Skinny Vegan Cherry Ice Cream that is made from just frozen organic cherries, pure vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. The ultimate Vegan and Sugar Free frozen treat!
My little man is obsessed with frozen sweet cherries. I mean OBSESSED. We have been going through a 3-pound bag pretty much every week. Thank god for Costco. I think they make his teething gums feel good and I am pretty sure he loves the flavor because who doesn’t love sweet cherries right?
Well, his birthday was two days ago and little man turned ONE. We didn’t have a party for him but we wanted to have some kind of special dessert and put a candle in it.
Since he is a complete and utter frozen cherry monster and we are not comfortable giving him anything with added sugar so young, I thought the perfect birthday treat would be Cherry “Ice Cream”.
This is a riff on Banana Whip and it’s sooooo good. I tried it with a little added banana and I like the texture a lot but I think the banana flavor overpowers the subtle sweet cherry flavor so I recommend going with 100% cherries.
Plus, since this uses frozen organic sweet cherries, you can have this treat year-round! Oh, and for those doing Weight Watchers, it’s 0 Smart Points per serving based on 4 servings.
NOTES:
- Make sure you get organic “sweet cherries” NOT “sweetened cherries”, “sour cherries” or “pie cherries”.
- You can make “ice cream” with other fruits as well! Check out this Watermelon Ice Cream from my friend Kristen.
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Skinny Vegan Cherry Ice Cream that is made from just frozen organic cherries, pure vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. The ultimate Vegan and Sugar Free frozen treat!
- 1 pound frozen organic sweet cherries unsweetened
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- pinch finely ground salt
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Place all ingredients in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the chopping blade. Process until smooth, about 3 to 4 minutes. You will have to stop once or twice to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
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Transfer to a glass dish (a glass loaf pan would be great!) and use a spatula to spread out in a thick, even layer. Cover with wax paper and place back into freezer to set. Allow to set for at least 30 to 45 minutes.
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Scoop and serve immediately. Enjoy!
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Hi Alyssa! I bought the 4lb bag of cherries from Costco last month and finally got around to making it with my 3yo today. It’s rainy outside so it was a perfect activity. Delicious and easy!! Thank you for the recipe.
You’re welcome! So glad you both liked it 🙂
Alyssa I just made this again!! It’s been awhile…such a simple, healthy and tasty recipe. My kids really enjoyed it. I added a little unsweetened almond milk for creaminess. Thank you!
Love it – such a good idea on adding the almond milk! If you don’t already buy them, Costco has a huge bag of organic cherries for like $10 that is amazing 😉
I need it!! Looks great, can’t wait to try to make it myself!
This is more what is called an Italian ice than ice cream. Looks tasty, though. 🙂
While this is great and tastes great, it isn’t ice cream. You should really rename it. I expected it to be something with almond milk it it rather than just frozen cherries as good as they may be.