I remember, at the beginning of July or so, I announced my plans on frozen desserts this summer. In particularly, I said I would be making mostly sorbet and light ice cream and just a few kinds of ice cream.
There’s my news, guys.
I’ve totally screwed up.
3:2:1 at this point.
3 Ice cream. 2 sorbet. And one light ice cream.
And if you are still thinking I could fix that, this is an irreversible process. Because 5 other heavy cream recipes and only one light, with coconut milk, are to go.
On the other hand, I could be proud of myself for having made some good stuff. For example, this Gooseberry Ice Cream. Or this Peach Cardamom Ice Cream. And definitely this Coffee Walnut Cardamom Ice Cream. Remarkably, I haven’t made any lavender ice cream!
Are you shocked?
Relax! I’ve made it twice. One, with a fabulous lavender earl grey flavor, was delicious, but I totally messed up the pictures! The second one you’re going to see soon. Promise you won’t miss it!
However, I’ve been trying to balance out making some ‘light’ ice cream, for instance, this Mango Coconut Ice Cream.
Unfortunately, I haven’t got a great relationship with yogurt ice cream so far. I do love it, in fact. But I still consider the bought yogurt ice cream is better than homemade. I just haven’t found the perfect recipe yet. I don’t know how do they handle that, but the bought yogurt ice cream most of time has the perfect smooth consistency.
This Chocolate Cherry Yogurt Ice Cream turned out to be quite good, though. I guess the key ingredient was the cream cheese introduced more velvety texture. I added some chocolate because ice cream with no chocolate is prohibited in our family. What about the cashews, they weren’t the perfect pick, in my book. Definitely, walnuts or pecans would have worked much better.
But generally this Chocolate Cherry Yogurt Ice Cream is rather a good option.
Especially, followed by normal ice cream:)
What about you, friends? Have you been enjoying ice cream this summer? What’s better – yogurt or cream frozen dessert? And most importantly, do you have a perfect yogurt ice cream recipe?
Incorporating cream cheese introduces a nice velvety texture in this delicious Chocolate Cherry Yogurt Ice Cream.
Ingredients
- 3 cups plain yogurt
- 3 cups frozen cherries, pitted
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons cream cheese
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate, grated
- 1 cup cashew, chopped
Instructions
- Place the yogurt, cherries (don't bother to thaw them), milk, cream cheese, and honey in the cup of your blender and process until nice and homogeneous. Taste and add more honey, if necessary.
- Transfer the mixture in the ice cream maker's cylinder and freeze as recommended in the manual, for about 20-25 minutes. Add the nuts and chocolate few minutes before the time is over.
- Once the cycle is over, you can serve the ice cream at once (It ill remain soft) or place in the fridge for a few hours.
- Enjoy!
Notes
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This looks really yummy. However, most store bought cherry chocolate ice cream is flavored with almond flavoring. If you want to add a nut, I suggest trying almonds instead of cashews.
This sounds like a great flavor combo! I’ve always been curious about recipes that use cream cheese, so I’m happy to hear that this worked out well for you. Ice cream is definitely a year round treat in our kitchen :)
Maya @ Treats and Eats recently posted…Plum Bourbon Cooler
Indeed, cream cheese works really great (I love kind of cheesecake ice cream). Thanks, Maya!
Ben Maclain|Havocinthekitchen recently posted…Watermelon Mint Chocolate Ice Cream
Chocolate and cherry were made for each other! Loving the looks of this. :)
Jennifer @ Show Me the Yummy recently posted…We Moved, Trevor Quit, One Million Milestone
You’re absolutely right, Jennifer! Thanks a lot:)
Yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy! So many YUMS for this healthy and droolicious ice-cream. Such an AH-MAZING combo cherries and yogurt. Loving it, Ben! I am making this soon! Have a great day! :)
Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen recently posted…4-Ingredient Cheesy Garlicky Pesto Puff Pastry Swirls
You said ‘yummy’ only 5 times, Anu! I guess, that means this ice cream is not yummy enough for you:( Haha, thanks a lot!
Ben Maclain|Havocinthekitchen recently posted…Plum Sorbet Dessert Soup
I don’t have a ice cream maker and usually make no churn ice cream so this cream cheese yogurt version has me intrigued. Cherry and chocolate are a classic combo and this looks so creamy. Nice job!
Kevin | KevinIsCooking recently posted…Chipotle Cheddar Biscuits with Chorizo Sausage Gravy
You should get an ice cream maker, Kevin! Indeed, I had been making ice cream without any gadgets for 2 years, and I was absolutely happy with the results. But the ice cream makes is a cool thing anyways!
Ben Maclain|Havocinthekitchen recently posted…Plum Sorbet Dessert Soup
This ice cream looks divine, Ben! Adding cream cheese to make the consistency smoother is such a great idea. I’d eat whatever ice cream is available, regular or yogurt…I’m pretty low maintenance that way. :)
Thao @ In Good Flavor recently posted…Healthy Snacking with Perfectly Simple
Thanks, Thao! I love adding cream cheese in ice cream. If you haven’t tried that yet – it’s time!
Interesting! I do love making ice cream around here (year-round!), but I almost always go with the cooked custard + heavy cream style. I’m intrigued by the yogurt here…and the cream cheese! Interesting idea, Ben! I’ve got a ton of flavor combos that I’d like to try with this style of ice cream now!
David @ Spiced recently posted…Maple Glazed Apple Pecan Bread
Yup, there’s nothing better that old classic custard based ice cream. But you know, sometimes you’re looking for something new:)