Cherry Garcia Undereground

Today's ‘Sticking It To The Man’ Cherry Garcia    It is our misfortune to like Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia ice cream.  I can't help thinking those two limousine commies toyed with naming it CHErry GUAVERA, but that's beside the point.  It's MoSup's favorite dessert treat after spicy food, and it's premium priced. Here's a recipe I found, and made.  The beauty part is that it can be in your freezer in 30 minutes,  That's right, no  cooking required.  If you're a pussy, you're supposed to use irradiated eggs, but that's your silliness.  This recipe uses an ice cream maker.  I use a Cuisinart refurb I bought from Woot for $144, 3 years ago.  It works except I have to put my heavy cast iron chicken fryer on top to keep the motor engaged.  I cannot for the life of me see any "commercial" use for it, but caveat emptor. Ingredients: 1/4 cup shaved plain chocolate (Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Trader Joe's Pound Plus Dark Chocolate preferred) 1/4 cup fresh Bing cherries, halved and pitted (you may use canned cherries, but be sure to drain the syrup) 2 large eggs 3/4 cup sugar 2 cups heavy or whipping cream 1 cup milk Preparation: Place the shaved chocolate flakes and the cherries in separate bowls. Cover and refrigerate. Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more. Pour in the cream and milk and whisk to blend. Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze following the manufacturer's instructions. After the ice cream stiffens (about 2 minutes before it is done), add the chocolate and the cherries, then continue freezing until the ice cream is ready. Yield: 1 quart How does it taste?  Like Cherry Garcia only better.  I did add the cherries and chocolate too early though.  Next time I'll add them after the machine is finished and the ice cream is still not hard set.   Bonus- I will use this basic recipe for all my home made ice cream henceforth. You're welcome.