Hello, my lovely people! I can’t believe I haven’t shared any cherry recipes with you all yet, because I love cherries! I was wondering what cherry recipe I should write about… Can you guess which one I decided to write? You guessed it—the black cherry ice cream recipe! During the warmer season, I am obsessed with frozen desserts I can make with my Ninja Creami ice cream machine.

Then, with no further ado, let’s dive right into the black cherry ice cream recipe.

Introduction to Black Cherry Ice Cream Recipe

Black cherry ice cream has a base similar to vanilla ice cream, with some black cherry juice mixed with meaty black cherry fruits. When biting into black cherry ice cream, you get rich, creamy, sweet ice cream with juicy and meaty black cherry pieces.

Here are two parts of the black cherry ice cream recipe.

One of my friends had a cherry tree in the garden growing up, so she ate lots of cherries as a kid! I wish to grow a cherry tree soon.

1. Black Cherries

There are many different types of cherries in the world, and I love them all! Have you tried Japanese sakuranbo cherries? They are light in color, but so juicy and sweet! They have less tartness than black cherries. Anyway, the black cherry also has a distinctive flavor that is different from other cherry varieties. I love the dark color and the flavor, which is as strong as the color indicates.

You could make cherry ice cream with any cherries, but I strongly recommend black cherries for this recipe! Here are some characteristics of black cherries:

• Color: Black cherries have a dark, deep pink juice. They can stain, so be careful when cooking with these cherries! When mixed with the white, vanilla-based ice cream, it gives the ice cream a pretty light pink color.
• Texture: The skin of black cherries is almost waxy and very shiny. When biting into the black cherry pieces, they are juicy, succulent, and chewy.
• Flavor: Black cherries are sweet, lightly sour, and, most of all, subtly tart. The tartness is what really sets the black cherry apart from other cherries for me. It has such depth and complexity that it almost tastes like fine wine. (You know, often the wine flavor is compared to dark cherries!)
• Scents: Black cherries have sweet and floral “cherry” scents. (It’s funny to describe the cherry scent as cherries, but you know what I mean!)

2. Light Yet Creamy Vanilla Base

We will have creamy and sweet vanilla ice cream as the base, but it’s going to be light on our stomachs! With this Ninja Creami ice cream machine, we are able to use less cream and sugar to create a creamy texture.

Are you ready? Then let’s go!

Benefits of Homemade Black Cherry Ice Cream

1. Choosing Premium Ingredients

One of the best things about making something homemade is that you can choose the ingredients that you like. You can also choose to use frozen or fresh black cherries. I also love using dairy-free plant milk and cream for my ice cream recipe. Lastly, I use a zero-calorie sweetener called erythritol rather than regular sugar.

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2. Less Calories

As we are using the Ninja Creami ice cream machine, we can make the frozen dessert creamier and softer than regular store-bought ice cream without using so much cream. Isn’t that amazing? You can read more about what you can do with Ninja Creami in my Ninja Creami ice cream machine review.

3. Can be Made Vegan and Dairy-Free

Many ice creams sold have dairy cream, but this homemade black cherry ice cream recipe can be made with plant milk and cream.

So if you are vegan, lactose-intolerant, or health-conscious and haven’t been able to eat your ice cream, make this black cherry ice cream. It might become your favorite frozen dessert!

4. Make and Eat at Home

Just freeze the base and use the Ninja Creami ice cream machine to give you beautiful, creamy, and decadent black cherry ice cream right in the comfort of your home.

Health Benefits of Cherries

1. Helps with Exercise Recovery

Black cherry juice and concentrate were found to help with muscle recovery, decrease muscle pain from exercise, and prevent strength loss. It’s a perfect after-workout food, like my After-Workout Chocolate Ninja Creami Protein ice cream recipe.

2. Kidney Health

Black cherry was found to cleanse uric acid crystals from the joints, and it also reduced blood levels of uric acid, resulting in kidney health.

3. May Help with Sleep Quality

This was so interesting to me. Did you know that cherries contain melatonin, which is a substance that helps regulate our sleep and wake cycles? So a study found that people who regularly drank tart cherry juice concentrate had a noticeable increase in melatonin levels, sleep duration, and sleep quality!

Cherries are so amazing, and you can try many recipes, such as my cherry cheong and cherry latte recipes.

Black Cherry Ice Cream Recipe | Homemade Ice Cream

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Black Cherry Ice Cream Recipe

A wonderful blend of rich, creamy, sweet vanilla ice cream and tart, fruity cherry chunks!

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Course: Dessert

Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients

  

• 1/2 cup Black cherries, pitted Frozen or fresh
• 1 cup Oat milk You can use whole milk
• 1/2 cup Plant-based Cream You can use dairy cream
• 1/2 cup Sugar Can be substituted with erythritol with monk fruit
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1 tbsp Vanilla extract

Equipment

• 1 Ninja Creami Ice Cream Maker

Method

 

1. Prepare 1 cup of either frozen or fresh black cherries. They should be pitted.
2. Take 1/4 cup of sugar and mix it with the black cherries. Set aside for 30 minutes. It should have some sweet black cherry juice oozing out of the cherries.
3. Take the juice out of the cherries and pour the cherry juice into a bowl. In a separate container, put the cherries and store them in a fridge.
4. In a bowl, pour the remaining ingredients, such as milk, cream, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, and the black cherry juice from the cherries. The vanilla base with cherry juice should be light pink and beautiful!
5. Then, pour the base into an empty Ninja Creami pint. Place the storage lid on a pint and freeze for 24 hours.
6. Remove the pint from the freezer and remove the lid from the pint.
7. Select LIGHT ICE CREAM on the Ninja Creami Ice Cream Maker.
8. Then, remove the pint and make a hole inside the ice cream.
9. Now, take out the black cherry meats and chop them roughly. Add the chopped cherries inside the hole. Select MIX-IN.
10. When processing is complete, remove the ice cream from the pint and serve immediately. Enjoy!

For Sugar-Free Black Cherry Ice Cream Recipe

I hope you enjoyed this black cherry ice cream recipe! This recipe was inspired by my friend, who loved the Cherry Jubilee flavor from Baskin Robbins. There are no Baskin Robbins ice cream stores in Norway, and I wanted to make a cherry ice cream similar to the Cherry Jubilee ice cream. I hope to make some for him soon. It would be nice to see him eating this rich, sweet, and creamy ice cream with fragrant black cherry chunks.

I will come back with another delicious recipe! See you all soon!

My Other Cherry Recipes

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This cherry latte is tart, fruity, sweet, and delicious! Try this cherry latte recipe that can easily be made with homemade cherry syrup. Learn more.