Amarena Cherry Gelato

Name: Amarena Cherry Gelato
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 24 h 83 min
Ingredients: 65 g (⅓ cup) caster or granulated sugar; 1½ tbsp cornflour (cornstarch); a pinch of fine salt; 300 ml (1¼ cups) whole milk; 90 ml (¼ cup + 2 tbsp) whipping cream (35–40% fat); ½ tsp vanilla extract or paste; 60 g (3½ tbsp) amarena cherries in syrup, chopped, plus 1 tbsp of their syrup

Snow-white milk gelato rippled with dark, chewy amarena cherries and their syrup. Sweet, a little sour and very Italian.

Hands-on: 18 min
Cooling: 1 h
Freeze: 24 h
Program: Gelato
Makes: 4 servings6 servings

Ingredients

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441 of 473 ml662 of 709 ml

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65 g (⅓ cup)75 ml (65 g)⅓ cup (65 g)100 g (½ cup)120 ml (100 g)½ cup (100 g)caster or granulated sugarcaster or granulated sugargranulated sugar
1½ tbsp1½ tbsp1½ tbsp2 tbsp2 tbsp2 tbspcornflour (cornstarch)cornflour (cornstarch)cornstarch
a pincha pincha pincha pincha pincha pinchof fine saltof fine saltof fine salt
300 ml (1¼ cups)300 ml1¼ cups (300 ml)450 ml (2 cups)450 ml2 cups (450 ml)whole milkwhole milkwhole milk
90 ml (¼ cup + 2 tbsp)90 ml¼ cup + 2 tbsp (90 ml)135 ml (½ cup + 1 tbsp)140 ml (135 ml)½ cup + 1 tbsp (135 ml)whipping cream (35–40% fat)whipping cream (35–40% fat)heavy cream
½ tsp½ tsp½ tsp¾ tsp¾ tsp¾ tspvanilla extract or pastevanilla extract or pastevanilla extract

Mix-ins

60 g (3½ tbsp)50 ml (60 g)3½ tbsp (60 g)90 g (⅓ cup)75 ml (90 g)⅓ cup (90 g)amarena cherries in syrup, choppedamarena cherries in syrup, choppedamarena cherries in syrup, choppedplus 1 tbsp of their syrup

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Steps

Whisk 65 g caster or granulated sugar75 ml caster or granulated sugar⅓ cup granulated sugar100 g caster or granulated sugar120 ml caster or granulated sugar½ cup granulated sugar, 1½ tbsp cornflour1½ tbsp cornflour1½ tbsp cornstarch2 tbsp cornflour2 tbsp cornflour2 tbsp cornstarch and a pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salt together in a saucepan.
Whisk in 300 ml whole milk300 ml whole milk1¼ cups whole milk450 ml whole milk450 ml whole milk2 cups whole milk a little at a time until smooth, then add 90 ml whipping cream90 ml whipping cream¼ cup + 2 tbsp heavy cream135 ml whipping cream140 ml whipping cream½ cup + 1 tbsp heavy cream.
Cook over medium heat, whisking all the time, until it bubbles and thickens slightly, 5 to 7 minutes. Keep whisking for 1 more minute.
Take the pan off the heat and stir in ½ tsp vanilla extract or paste½ tsp vanilla extract or paste½ tsp vanilla extract¾ tsp vanilla extract or paste¾ tsp vanilla extract or paste¾ tsp vanilla extract.
Pour into the tubpint, cool to room temperature, then put the lid on.
Once it is completely cool, freeze the tubpint on a level shelf for 24 hours.
Take the lid off, set the tubpint in the outer bowl and lock it into the machine. Run Gelato.
If it looks crumbly or powdery, add 15 ml whole milk1 tbsp whole milk1 tbsp whole milk25 ml whole milk1½ tbsp whole milk1½ tbsp whole milk and run Re-spin.
Put 60 g amarena cherries in syrup50 ml amarena cherries in syrup3½ tbsp amarena cherries in syrup90 g amarena cherries in syrup75 ml amarena cherries in syrup⅓ cup amarena cherries in syrup in a small bowl and keep it cold until the Mix-in.
With a spoon, dig a hole about 4 cm1½ in wide down to the bottom of the tubpint. Add 60 g amarena cherries in syrup50 ml amarena cherries in syrup3½ tbsp amarena cherries in syrup90 g amarena cherries in syrup75 ml amarena cherries in syrup⅓ cup amarena cherries in syrup, then run Mix-in.

To serve: Top each scoop with a whole cherry and a drizzle of its syrup.

Tips

Pour the syrup in last, down the sides of the hole, for dark ripples instead of an all-pink tubpint.
No amarena cherries? Sour cherries in syrup or good cocktail cherries work, chopped.
Chill the jar first. Cold cherries hold their shape better in the Mix-in.

Texture not right? Find the fix in Texture help.

Why it works

Amarena cherries are preserved in heavy syrup, so their sugar keeps them soft and chewy in the frozen gelato instead of freezing into icy pebbles.

Nutrition

Per serving (¼ of a 473 ml16 oz tubpint), estimated

233kcal

3 gProtein

11 gFat

32 gCarbs

29 gSugar

Whole tubpint: 933 kcal, 13 g protein1400 kcal, 20 g protein (709 ml24 oz). Contains: Milk.

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