- 3 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup milk
- 5 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 (16 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
- 1 1/2 cups cinnamon graham crackers, broken into 1-inch pieces
- Heat cream and milk to just below the boil.
- Whisk egg yolks, sugar, and a pinch of salt until just blended.
- Strain hot cream onto egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly.
- Return to saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until it coats the spoon.
- Strain; add almond extract and cherries.
- Cool completely in refrigerator; freeze in ice cream machine according to manufacturer's directions.
- Fold in graham crackers.
- Freeze until firm.