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The Le6 County Ledger
Wednesday, July 23,2008 - Page 1C
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With Creamy
Summer
Desserts
FAMILY FEATURES
I Scream,
You Scream...
We All Scream for
Cherry Ice Cream!
A mericans love ice cream. In fact,
we each eat an average of 25 pints
of ice cream annually. That makes
each of us a Californian at heart,
because California is the country's
largest producer of ice cream. So bring a little
California cool to your next summertime event
with ice cream, the fun, effortless, crowd
pleasing dessert that is perfect for any party,
cookout or family night.
Dazzle friends and family by reinventing the
classic flavor combination of creamy, luscious
ice cream and sweet cherries. More than just a
garnish, sweet red cherries — available canned
or as beautiful bottled maraschinos — add
vibrant, fresh-picked flavor and vivid color to
any ice cream treat.
Wow guests with these
ice cream dessert tips!
Personalized Ice Cream
Flavor Combinations — Express your inner chef
by combining your favorite ice cream with surprising
ingredients to make a flavor that is all your own, such
as Sweet Cherry Pie ice cream (featured in recipe).
Very Cherry Berry
Ice Cream Parfait
In a parfait glass, layer maraschino
cherries, vanilla or Sweet Cherry
Pie ice cream, fresh blueberries
and canned Bing cherries in
heavy syrup. End with a scoop
of ice cream; top with whipped
cream and a maraschino cherry.
Hold an Ice Cream “Churn Off’ Challenge
your friends to bring their own ice cream flavor combi
nations and hold a taste test for dessert. It is sure to be
an unforgettable event.
Spoon Required Ice Cream Sandwich For
a quick treat, roll a scoop of ice cream in crushed cookies.
Top with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry, grab
a spoon and enjoy a unique ice cream treat.
Seaside Sundae
Line a star-shaped mold with plastic
wrap; fill with Chocolate, Sweet Cherry
Pie or Fudge Ripple ice cream. Freeze
until firm. Sprinkle a plate with graham
cracker crumbs, unmold ice cream star
and arrange on the plate. Garnish with
seashell-shaped chocolates, gummy
sharks and/or Swedish fish and caramel
sauce.
Jazz Up an Ordinary Scoop Line fun-shaped
molds with plastic wrap; fill with your favorite ice cream
and freeze until firm. See the Seaside Sundae recipe for
plated sundae ideas.
Sweet Cherry Pie
Ice Cream
Churn rich, homemade vanilla ice
cream with chopped maraschino
cherries and crumbled cinnamon
graham crackers mixed in (recipe
below), or fold chopped maraschino
cherries and crumbled graham crackers
into softened premium vanilla ice
cream; freeze.
Yield: 1 quart
3 cups heavy cream
1 cup milk
5 egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
Salt
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 16-ounce jar chopped
maraschino cherries,
drained
1 1/2 cups cinnamon graham
crackers, broken into
1-inch pieces
Heat cream and milk to just below the
boil. Whisk egg yolks, 1/2 cup sugar
and a pinch of salt until just blended.
Strain hot cream onto egg yolk mixture,
whisking constantly. Return to sauce
pan and cook slowly, stirring constantly,
until it coats the spoon. Strain, add
almond extract and cherries. Cool com
pletely; freeze in ice cream machine
according to manufacturer's directions.
Fold in graham crackers. Freeze until
firm.
Did You Know?
It takes about 12 pounds of
whole milk to make one gallon
of ice cream. California pro
duces more milk (40.6 billion
pounds in 2007, or 22 percent
of the nation's milk supply),
butter, yogurt and ice cream
than any other state.
The More,
The Cherrier!
Research shows kids love maras
chino cherries. When given the
opportunity to add their own
maraschinos to foods and drinks,
kids include an average of 3.5
maraschinos. Enjoy extra large
smiles around your table this
summer by adding a few extra
maraschinos to your favorite
desserts. With just 2 grams of
sugar in each maraschino, they are
the perfect topper to any ice cream
scoop, sundae, float, shake or cake.
For more easy summer
entertaining recipe ideas visit
www.realcaliforniamilk.com and
www.nationalcherries.com.