Purrrrfectly Creamy Cannoli Gelato (revised)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups 1% low-fat milk
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 8 ounces mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup maraschino cherry, chopped finely
• 1/4 cup almonds, chopped finely and roasted

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, combine the milk, cream, and sugar.
• 2 cook over medium heat until the mixture comes to a simmer, stirring continuously.
• 3 remove from heat.
• 4 add vanilla.
• 5 let cool on counter 30 minutes.
• 6 cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
• 7 stir in mascarpone, mix until smooth(i used a potato masher to make sure it was mixed well.).
• 8 add chocolate chips, cherries, and almonds.
• 9 transfer to ice cream freezer and freeze according to manufacturer's directions.