Goat Cheese Ice Cream with Roasted Red Cherries

A sophisticated ice cream featuring tangy goat cheese and sweet roasted cherries. This creamy dessert balances the rich flavors of goat cheese and cream with a fruity cherry swirl.

8 servings
4 hr 50 min

Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1⅓ tablespoons cornstarch
  • ½ cup fresh goat cheese
  • ounces cream cheese
  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • cups heavy cream
  • cup sugar
  • ¼ cup light corn syrup
  • 1 portion Roasted Cherries

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Mix about 2 tablespoons of the milk with the cornstarch in a small bowl to make a smooth slurry. Whisk the goat cheese, cream cheese, and salt in a medium bowl until smooth. Fill a large bowl with ice and water.

    5 min

  2. 2.

    Combine the remaining milk, the cream, sugar, and corn syrup in a 4-quart saucepan, bring to a rolling boil over medium-high heat, and boil for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat, and gradually whisk in the cornstarch slurry. Bring the mixture back to a boil over medium-high heat and cook, stirring with a rubber spatula, until slightly thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat.

    10 min

  3. 3.

    Gradually whisk the hot milk mixture into the cream cheese mixture until smooth. Pour the mixture into a 1-gallon Ziploc freezer bag and submerge the sealed bag in the ice bath. Let stand, adding more ice as necessary, until cold, about 30 minutes.

    35 min

  4. 4.

    Pour the ice cream base into the frozen canister and spin until thick and creamy. Pack the ice cream into a storage container, alternating it with layers of the cherries and ending with a spoonful of cherries; do not mix. Press a sheet of parchment directly against the surface, and seal with an airtight lid. Freeze in the coldest part of your freezer until firm, at least 4 hours.

    240 min

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