No Churn Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream
No Churn Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream has the old fashioned flavor we remember from our childhoods without all of the work! 
I dearly love cherry vanilla ice cream and this one is right on the money! The best part, though, is that you don’t need an ice cream freezer! Just mix it up, spread it into a pan, and place in your regular freezer in your kitchen. The recipe is below and you’ve got to taste it to believe it! 
To make this, you’ll need: Heavy Cream, Sweetened Condensed milk, Vanilla, and a cup of Candied Cherries, chopped*.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat heavy cream with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
- Pour in sweetened condensed milk and vanilla and stir by hand until incorporated.
- Spoon half of this into a freezer safe container (I’m just using a Pyrex loaf pan here) and top with half of the chopped candied cherries. Swirl with a knife just a bit. Top with the remaining ice cream mixture and the remaining cherries and swirl once more.
*See recipe card at bottom for substitution option.
Cover this with foil or cling wrap and freeze for 5-6 hours or overnight. When it is time to serve, remove the container from the freezer and let sit on the counter for 5-10 minutes before serving to soften.
Enjoy this incredibly easy and incredibly delicious No Churn Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream.
The printable recipe is below. I hope you’re having a great afternoon and thanks for being here!
Ingredients
- 2 cups Heavy Cream
- 14 ounce can Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup candied cherries, chopped*
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat heavy cream with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Pour in sweetened condened milk and vanilla. Stir by hand until incorporated. Pour half of ice cream mixture into a freezer safe loaf pan. Top with half of the chopped cherries and swirl a bit with a butter knife. Repeat this with remaining ice cream mixture and remaining cherries. Freeze for 5-6 hours or overnight. When it is time to serve, remove the container from the freezer and let sit on the counter for 5-10 minutes before serving to soften. Enjoy!
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The cherry ice cream sounds wonderful, thank you for the recipe.
I love quick and easy recipes and this ice cream looks delicious. Thanks for sharing.
Good to know you can substitute marchino cherries. I will use those thanks
Looks wonderful and I’d like to try it. My cherry trees are loaded this year. I wonder if there is a way i could use them instead of the candied cherries. maybe I could candy them. My grandmother used to make ice cream in the freezer similar to this, but she didn’t have condensed milk. She did whip cream. Wish I knew what she used. Thank you.
My Mom introduced me to a variation on this called, I think, White House Cherry ice cream by one of the big local ice cream sellers where I grew up (UDF in SW Ohio). It has chocolate chips added to the mix, and it is a really nice combination! I would never have chosen to get it myself, but for her to give it such a big endorsement – since she wasn’t a big fan of ice cream or any dessert, for that matter – I thought I should at least try it, and I was won over! I think almonds, or chocolate-covered almonds, come to that, would also be a nice swap-in with those cherries!
I always want to try making ice cream but am scared away by recipes that require egg yolks, cooking, etc. for fear I’ll mess them up. This looks so easy and approachable, I can’t wait to try it. I love cherry vanilla ice cream but haven’t had it in years. Thanks for sharing!
This looks so delicious! I am wondering if fresh cherries can be substituted for the candied ones?