Prairie Dunes Cherry-Nut Ice Cream
This extra-creamy ice cream recipe, served at the Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kansas, gets extra texture from maraschino cherries and pecans.
Ingredients
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1 10-ounce jar red maraschino cherries
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2 cups half-and-half or light cream
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2 cups whipping cream
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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1 tablespoon vanilla
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3/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
Directions
1.
Drain cherries, reserving one-third cup juice. Chop cherries and set aside.
2.
In a large mixing bowl combine the half-and-half or light cream, whipping cream, brown sugar, reserved cherry juice and vanilla. Stir till sugar is dissolved.
3.
Spoon mixture into the freezer can of a 4- to 5-quart ice-cream freezer. Freeze according to manufacturer's directions. Remove the dasher. Stir in pecans and chopped maraschino cherries. Ripen ice cream according to manufacturer's directions. Garnish each serving with additional maraschino cherries with stems and fresh mint leaves, if you like. Makes 2 quarts (16 servings).
Nutrition information
Calories 252, Total Fat 18 g, Cholesterol 52 mg, Sodium 37 mg, Carbohydrate 22 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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