Creamy Cherry Chocolate Gelato Food

CHOCOLATE CHERRY ALMOND GELATO WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE STRACCIATELLA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine chopped chocolate, jam, cream cheese, vanilla and Amaretto or almond extract. Set aside convenient to the stove.
• In a heavy bottomed sauce pan, combine the milk, sugar, cornstarch, cocoa powder and salt. Whisk over medium to medium high heat until mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Let boil for 15 seconds.
• Pour the cooked base into the bowl with the chocolate. Allow to sit a couple of minutes and stir until the chocolate has melted.
• If using bars with nuts/fruit in them, steep for thirty minutes and then strain the mixture into another bowl, pressing down on the solids. Otherwise, strain straight away.
• Press plastic wrap onto the surface of the gelato base and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled (40F). You can also do this in an ice bath to speed up the process.
• Churn the base according to your manufacturer's instructions.
• Melt the chocolate in the microwave in 15 second bursts on medium power. Stir together with the oil until thoroughly combined. Allow to cool to just-barely-warm and liquid before using.
• Place the frozen berries, the sugar, lemon juice and salt into a heavy bottomed sauce pan.
• Allow to sit until the cherries have thawed and release some of their juices, about an hour.
• Heat over medium heat until the mixture comes to a gentle simmer.
• Turn the heat down to just high enough to maintain the simmer (medium-low on my stove) and, stirring occasionally, cook the cherries until the mixture reaches 221F.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the Amaretto or extract. Allow to cool then cover and chill before using.
• Once the ice cream has reached soft serve consistency, add in the frozen chopped chocolate. Then drizzle in as much of the stracciatella as you like in a thin stream.
• Layer 1/3 of the churned base in your container. Top with 2-3 tablespoons of jam and spread it out as well as you can.
• Layer in another third of the base, top with another 2-3 Tablespoons of jam and finish with the last bit of base.
• Run a knife back and forth up and down through the base and jam to swirl it together a bit more and smooth the top.
• Add some decorative stracciatella drizzles or not and freeze for at least 4 hours or overnight before serving.
• Feed the Hungry Goddess in you. Enjoy!

CHERRY CHOCOLATE RIPPLE GELATO

Steps:

• Combine the cherries, sugar, and lemon juice in a medium pot. Stir to combine, and let sit for 15 minutes.
• Place the pot over medium-low heat. Cook until the cherries start to soften, and the juices get thick and jammy, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a bowl or container, and let cool completely (may be prepared a day or two in advance).
• Be sure to freeze the bowl of your ice cream maker one day in advance before proceeding to the next step.
• When ready to make the gelato, combine half of the plain base and half of the cherry jam in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until well mixed. Whisk the puree into the remaining plain base.
• Pour into the freezer bowl of your ice cream maker. Churn for 20 minutes.
• Add the remaining cherry jam. Slowly drizzle in the melted chocolate. Churn for 5 minutes more. Transfer the ice cream to a container, cover, and freeze for at least 2 hours before serving.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY STRACCIATELLA GELATO RECIPE

Steps:

• In a deep saucepan, combine milk, heavy cream and 1/2 cup of the sugar.
• Split vanilla bean open and scrape down the seeds from the inside. Add vanilla bean and seeds to the pot.
• Heat over medium heat, heat until bubbles start to form, but do not let it boil.
• Remove from heat and steep for 15 minutes.
• In a bowl, whisk egg yolks and the remaining sugar.
• Slowly add 1/2 cup of the warm mixture to the yolks, whisking constantly. Add another 1/2 cup from the warm mixture and whisk to combine.
• Pour the egg yolk mixture back to the pan with hot liquid, remove the vanilla bean and heat over medium heat.
• Stir constantly with a spatula, until the mixture thickens and coats the back of the spatula, for about 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and strain through a fine mesh sieve. Cool at room temperature for 15 minutes, then cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Churn in an ice cream maker, following the manufacturer's instructions. (Make sure you freeze the ice cream bowl for the time needed). It took mine gelato 15-20 minutes to churn.
• While the gelato is churning, melt chocolate over a double boiler. Place in a zip lock bag, close and cut the tip.
• With the ice cream maker still churning the gelato, slowly drizzle the chocolate inside.
• Transfer to a container and swirl the cherry preserves. Freeze overnight.

DEEPLY CHOCOLATE GELATO

Steps:

• Heat the milk, cream, and 1/2 cup sugar in a 2-quart saucepan, until the sugar dissolves and the milk starts to simmer. Add the cocoa powder and chocolate and whisk until smooth. Pour into a heat-proof measuring cup.
• Place the egg yolks and the remaining 1/4 cup sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on high speed for 3 to 5 minutes, until light yellow and very thick. With the mixer on low speed, slowly pour the hot chocolate mixture into the egg mixture. Pour the egg and chocolate mixture back into the 2-quart saucepan and cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. A candy thermometer will register about 180 degrees F. Don't allow the mixture to boil!
• Pour the mixture through a sieve into a bowl and stir in the coffee liqueur, vanilla, and salt. Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on top of the custard and chill completely.
• Pour the custard into the bowl of an ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer's directions. Stir in the roughly chopped chocolate, if using, and freeze in covered containers. Allow the gelato to thaw slightly before serving.

CREAMY CHERRY CHOCOLATE GELATO

Steps:

• Combine half-and-half, sugar and egg yolks in double boiler; cook over medium heat, stirring, until mixture reaches 185 degrees F on a candy thermometer.
• Remove the mixture from the heat; set pan in an ice bath.
• After mixture has cooled, stir in Amaretto, chopped cherries and grated chocolate. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Churn mixture in the ice cream maker according to manufacturer's directions until not quite thick, about 20 minutes.
• Pour gelato in a freezer-safe container; freeze until set, about 3 hours.

EASY CHERRY-CHOCOLATE CHUNK ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place cherries in a food processor; process into small pieces.
• Mix heavy cream, sweetened condensed milk, milk, and vanilla extract together until well combined. Pour into an ice cream maker and turn on. Add the chopped cherries while the machine is running; freeze until desired consistency is reached, about 20 minutes. Stir in chocolate chunks.

CREAMY GELATO

Steps:

• In a saucepan heat the milk and cream and reduce over medium heat until 2 cups remain. In a large bowl, using a whisk, beat the sugar with the egg yolks until the mixture is light and fluffy. Gradually pour the hot milk mixture into the egg mixture, whisking constantly.
• Heat the mixture over simmering water, stirring constantly with a whisk or wooden spoon, until it thickens enough to coat the spoon. Make sure not to overheat or let the mixture coagulate. When thickened remove the bowl from the heat and continue stirring for a minute to ensure the mixture is uniformly cooked. Let cool to room temperature, refrigerate, covered, until completely cold, preferably overnight.
• Process the mixture in an ice cream freezer following the manufacturers instructions. Serve immediately.

CHOCOLATE GELATO WITHOUT ICE CREAM MAKER

Steps:

• Melt Chocolate in a double boiler.
• Beat egg yolk and sugar together.
• Heat the milk in low heat and remove from heat just before it starts to boil.
• Add the milk to the yolk mixture little by little mixing thoroughly.
• Heat the mixture again stirring occasionally until it boils and remove from heat.
• Add melted chocolate and mix thoroughly.
• Transfer to a chilled metal container and freeze.
• Stir it every 45 minutes to break any ice lumps and put it back in the freezer.
• Continue to do this 2 more times.
• After about 7 hrs of freezing, put it through a food processor (or break it up and stir with a fork).

CHOCOLATE GELATO

Steps:

• Heat milk, 1/2 the sugar, and cream in a heavy saucepan until simmering and sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes, being careful not to scorch the milk. Remove milk from heat and whisk in cocoa powder and dark chocolate. Allow to cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, beat egg yolks and remaining sugar in a large bowl using a whisk or electric beater until thick and pale yellow. Add about 1 cup of the slightly cooled chocolate mixture in a slow stream to avoid cooking eggs, whisking constantly until well combined. Add the rest of the chocolate mixture and return to the saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir constantly until thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes more.
• Strain custard through a sieve into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap touching to mixture to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
• Pour cold custard into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions, about 20 minutes. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze until hardened, about 1 hour.

CHERRY GELATO

Steps:

• Make gelato:
• Scrape seeds from vanilla bean with tip of a paring knife into a small heavy saucepan. Add milk and a pinch of salt and bring just to a boil, then remove from heat.
• Meanwhile, whisk together sugar and cornstarch, then add 1/2 cup hot milk, whisking until smooth. Whisk into milk in saucepan. Bring to a simmer, whisking, then simmer, whisking, 3 minutes. Immediately pour through a fine-mesh sieve into a metal bowl set in an ice bath. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from ice bath and chill, covered, 1 hour.
• Prepare cherries:
• Pulse cherries, sugar, and extracts in a food processor until finely chopped, then chill, covered, 1 hour.
• Make ice cream:
• Stir cherries with their juices into gelato mixture and freeze in ice cream maker. Transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden, at least 2 hours.