Homemade Cherry Ice Cream Recipe

Combine cherries 1/2 cup sugar lemon juice and balsamic vinegar in a bowl and mix well. Set aside for 2 hours. Drain reserving juice.

Mash 1/2 the cherries with a fork or puree in a blender.

Combine milk and remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until sugar has dissolved 1 to 2 minutes. Add reserved cherry juice cream pureed cherries vanilla extract; mix to combine.

Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions about 20 minutes. Add remaining quartered cherries and freeze for an additional 5 minutes. Ice cream should be nice and creamy. If you prefer it harder transfer to an airtight container and freeze until firm about 4 hours. Remove from freezer 10 minutes before serving.