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

    Published: Jul 9, 2015 · Modified: Sep 9, 2023 by Jenna · This post may contain affiliate links · 10 Comments

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    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.

    Chocolate cherry chunk ice cream in a mini loaf pan next to cherries.

    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? 

    • 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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    If you tried this Cherry Garcia Ice Cream orany other recipe on my website, please please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how you go in the 📝 comments below. I love hearing from you! Follow along on Tiktok @jennarecipediaries

    Chocolate cherry chunk ice cream in a cone.
    Chocolate cherry chunk ice cream in a mini loaf pan next to cherries.
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    Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia Ice Cream (Copy Cat)


    • Author: Jenna
    • Prep Time: 10 min
    • Total Time: 4 hrs 10 min
    • Yield: 8 1x
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    Description

    Cherry Garcia ice cream has chunks of chocolate and cherries in there, and oh man it is my favorite ice cream to eat on a hot Summer day. It really hits the spot! 


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    Ingredients

    • 1 pint of heavy whipping cream
    • 1 15 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk
    • 1 cup of chocolate chunks
    • 1 ½ cups of fresh cherries, pitted and cut in half
    • 1 tsp of vanilla extract

    Instructions

    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.

    Notes

    Not WW Friendly 

    • Category: Easy
    • Method: Mix
    • Cuisine: American

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1
    • Calories: 615
    • Sugar: 60
    • Fat: 36
    • Saturated Fat: 23
    • Unsaturated Fat: 8
    • Trans Fat: 0
    • Carbohydrates: 65
    • Fiber: 3
    • Protein: 9

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    Comments

    1. Susan Sieg says

      June 03, 2021 at 5:17 pm

      i HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS RECIPE!!!!

    2. Jill says

      April 24, 2017 at 10:28 pm

      Can you put it in an ice cream maker

    3. June @ How to Philosophize with Cake says

      July 11, 2015 at 9:35 am

      Oooh, I used to love cherry garcia! Love this ice cream flavor, I bet the homemade version is fantastic 🙂

    4. Katherine says

      July 10, 2015 at 10:24 pm

      I think that is the most beautiful ice cream I've ever seen, the giant cherry chunks look amazing and scream summer!

    5. Susan | LunaCafe says

      July 10, 2015 at 9:01 pm

      Wow, what a fantastic flavor combo. And so easy too. Now if I just had a bowl of it here RIGHT NOW. 🙂

    6. Jenna says

      July 10, 2015 at 10:22 am

      Oh I know! I love their caramel sutra flavor!

    7. Jenna says

      July 10, 2015 at 10:21 am

      Levan you literally just made me laugh out of at my desk at work. 🙂

    8. Julie @ Texan New Yorker says

      July 10, 2015 at 9:46 am

      I love this!! Ben & Jerry's is so creative with their flavor profiles and I love ripping them off at home. This looks amazing!!

    9. Levan @ MyWifeMakes.com says

      July 10, 2015 at 9:43 am

      I don't care what this recipe is named. Cherry Garcia Ice Cream. Cherry Joseph Ice Cream. Cherry Jamie Ice Cream. Cherry Stuart Ice Cream.
      A CHERRY ICE CREAM BY ANY OTHER NAME... IS... STILL... AMAZING!
      Brilliant stuff Jenna! Oh, yes, let's call this a Cherry Jenna Ice Cream -- because you made it your own! Amazing stuff 🙂

    10. Sara says

      July 10, 2015 at 1:56 am

      OMG, cherry garcia is one of my favorite flavors of all time! And I have to say, I think yours looks better than the original. Pinned!

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