Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia Ice Cream (Copy Cat)

Cherry Garcia ice cream is made with vanilla ice cream, cherries, and fudge flakes. It has a creamy texture and a sweet cherry flavor that is perfectly complemented by the chunks of chocolate fudge. The cherries used in this flavor are maraschino cherries that are soaked in a syrup before being added to the ice cream mixture.

This ice cream you don't need an ice cream maker to make it. The whipped cream gets beat until stiff peaks form, and you can even do that with your hands. If not just use some electric beaters or a stand mixer! I've never tried whisking my own whipping cream, but I've seen the chefs on tv shows like Chopped do that. Then you fold in all the ingredients. I seem to have an ingredient problem whenever I make ice cream. Either I don't put in enough add-ins or I'll put in too much!

Since it's Cherries for Charity week, I picked up  a 3 pound bag of cherries for a $1.99 a pound. The grocery store donates .25  of every pound of cherries sold to a local charity here in town. That is the best deal ever for cherries. Lately, they've been 3.99 a pound. Trust me, I'll be back for about 2 or 3 more bags of cherries by the end of the week. I'll be looking for more cherry recipes to make too.

If you like ice cream recipes try Viral Cottage Cheese Ice Cream, No Churn Cherry Cheesecake Ice Cream, or Banana Chocolate Chip Ice Cream.

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• What Ingredients do I need? 
• How to make Cherry Garcia Ice Cream 
• Equipment Needed 
• Other Recipes To Try 
• Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia Ice Cream (Copy Cat)

What Ingredients do I need? 

• Heavy whipping cream is a dairy product that is widely used in cooking and baking. It is a rich, thick and high-fat cream with a buttery texture, which makes it perfect for adding a creamy and delicious flavor to dishes
• Sweetened Condensed Milk - This type of milk is typically made by heating regular milk with sugar until the sugar dissolves and the liquid thickens.
• Chocolate Chunks  - or chocolate chips 
• Cherries  - make sure they are pitted, if frozen let them defrost, best to make when they are in season
• Vanilla extract - It is made by macerating and soaking vanilla beans in a mixture of water and Vodka. Use a good pure vanilla instead of the imitation vanilla extract.
• See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.

How to make Cherry Garcia Ice Cream 

1. In a stand mixer, beat the heavy cream until stiff peak forms.
2. When the stiff peaks have formed, fold in the sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chunks, cherries, and vanilla.
3. Freeze in a bread loaf pan until the ice cream has set.

HIstory of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream

Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia ice cream is a beloved classic flavor among ice cream enthusiasts. This flavor was first introduced in 1987 and is named after the legendary guitarist, Jerry Garcia, from the Grateful Dead.

Equipment Needed 

Here are some tools that will help will help you with the recipes. All links will open in Amazon. Yes I do get a small earning if purchase from the link 

Stand Mixer 

Aucma Stand Mixer,6.5-QT 660W 6-Speed Tilt-Head Food Mixer, Kitchen Electric Mixer with Dough Hook, Wire Whip & Beater 2 Layer Red Painting (6.5QT, Red)

Bread Loaf Pan 

Amazon Basics Nonstick Baking Bread Loaf Pan, 9.5 x 5 Inch, Set of 2

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