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Cherry and Chocolate Stracciatella Ice Cream

[heart_this] · Aug 14, 2008 · 63 Comments

Cherry and Chocolate Stracciatella Ice Cream

I have been enjoying cherries by the bowl full lately and while I was snacking on a bowl I was thinking about ice cream. I remembered seeing Mike’s cherry frozen yogurt with chocolate stracciatella at Mike’s Table and thinking that I just had to try it. I realized that I had not really done an ice cream with chocolate chips and now was the perfect time since cherries and chocolate go so well together. This recipe did not however call for chocolate chips but rather melted chocolate was poured into the ice cream when it was almost done and still in the maker which sounded like fun. I went with my standard ice cream base and I used halved cherries as I wanted some nice big chunks of cherries in the ice cream. The stracciatella ice cream was a bit more challenging to make than normal ice cream as you have to time the melting of the chocolate and pouring it into the ice cream when it is almost done but not quite. The cherry and chocolate stracciatella ice cream turned out really well. I though that I might have poured the chocolate in a bit too late but the chocolate had mostly formed nice little flakes. There were also a few big chunks which were always nice to run into. The cherry and chocolate flavoured creamy ice cream was really good!

Cherry and Chocolate Stracciatella Ice Cream

Cherry and Chocolate Stracciatella Ice Cream

Prep Time: 45 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 1 hour Servings: 8
ingredients
  • 1 cup cherries (pitted and chopped)
  • 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate
directions
  1. Heat the cherries and sugar in a small sauce pan until the sugar is dissolved and the cherries are tender, about 10 minutes.
  2. Heat the cream and milk in a sauce pan until it almost boils, about 5 minutes.
  3. Reduce the heat to low.
  4. Add one tablespoon of the cream mixture to the eggs to temper them.
  5. Add the egg mixture to the sauce pan.
  6. Cook at low heat until it thickens and can coat the back of a spoon.
  7. Remove from the heat and stir in the cherries and vanilla extract.
  8. Chill the mixture in the fridge.
  9. Start freezing according to the instructions for your ice cream machine.
  10. When the ice cream is almost done melt the chocolate and pour it into the ice cream in a thin stream.
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Comments

  1. maybelles parents says

    August 14, 2008 at 10:41 pm

    looks decadent. I hope you ate this in lieu of dinner.

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  2. Daziano says

    August 15, 2008 at 12:08 am

    Oh my goodness, what a scrumptious ice cream!!!!

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  3. doggybloggy says

    August 15, 2008 at 12:13 am

    so lusty…damn thats some sweet and creamy looking flavor.

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  4. Lisa says

    August 15, 2008 at 12:33 am

    Wow that looks wonderful! Thanks for stoppin by my blog. You have some amazing recipes here. I think I have to add you to my blog list!

    Reply
  5. Bobby says

    August 15, 2008 at 12:41 am

    Looks great! I’m craving some ice cream badly right now 🙂

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  6. Mrs Ergül says

    August 15, 2008 at 12:48 am

    Oh my, chocolate and cheery! Nice combo, yet again!

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  7. Bridgett says

    August 15, 2008 at 1:19 am

    I love cherry and chocolate, so this would be perfect in my home. Your last picture is gorgeous of the cherries.

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  8. Poonam says

    August 15, 2008 at 1:20 am

    Kevin, I want to eat all the ice cream in that bowl!

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  9. Dragon says

    August 15, 2008 at 1:49 am

    So decadent and I love the colour.

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  10. Gloria (Canela) says

    August 15, 2008 at 2:21 am

    Oh MG!!! eres mi perdiciòn!! Kevin always when I come here Im hungry!!!! this look lovely,yummy, gustoso, sabroso etc.etc. xxxxand the picture lovely!!! Love cherries!! xxxGloria

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  11. Terry B says

    August 15, 2008 at 2:43 am

    We’ve been eating cherries like crazy too. This sounds like a whole new level, though. Looks gorgeous too. I must admit, however, we had a bad experience with a really bad ice cream maker and were pretty much put off making ice cream. What kind of ice cream maker do you use, and what are your secrets for success?

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  12. noobcook says

    August 15, 2008 at 3:01 am

    I love cherries … and yes, I agree that cherries + chocs sounds like the perfect companions!

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  13. VeggieGirl says

    August 15, 2008 at 3:06 am

    Talk about a bowl of perfection – yum!

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  14. Esi says

    August 15, 2008 at 3:22 am

    This looks seriously awesome. Makes me want an ice cream maker!

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  15. Alexa says

    August 15, 2008 at 3:56 am

    This ice cream looks delicious. I love it when there is actual pieces of fruit or chocolate in my ice cream. What a great dessert!

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  16. StickyGooeyCreamyChewy says

    August 15, 2008 at 3:57 am

    This looks so good! I really love the chocolate/cherry combination too.

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  17. Jenny says

    August 15, 2008 at 4:11 am

    Cool, I just got an ice cream maker today, I’ll have to give this recipe a whirl, it looks terrific!

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  18. Michelle says

    August 15, 2008 at 4:11 am

    oh man, I LOVE when the chocolate is in flakes like that. This makes me want to run out and get an ice cream maker!

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  19. Pam says

    August 15, 2008 at 4:15 am

    My mouth is watering – it always does when I visit your site. The ice cream looks amazing and so does that bowl of cherries.

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  20. Helene says

    August 15, 2008 at 4:22 am

    This would fix my sweets cravings. Great picture.

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  21. Jan says

    August 15, 2008 at 5:12 am

    You’re da man, Kevin. This looks positively sumptuous!

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  22. daphne says

    August 15, 2008 at 5:15 am

    Cherries r in season for you? How lucku!

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  23. Brilynn says

    August 15, 2008 at 5:18 am

    Gorgeous! Wonderful combination! Cherries are always delicious.

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  24. Amber says

    August 15, 2008 at 9:03 am

    Kevin you have such a huge fan base and well deserved. My favorite ice cream at coldstone is chocolate and I add double cherries, roasted almonds and brownie. Too bad it is 2am or I would go get some. This looks wonderful.

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  25. Marija says

    August 15, 2008 at 9:33 am

    I am not a big fan of non-dairy, non-eggs “ice creams”. So your ice cream sounds like a heaven to me, especially because I love cherries!

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  26. OhioMom says

    August 15, 2008 at 11:34 am

    Awesome ice cream! Love the chocolate and cherries together.

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  27. Mike of Mike's Table says

    August 15, 2008 at 11:55 am

    Thanks for the kind words! It looks like you did a great job with this one. Its definitely one of my favorite flavors–enough that I had to whip up another batch as soon as I ran out of the first one.

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  28. Manggy says

    August 15, 2008 at 12:37 pm

    Hee, I love it! It’s kind of like a reverse chocolate-cherry ice cream! 😀

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  29. Half Baked says

    August 15, 2008 at 12:57 pm

    Wow

    I’d scream for that ice cream:) looks delish!

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  30. Rosie says

    August 15, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    Oh what delights of such a scrumptious ice-cream Kevin!!

    Rosie x

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  31. Jeanne says

    August 15, 2008 at 2:16 pm

    OMG, you’re killing me here!! Chocolate and cherries are a match made in heaven and I *love* the idea of using that combo as an ice cream flavour. Beautiful. Wonder if yuo could macerate the cherries in brandy first??

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  32. Gloria says

    August 15, 2008 at 3:26 pm

    wonderful, your recipes is good. Pls add me.

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  33. JennDZ - The Leftover Queen says

    August 15, 2008 at 4:06 pm

    Looks great! I love a good stracciatella (“little shreds”). Yours looks awesome!

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  34. Chuck says

    August 15, 2008 at 4:36 pm

    Kevin, I keep telling myself that I must make Ice cream sometime. But, for some reason I never do. It could have something to do with my waist line lol. I have to tell you that the sound of fresh cherries and dark chocolate may have done it from me. I’m going to do it. lol

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  35. Mansi Desai says

    August 15, 2008 at 5:46 pm

    yeah, Mike and ice-creams go hand-in-hand! looks fabulous Kevin!:)

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  36. Deborah says

    August 15, 2008 at 5:52 pm

    I finally put my ice cream maker in the freezer so I could make some ice cream. Too bad I don’t have any cherries to make this one!

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  37. lisa says

    August 15, 2008 at 6:26 pm

    What a fabulous looking summery treat!

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  38. Prudy says

    August 15, 2008 at 6:57 pm

    Oh, does that look good and so do the zuchinni cakes. I wish I would have seen your granola recipe earlier. I just made some this week too and yours looks so very good….

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  39. nicole says

    August 15, 2008 at 7:51 pm

    Oh that looks so good. I wish our cherries weren’t so much here.

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  40. Grace says

    August 15, 2008 at 8:38 pm

    i saw some awesome cherries at the grocery store today, put em in my cart, and ended up paying $14 for them. i had no idea they’d be that much, and i hope they’ll be worth it. if i make something like this, they’ll definitely be worth it. 🙂

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  41. Gabi says

    August 15, 2008 at 9:20 pm

    Cherrrries and Choc mmmmm I am in heaven!
    The photo is decadent!

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  42. Kevin says

    August 15, 2008 at 9:25 pm

    Terry B: I am using a Cuisinart ICE-20 ice cream maker. It was priced ok and I have been happy with it so far.

    Jeanne: Macerating the cherries in brandy sounds good.

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  43. Jeena says

    August 15, 2008 at 10:04 pm

    Kevin, I would be your best friend if you gave me a bowl of this, all I can say is WOW! I love cherries so much and I just know that this would taste exellent!

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  44. carmen says

    August 15, 2008 at 11:02 pm

    wow, this looks beautiful – i've been wanting to try a stacciatella sometime. chocolate & cherries is one of my favorite combos too. 🙂

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  45. Lina says

    August 15, 2008 at 11:41 pm

    What I wouldn’t do for a bowl of that right now!

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  46. Lori says

    August 15, 2008 at 11:46 pm

    Great looking ice cream Kevin! I really need to consider getting an ice cream maker.

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  47. Maya says

    August 15, 2008 at 11:53 pm

    Kevin:

    I can’t keep up with all these posts 🙂

    I made ice cream this evening to – yours looks wonderful.

    Reply
  48. Cheryl says

    August 16, 2008 at 12:08 am

    You never fail to impress me! and you have done it yet again!

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  49. Jude says

    August 16, 2008 at 5:48 am

    I’ve had my eye on the recipe as well. Looks so good and indulgent.

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  50. Jeanine says

    August 16, 2008 at 12:37 pm

    Yum, that ice cream looks wonderful! Love the picture of the bowl of cherries too, makes me wish I had some at home right now!

    Reply
  51. Pearlsofeast says

    August 16, 2008 at 2:17 pm

    Beautuful colour and nice presentation.

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  52. Fiber says

    August 16, 2008 at 6:56 pm

    I’m not even kidding – I need this immediately.

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  53. Leslie says

    August 16, 2008 at 8:47 pm

    Oh my..heaven! I am sooo sad cherry season is almost over! This looks dangerously yummy

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  54. Aggie says

    August 17, 2008 at 3:43 am

    I really wish I had a bowl of this right now. Looks delicious!

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  55. Holly says

    August 17, 2008 at 12:51 pm

    That looks delicious! Wow. The color of the ice cream is lovely.

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  56. Holler says

    August 17, 2008 at 4:24 pm

    I cannot believe I missed this one Kevin. Your ice cream sound so amazing, ice cream heaven! I am glad you described the pouring in process as I haven’t tried that before.

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  57. Clumbsy Cookie says

    August 17, 2008 at 10:45 pm

    You still have cherries Kevin! And what a great way to use them!

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  58. Shreya says

    August 18, 2008 at 4:56 pm

    beautiful colour..must have tasted awesome.

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  59. Ginny says

    August 20, 2008 at 2:54 am

    stracciatella is my favorite!!!!

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  60. Anonymous says

    August 30, 2008 at 1:59 am

    Mmm…chocolate and cherries. I love surprise chunks of chocolate in my ice cream.

    Reply
  61. Jaime says

    August 31, 2008 at 5:06 am

    WOW!! i love cherries! yum!

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  62. shouldhavezagged says

    June 28, 2009 at 12:45 pm

    I really enjoyed this ice cream. I made it with the following changes, some based on preferences I've developed over the course of making ice cream in the past:

    (1) Used 2 cups half-and-half in place of the heavy cream + milk. I like this better as a base due to the greasy mouthfeel heavy cream sometimes imparts.

    (2) Used ~1.5 cups cherries, pitted + quartered

    (3) Cooked the cherries with all of the sugar, instead of saving some sugar for the dairy. The instructions were unclear — mentioning sugar in step 1 and 2 — so I made a judgment call.

    (4) Added the seeds from one vanilla pod to the dairy as it was heating instead of using extract.

    I almost didn't add the chocolate but I'm glad I did — I think the flavors really go well together.

    I think I might add a bit less chocolate next time and even more cherries.

    Thank you for sharing such a wonderful recipe! YUM.

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  63. Virginia says

    July 26, 2022 at 3:58 am

    It appears 2 people actually made this ice cream. I cannot begin to understand why anyone would think “looks great” would be a helpful or relevant review. Kevin has such a talent for photography that it goes WITHOUT SAYING his dishes always look delicious. Please–MAKE THE RECIPE then comment!

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