Nothing tastes as good as fresh, homemade food, and ice cream is no exception! This recipe provides a relatively quick way to make a cherry ice cream that contains no artificial flavours or colours and tastes absolutely scrumptious!

[edit] Ingredients

350 g cherries, fresh
5 medium egg yolks
750 ml single cream
150 g caster sugar

[edit] Steps

Remove stones and purée the cherries. Carefully de-stone the cherries, taking care not to waste any of the fruit.
Place the pitted cherries into a blender or food processor and purée. Once you have prepared all of the cherries, purée them so that you are left with a smooth paste. Leave to one side.
Make a basic custard. Separate the eggs if not already done, keeping the yolks in a small bowl and discarding the whites. Whisk the yolks together until they are well beaten.
Mix the egg yolks in a saucepan with single cream and caster sugar. Heat on a medium heat, stirring frequently until all the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is almost at the boil.
Remove from the heat and pour into a cold bowl or jug. Leave to cool fully.
Combine the fruit and the custard. Once the mixture is cool, stir in the puréed cherries thoroughly.
Transfer everything into your ice cream maker. Check your manufacturer's instructions but for this quantity, you will probably need to put the machine on for roughly 30 minutes.
Serve. Once the time is up and the ice cream has set, simply scoop and serve. Add some fresh cherries as garnishes if wished.

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[edit] Tips

Alternatively, if you don't have an ice cream maker, you can simply pour the mixture into a tub and put it in the freezer. If you use this method, you will need to stir it regularly as it sets, and this will take up to 5 hours, checking hourly to stir and return to the freezer.
Instead of discarding the whites, why not make something like meringues?