Cherry Cheesecake Magic Ice Cream is the perfect treat on hot summer days! Made with just a handful of ingredients, this easy ice cream recipe doesn’t require a machine – it’s magic!
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The past two weeks I have been busy picking cherries off of our tree almost every day. I feel incredibly blessed and lucky to have such a fabulous tree but I must admit I do feel a little bit pressured to come up with new and exciting ways to enjoy our cherries each year. Last year we made Very Berry Cherry Smoothies and Cherry Fritters and the boys LOVED those recipes. This year we’ve been busy yet again and this Cherry Cheesecake Magic Ice Cream has been hitting the spot on the already warm summer days.
You might be wondering where the “magic” is. Magic comes in the form of sweetened condensed milk in this recipe. And as easy as it is to just eat it straight from the can (wait – is that just me?), I urge you to try it in this magical recipe that doesn’t even need an ice cream maker. If that’s not magic, I don’t know what is!
The boys helped me whip this recipe together. I had them pitting cherries with their cherry chomper that my sister bought for them a few years back. I don’t think they realized how many cherries I needed pitted…after about ten cherries I kept hearing “Are we done yet?” about every three cherries. I work those boys HARD.
Once the cherries were pitted and roughly chopped, I went ahead and made the base for the ice cream using sweetened condensed milk, heavy whipping cream, and cream cheese. (I did use light cream cheese….I’m wondering if we could call this recipe “Light Cherry Cheesecake Magic Ice Cream” then??) Once the base is ready to go (takes only a few minutes) it’s time to fold in the cherries and graham cracker “crust”. Make sure you gently fold in the graham crackers so that you have “chunks” instead of just grainy ice cream.
I can’t even begin to describe how decadent and delicious this ice cream is. I gave my dad and brother of bowl of this when they were working at my house yesterday and I didn’t hear a word while they ate. Not one word. Then….”You made this?” “That was incredible!”
If you had a cherry tree – what would you make? Seriously! I need ideas on how to use up these cherries 🙂
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Cherry Cheesecake “Magic” Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk 1 can
- 8 oz light cream cheese softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups fresh cherries roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup butter melted
Instructions
- Beat cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk together until well combined.
- Combine cherries and lemon juice. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, whip heavy whipping cream and vanilla until peaks form.
- Fold in cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk mixture.
- Fold in cherries.
- Transfer to a freezer-safe container that has a lid.
- Combine graham cracker crumbs and butter.
- Drop in clumps on top of ice cream mixture and fold in gently keeping the clumps together.
- Place lid on container and freeze until it reaches ice cream consistency.
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More of our favorite treats:
Greek Yogurt Berry Smoothie Pops
Chocolate Cherry Marshmallow Crunch Bars
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Mackenzie says
Yum! I need to try using my blender to make ice cream; sounds awesome! I miss California cherries!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Mackenzie!
Alyssa Rivers says
When I die and go to heaven this will definitely be on the menu!! All of my favorite things! And it looks amazing Trish!! Pinned!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you Alyssa and thanks for the pin!
emily says
oh my amazing! I am into anything that doesn’t need a maker… we don’t have one :o) Emily @ Nap-Time Creations
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Makes it so easy Emily!
margarett hitt says
Can you put this in an ice cream maker? I have a GE ice cream machine will it freeze in it into ice cream consistency? Thanks
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I haven’t tried but it absolutely should Margaret. There really isn’t any need though as long as you have a container that will fit in the freezer. Have fun!
katie says
Yum! This sounds so good! I love making my own ice cream! Must try soon!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
So easy and so delicious Katie! Thanks for stopping by!
Lyuba@willcookforsmiles says
Hmmm, the screen does not taste as good as that ice cream :/ I need a scratch n lick computer screen 🙂
Looks awesome!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Darnit! I need to work on my lick computer screen – I’ve almost got it ready! Thanks Lyuba!
Melanie says
Hi Trish,
Thanks for the recipe idea. I have a few bags of pitted frozen cherries in the freezer. They should work in this recipe since it will be frozen anyway, won’t they?
Also, popsicles would be a good idea, with some kind of lime base, for cherry-limade popsicles. Good luck!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Absolutely Melanie! Love the popsicle idea too 🙂
Holly @ EatGreatBEGreat says
This ice cream looks amazing! A perfect summer treat!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you so much Holly!
Pat says
This looks and sounds delish! I love, love fresh cherries. I would make cherry pies and cherry cobbler. My mother could make the most perfect cherry pie ever…not sugary sweet, just enough tartness for it to be perfect.
Enjoy your bountiful supply!
Pat
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Mmm…cherry pie! That sounds SO good right now 🙂 Thanks Pat!
Stephanie R says
First this looks so good. Second, your own cherry tree?! Incredible!!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Stephanie! I am pretty lucky right? We love it 🙂
Kathy says
Yum! I love ice cream and this flavor sounds incredible!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Kathy! The fresh cherries in this recipe are delicious!
Liz says
Your very own cherry tree? Lucky girl! I wish you could ship me some of this ice cream! Looks incredible!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I wish I could too Liz! Thank you!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
Oh boy! Now I’m sure I could down a big bowl of this magic ice cream! I love making this kind of ice cream every summer! I’m sure the fresh cherries in this were amazing!!!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
So easy and I love how the boys can totally help out! The cherries were awesome in this recipe 🙂 Thanks Jocelyn!
Happy Valley Chow says
Great job as usual Trish! That sounds spectacular, perfect summer dessert 🙂
Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you SO much! I think we’re going to be polishing off the rest of this today 🙂
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
I have a whole bag I’m still trying to figure out what to do with!! This ice cream looks fabulous!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Dorothy!