If Mr. Darcy were eating this Dark Chocolate Cherry Cordial No-Churn Ice Cream I’m pretty confident he would have only one thing to say… “You have bewitched me, body and soul and I love, I love, I love you.”
This is a treat, my friends.
A funny thing happened on my way to making chocolate cake. Sweetened condensed milk caught my eye and it was over.
I mean, how long has it been since I’ve made my beloved no-churn ice cream? Too long? I agree.
So, do you guys share with me in the nostalgic memory of receiving a Russel Stover heart-shaped box filled with all sorts of lovely confections? I remember Dad would get Mom the extra-large sized heart, and my sisters and I would get the perfect little baby hearts. Pretty sure we received our treats before school as we were packing up our decorated brown paper bags filled with Disney themed or Peanuts’ Valentine’s that would soon be exchanged at our holiday parties.
Do you also recall how the selection of candy in the heart box always seemed to have a cherry filled dark chocolate amongst the bunch?
Back then, I didn’t much care for the cherry filled or the nougat but kept cracking those babies open looking for the soft caramel…did you do that, too?
Well, times have changed and taste-buds have grown and I love the cherry (and nougat) filled morsels, which got me to thinking; Wouldn’t that be a delicious ice cream? And here we are.
Though cordial connotes liqueur, we’re going sans liqueur today. I suppose I could have added a splash of something fun to our cherry pie filling but I opted out this time.
What I won’t opt out of is inviting my favorite Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth Bennett, Harry Sanborn, Erica Barry, the Banks family, and Noah & Allie to our Valentine’s weekend. So much romance…so much ice cream. That sounds like a perfect weekend to me.
With just four ingredients in the ice cream, it’s hard to say no to the experience of homemade when it’s this simple. You’ll begin by melting dark chocolate in the microwave, yep – no double boiler needed; while the chocolate is cooling, mix your heavy whipping cream with sweetened condensed milk until stiff peaks form then fold in the chocolate and a can of your favorite cherry pie filling. It’s that easy. Pour into a 3 quart container, cover and freeze for at least six hours.
You and your loves deserve this. Well, maybe not all your loves…if you have a puppy – they shouldn’t eat chocolate.
Buon Appetito!
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Dark Chocolate Cherry Cordial No-Churn Ice Cream
- Category: Dessert
Ingredients
- 10.5 oz. dark chocolate bar, broken into pieces
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream
- 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk
- 21 oz. cherry pie filling
Instructions
- Place chocolate pieces in a microwave safe bowl and on fifty percent power, melt the chocolate, should take about 4 minutes.
- Remove from microwave and set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, using a hand mixer with a whisk attachment, slowly mix heavy cream with sweetened condensed milk until stiff peaks form.
- Fold cooled melted chocolate and cherries into whipped cream mixture until fully combined.
- Pour into a 3 qt. loaf pan.
- Cover and freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight.
Have a great weekend!
~Annie
XO
What a perfect treat for Valentine’s Day, Annie! You just can’t beat a no churn ice cream recipe, especially when it involves chocolate and cherries 🙂
Thanks, Danielle! This is a fun one! 🙂
Annie, ah the Russel Stover heart-shaped box of chocolates!!! yes, I remember those! and love your inspiration for this delicious ice cream!!!! love this! and I love all of those movies you have too!
No-churn is the way to go! Especially on movie night! Thanks, Alice!
Plenty of romance and ice cream sounds like the ideal weekend to me! I can’t wait to try this out and I’m sure it’s the perfect thing for my mom’s birthday in a couple of months because she loves chocolate covered cherries!
Awhhh! If you make it for your mama I’d love to know how she likes it! Thanks, friend! 🙂
Mr. Darcy would totally eat this ice cream. That man has good taste. 🙂 I have fond childhood memories of chocolate-covered cherries, so I’m really excited about this ice cream. It looks amazing!
He would, wouldn’t he? Thanks, my friend! Enjoy!