Christoph's™ Black Cherry Gelato
A Black Cherry Fruit Dessert
Yield: 1.2 Liter
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Introduction
Introduction
This is one of my favorites. It is also excellent as a Sorbetto — especially during hot summer evenings.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 cup Black Cherry Juice1
- 2 cups Whole Milk2
- 1 cup Heavy Cream3
- 4 large Egg Yolks
- 2/3 cup white Granulated Sugar4
- 1 tblsp. Fresh Lemon juice5
Notes
1 Brand: Lakewood® – Pure Black Cherry
1 100% Juice – Fresh Pressed (unsweetened, not from concentrate
1 Replace with juice from fresh pineapple if desired
2 Brand: Organic Valley® – Pasteurized (not ultra-pasteurized)
3 Brand: Organic Valley® – Pasteurized (not ultra-pasteurized)
4 Brand: Domino®
5 Brand: RealLemon®
Preparation
Preparation
Gelato Custard Base
Yield: 750ml / 3 Cups
- Combine milk & cream;
- Place over medium-low heat; bring to170°F;
- Whisk egg yolks; whisk in sugar until thick pale yellow;
- Temper – slowly pour heated milk/cream into egg yolks while whisking constantly;
- Cook custard over low heat to 180°F/185°F – remove;
- Strain custard mixture through a fine mesh; rapidly cool to room temperature – constantly stirring;
- Cover base with cling-wrap to seal from oxygen;
- Cover pot and refrigerate for 4 hours to 38°F;
- Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to black cherry juice;
- Chill black cherry juice in refrigerator to 38°F;
Gelato Preparation
Yield: 1 Liter / 4 Cups
- Slowly mix black cherry juice into chilled gelato base;
- Pour gelato into ice cream machine container and churn according to your machine instructions; my setting is listed below.6
- Final volume: Approximately 1.2 Liters
Notes
6 Cuisinart ICE-70 Gelato setting – 20 to 25 minutes
7 Initial Ice Cream Container Temperature @ –10°F
8 Initial Volume: 1000 ml (4 cups);
9 Finish Volume: 1.2 Liters
Copyright
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