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Homemade Cherry Ice Cream {National Dairy Month}

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Note: This post is sponsored by Illinois Farm Families. 

Homemade Cherry Ice Cream #DairyMonth


June is National Dairy Month and I realize it’s almost over, but who doesn’t want ice cream all summer long?! I want to first tell you a little about a family of Dairy Farmers from Illinois.

Dale is a fifth generation farmer, and Linda is a seventh generation farmer.  Dale began farming with his parents after high school graduation in 1970.  The partnership with Dale’s parents, George and Marcella, progressed until January 1, 2009, when Dale and Linda took over the farm completely as Lindale Holsteins.

Our farming philosophy

Farming is more about who we are rather than what we do. There’s more to our family than breeding good cows and winning the show ring. We’re committed to the registered Holstein breed and to promoting a positive image of agriculture.

The best thing about being a farmer

Working in the outdoors, being one’s own boss, no two days are ever the same, a sense of pride in helping to feed the world.

Below is a short video talking about how they feel about farming and showing local moms going on a tour with Illinois Farm Families. If you’re a local mom and are interested in going on some farm tours, you can sign up here.


Cherry Ice Cream #DairyMonth
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Homemade Cherry Ice Cream Recipe

Ingredients

  • 4 cups heavy cream
  • 4 cups whole milk
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 1 Tablespoons Vanilla Bean Paste or 2 Tablespoons Vanilla Extract
  • 2 10 ounce jars of Maraschino Cherries with juice

Instructions

  1. Combine all of the ingredients in a blender.
  2. Thoroughly blend until the cherries are chopped into tiny pieces.
  3. Add the vanilla and blend until everything is combined.
  4. Place it in your ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer’s directions.

That recipe makes 4 quarts of ice cream and is easily halved if your ice cream maker can’t handle that much at once. I use the Nostalgia Electrics 4-Quart Electric Ice Cream Maker to make my ice cream. My family loved this cherry ice cream and I’ll definitely be making it again since it was so simple. If you make it, let me know how you like it, too!
Have you ever visited a dairy farm? I’d like to take my kids to visit one. Maybe we can get a chance to visit the Drendel family that I told you about up above since they are in Illinois.

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  8. I’ve been wanting to try my hand at some cherry ice cream, since they are in season right now. This would be great though for those off season months!

    • I would have made it with the cherries from my trees, but they didn’t seem to produce this year 🙁

  12. YUM! I think homemade icecream tastes delightful! I’ve never had cherry icecream, I’ll have to give it a try!

  15. Didn’t realize ice cream was so easy to make. I always thought that it had to go through a tedious process. I bookmarked this post for future use at home.

  16. When I was a teenager, I visited a dairy farm that belonged to one of my dad’s friends. It was such a neat experience! We try to show our appreciation for farmers by buying local.

  20. this sounds amazing… hubby’s favorite is cherry and I have never thought of making it for him… bad wife, LOL!

  22. OK so confession…. The only way I like cherry flavor is if it’s muted by some kind of cream. This sounds FANTASTIC!!! (At sonic, I used to order a cherry limeade with no ice and a scoop of ice cream!)

  28. This sounds heavenly. Add a little hot fudge and it would be just like the Cherry Bon Bon shake I always used to order from a restaurant by where we lived in Los Angeles.

  30. I grew up in SW Kansas- so I have a special place in my heart for farmers- especially cattle, dairy and wheat farmers!

    That ice cream looks aahhhhhhhhhhmazing!

  34. Omg it looks so yummy I need and ice cream maker tho, I been doing mostly frozen treats since our ice cream machine stopped working

  50. That ice cream sounds delicious. It’s not a flavour I’ve seen round much before. I never use our ice cream maker any more – such a hassle keeping it cold in advance in the freezer. Plus now we have our son and he’s lactose intolerant, so he eats sorbets while we have ice cream.

  51. I love this idea of making my own ice cream. Today is so hot and muggy so it is perfect to make it. Thanks for sharing.

  52. Thanks for sharing this with me, honestly I’m too lazy to make my own ice cream. When I was young my Mom had an ice cream making machine. I don’t have too much time on my hands, I’m busy lol.

  53. What a great family legacy! 7 generations for the Moms family and 5 for Dad’s. The children must be super happy to have all those animals around them everyday. What a great career for the kids.

  57. I’ve always wanted to make homemade ice cream. It sounds like such a decadent treat to make and enjoy.

  60. I wish more places carried awesome flavours like this as I don’t have an ice cream maker 🙁

  67. oh yummy! We love ice cream and eat a lot of it during summer. Would be fun to make it.