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Cherry-Bourbon Ice Cream

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 11 hr 20 min
  • Servings 8
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This homemade frozen treat for grownups is made special with cherries and the subtle taste of bourbon.
Updated Jan 23, 2015
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup granular sweetener for ice cream or granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 cup half-and-half
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or vanilla
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped drained pitted cherries in heavy syrup (from 15-oz can)
  • 3 tablespoons bourbon

Steps

  • 1
    In 3-quart heavy saucepan, stir together sweetener, cornstarch and salt with whisk. Gradually stir in milk and half-and-half. Cook over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens slightly. Remove from heat.
  • 2
    In small bowl, beat egg yolk until slightly thickened. Gradually stir in about 1 cup hot cream mixture. Add yolk mixture to remaining hot cream mixture, stirring constantly with whisk. Stir in vanilla. Pour mixture through fine-mesh strainer into large bowl; discard solids. Cool 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
  • 3
    Press plastic wrap on surface of cream mixture; refrigerate 8 to 24 hours. Pour mixture into 1 1/2-quart ice-cream freezer and freeze according to manufacturer’s directions; stir in cherries and bourbon halfway through freezing. Let stand at room temperature 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    To Freeze: Freeze ice cream in freezer container up to 1 month.

Nutrition

160 Calories, 5g Total Fat, 3g Protein, 22g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
160
Total Fat
5g
0%
Saturated Fat
3g
0%
Sodium
80mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
22g
0%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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