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Prairie Dunes Cherry-Nut Ice Cream
Freeze: 20 mins to 4 hrs
Ingredients
- 1 10 ounce jar red maraschino cherries
- 2 cups half-and-half or light cream
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 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 manufacturers directions. Remove the dasher. Stir in pecans and chopped maraschino cherries. Ripen ice cream according to manufacturers directions. Garnish each serving with additional maraschino cherries with stems and fresh mint leaves, if you like.
years ago I worked at Prairie Dunes in the summer while I went to college - so glad to have this recipe!!!
10/10/2011 06:02:20 PM Report AbuseI have eaten this at Prairie Dunes & love it! Glad to have the recipe.
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