially stevia-sweetened frozen yogurt, because I can eat as much as I want. My parents have a modern hand-crank ice cream maker that I love–like the one above with a freezer sleeve, but you turn it by hand every 5 minutes or so.

    This is the first time I’ve seen you mention the subject of your book! I’m thrilled to hear it’s a parenting book. We need more books about gentle and compassionate parenting. We have so much progress to make in that area; I always appreciate your words and perspective on parenting. The world will be better for it.

  2. ZingDay says:

    Oh my! I bought the popsicle making tools you recommended a month or so ago and now I just NEED to buy this gadget too! Coming to your site is getting expensive! tee-hee!!! And I’m loving every minute of it! Thanks for the ideas!

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