Black Cherry Ice Cream – Barefoot in the kitchen

Smooth vanilla ice cream meets the vibrant flavor of sweet, ripe cherries in every bite of this black cherry ice cream. And the second spoon? Irresistible.

black cherry ice cream

This homemade black cherry ice cream recipe became an instant family favorite when I poured it into bowls after dinner one night last week.

What’s not to love here when a plethora of delicious cherries are swirled into rich vanilla almond ice cream? I’m not at all surprised that my family went crazy over this.

Do you love Black Forest cake? Each cold and creamy scoop of this almond cherry ice cream delivers the same deep cherry flavor. And the almond note in it goes incredibly well with the sour-sweet cherries.

I am absolutely delighted with how this result turned out. It’s rare that I still grin when I write about it. But this one is really spectacular.

Almond Cherry Ice Cream

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Black cherry ice cream recipe

For this recipe you will need the following ingredients:

• frozen cherries
• cornstarch
• Sugar
• whole milk and cream
• Vanilla and almond extracts
• kosher salt

Start by adding the frozen cherries, sugar, and cornstarch to a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir occasionally while the sugar melts until the cherries begin to release their juice. This should take about 10 minutes.

Gently mash the cherries with a potato masher and continue to cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens.

Remove from the stove and let cool completely. Then divide in two and place both in the fridge to chill until ready to use.

Whisk together the cream, milk, sugar, salt, vanilla extract and almond extract. Pour into the ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

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Place the folded ice cream into a freezer container and add a scoop or two of the chilled cherry sauce to each scoop of ice cream. Stir with a knife and place in the freezer until ready to serve. Top with the remaining cherry sauce.

Recipes for cherry ice cream

I love cherry ice cream recipes. Creamy, rich chocolate ice cream with roasted cherry chunks has been a regular here for several years.

This sweet and slightly tart easy cherry ice cream is made with just a handful of simple ingredients and just a quick whisk in the blender. And I really wanted to try those candied peanuts as a topping.

Sweet and zesty roasted cherries pair perfectly with the acidity of frozen yogurt. If you’ve never made a frozen yogurt before, here are some helpful tips to get you started.

There is just something very special about cherry ice cream. I think it’s because the fresh cherry season goes by so quickly each year. Luckily, we can make many of our favorite recipes with frozen cherries, and they turn out just as good as fresh ones.