Cherry Amaretto No-Churn Ice Cream with Almonds started with having some extra heavy whipping cream left over from all the Christmas cooking. The family voted and it was unanimous. Cherry Amaretto Ice Cream was their favorite! You can't make it any simpler. A can of cherry pie filling, some almonds along with amaretto liqueur folded into some heavy whipping cream and yields a dessert your family and friends will applaud. No need for special equipment! A mixer and a freezer is you need for an outstanding frozen dessert. This recipe has been updated from the original December 2015 in order to provide a better experience for our readers. Last update December 2018.
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No Churn Ice-Cream is an easy frozen dessert
I'm almost embarrassed to admit how very easy this is to put together.
Almost . . . but not quite.
How can I keep this very delicious ice cream to myself? And really, who has to know how very easy a dessert this is? After all, it's just between friends, right??
No- Churn Ice Cream is versatile
I have another no-churn ice cream I'd made around Thanksgiving that I planned to post. But after tasting this rich, creamy dessert, I had to hurry and share this recipe.
This dessert is a delightful addition during the Christmas season.
In fact, I think Cherry Amaretto No-Churn Ice Cream would even make an elegant Valentine's Day dessert -- just drizzle a little chocolate on top if you want to make it even more special. Yum!
Cherry Amaretto No-Churn Ice Cream With Almonds has few ingredients
Are you ready for all of the ingredients? Here goes:
- one can of cherry pie filling,
- one can of sweetened condensed milk,
- shaved almonds,
- heavy whipping cream,
- almond extract,
- and a splash of amaretto liqueur.
That's it!
I will write out the directions, but heavens, it's so easy.
I thought the beautiful Cherry Amaretto Ice Cream is perfect for this Holiday Season or how about Valentine's Day.
If you are feeling adventurous more no-churn ice cream recipes.
- Toasted Pecan Pumpkin
- Caramel Apple Pie
- Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Chip
- Strawberry Ice Cream
- Cappuccino Gelato
There are so many delicious varieties. We hope you'll try some more of these flavors.
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Un caro saluto e alla prossima . . . Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo!
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📖 Recipe
Cherry Amaretto No-Churn Ice Cream With Almonds
Ingredients
- 1 can cherry pie filling
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk not evaporated
- ½ cup shaved almonds lightly toasted
- 2 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- ¼ cup amaretto liqueur
- Chill the bowl and beaters before whipping the cream
Instructions
- Mix the cherry pie filling, the sweetened condensed milk, almond extract and liqueur in a bowl and chill.
- Whip the cream in the chilled bowl with the chilled beaters until you get stiff peaks.
- Using the same beaters slightly whip the chilled cherry ingredients. You don't want to break up all of the cherries.
- Fold the cherry ingredients into the whipped cream until blended. Don't mix! Fold! Once it is mixed through add the cooled toasted almonds. Put in containers and freeze. Makes about 2 quarts ice cream.
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Farrukh Aziz
Hello Marisa,
The ice cream looks delicious! I would love to give it a try minus the Amarette as we do not consume Alcohol. Nice pictures Marisa 🙂
Aline
What an awesome flavor combination and the no-churn part, is the best part! Can't wait to try it!!
Claire | The Simple, Sweet Life
I love a good no-churn ice cream, and the flavors in this cherry amaretto ice cream recipe look totally drool-worthy. I can't wait to give this a try! I'm sure my husband and I will love it!
Irene
Can this be made with fresh cherries?
Marisa Franca
Yes, you could make it with fresh cherries. I would first break down the cherries by making the fruit into pie filling. Perhaps adding some sugar to the cherries and gently cooking them a bit. I believe it would be delicious. Let us know how it goes.xoxo
Tara
Love this recipe! Plus, I don't need an ice cream machine. Perfect on all accounts.
Leslie Kiszka
An ice cream that includes cherries AND liquor? I am 100% in on this! That's one of my favorite combinations.
Loreto and Nicoletta Nardelli
Almonds just compliment the cherry flavor so well. We can see why these ice cream had a unanimous vote! Plus, it is no-churn and that's a super bonus!
Veronika
Oh yes! Almond Amaretto is my favorite ice cream flavor! I'm sure it taste even better with cherries in it! Definitely making it!)
Elaine
Oh yes, finally a fantastic cherry ice cream recipe! Love the flavors, and I can imagine how adding a bit of amaretto takes it to completely different level. Delicious!
Sharon
The addition of amaretto in this cherry ice cream makes it a delicious no-churn ice cream recipe.
Dee | Grammy's Grid
YUMMY!! Thanks so much for linking up at #AThemedLinkup 6 for All Things Christmas. Shared.
Karen (Back Road Journal)
No ice cream maker so I'm thrilled with your no churn recipe. As you said, it would be perfect for Valentines Day. Happy New Year.
Jenni LeBaron
This looks so easy to put together and I bet the splash of amaretto liquor just elevates the whole dessert!
Susie
Love recipes that are simple and delicious! Anything with cherries is a win win for our house. Have a beautiful and joyful Christmas with the family ????.
Ciao Chow Linda
What a beautiful and festive dessert for the holidays. And easy to make too. I’m sold!
Jovina Coughlin
Merry Christmas to you and your family,
Anne Murphy
Imagine just using a can of pie filling! So easy! I've been experimenting with no-churn ice cream lately, and I have to try it this way!
Carrie Ditton
What a beautiful holiday dessert! It looks so beautifully festive! And maybe add a drizzle of chocolate.......yum!
Krista Price
YES! I can't wait to make this for Valentine's Day! Cherries and Amaretto is a flavor combination I can't resist!
Sara
Love ice cream and love cherries! Win-win! I'll have to give this recipe a try.
Nicoletta De Angelis Nardelli
...mmmm a chocolate drizzle would taste so good on this ice cream! Love that it is so easy to make!!
Sara
YUM! I'm such a fan of no-churn ice cream recipes. I don't own an ice cream maker, and honestly don't want to own one. I love the simplicity of your ingredients and recipe. Thank you so much for sharing!
Sri Mallya
Lovely combination of ingredients. This is so creative and my family loves no churn ice cream. I will soon give this recipe a try. Yummmy!
Kelly Anthony
What a beautiful holiday dessert! It looks so festive! And would be so perfect for a warm weather Christmas...we get one of those every now and again in Texas 😉
Dana
Amaretto is one of my favorite flavors but I had never thought to put it in ice cream... yum!
Pam Greer
I love that this uses cherry pie filling - so you can make it year round! You're right it's great for the holidays and it would be good for Valentine's day or even a summer holiday!
Veena Azmanov
No Churn is one of the best inventions. I love how simple and easy they are to make too. This cherry and amaretto sounds heavenly. Can't wait to try.
Analida Braeger
Ahh the perfect dessert. The tanginess of amaretto, sweet cherries, and creamy ice cream Perfect! Thanks for sharing.
Sherri
Love how easy this is to make! No-churn is my favorite way to make ice cream! The combination of the cherry, amaretto and almond flavors is just pure heaven! Totally drooling! 🙂
Aleta
Simple with few ingredients? Love it! This ice cream looks so yummy I want to just reach through the screen and take a bite! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Jacque
This ice cream is perfect for the holidays! Who says ice cream is only good during the summer?
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
No churn ice creams are my favorite and that color of the ice cream is just so beautiful and captivating. So simple to make and absolutely no compromise on the flavors.
Catherine
Marisa your ice cream looks beautiful with the cherries and I bet it tastes fantastic! What a fabulous combination of flavors...I would love a scoop! XO
Natalie
This is my kind a treat. I love cherry amaretto combo. To bad it's so cold now but I will pin this recipe to give it a try when weather get warmer.
Catalina
OMG! You just combined my two favorite ingredients cherry and Amaretto. This ice cream looks and sounds divine! A must try recipe!
Cathleen @ A Taste of Madness
I have almost all of these ingredients. I love no churn ice creams, so I would be all over this!
Tracy
No churn is the best! These flavors were perfect together. My daughter asked me to make it again!
Dan Zehr
Now this, this is the real deal. I love the idea of combining amaretto with cherries! Divine!
Veena Azmanov
Cherry ice cream has got to be one of my favorite ice creams. Love that you added amaretto. And love that this is a no-churn. These no-churn ice-creams sure are the best invention ever.
Noel Lizotte
I love no churn ice creams! I keep adding varieties to my recipe box, because I can't get enough! This is so seasonal, perfect for the holidays!
Cheese Curd In Paradise
I love cherries and this looks great! I love the suggestion of a little chocolate drizzle on top....don't mind if I do.... yum!
April
Haha, I would vote for it, too! It looks DELICIOUS! And it is amazing to read that it all began from Christmas leftovers! 🙂 Definitely something I want to try!
Karyl Henry
All kinds of my favorite ingredients in one recipe! This looks so delicious, and I love that it's no-churn.
Gloria
Love how we can use this during the holidays. There is always someone that would love some ice cream. If you leave out the alcohol, this is great for kids too. Always a great option for a quick dessert with some Christmas cookies. ENJOY!!
Lisa
The simplicity of this gorgeous pink ice cream is mind boggling -- and that can of cherry pie filling (my personal favorite) is calling my name. I've made cherry amaretto ice cream before --making a custard, chilling it, pulling out the ice cream maker and churning. It's not a quick process, so I really appreciate this oh-so-much-easier method.
Kirsten/Comfortably Domestic
I'm always on the lookout for no churn ice cream recipes. This one of perfect for the holidays!
Marisa Franca
Hi, Kirsten! This one is definitely a keeper!
Amanda
Cherry Almond Amaretto is one of my favorite flavor combinations! What a great ice cream recipe to serve during the holidays. The color is so pretty and it makes such a lovely presentation for an elegant dessert table. I love that it's no churn and so easy to make! So convenient for this busy season.
Marisa Franca
Hello, Amanda! It is a great flavor combination. We're planning on making it for Christmas again.
Dana
YES! I love homemade ice cream, and cherry + almonds is one of my most favorite flavor pairings in desserts. I don't know what it is about that combo, but it's magical. I don't dig out my ice cream maker often, but this recipe had me. Excellent!
Tracy
Wow yes no churn ice cream for the WIN! You know, I always forget about it too - especially when I find myself with extra heavy cream! I need to remember it next time I find myself with the cream going to waste - no excuses now!
Debra
What? No churning, no ice cream maker needed? I'm in! Love how beautiful this looks and I can't believe how simple it is to make with easy ingredients too. Would be awesome to include on the Thanksgiving dessert menu.
Courtney Lopez
These flavors are absolutely divine. I love cherry almond. I'm going to make this along with some biscotti for our Thanksgiving desserts!
Stef
That's SO easy! It's nice to have a super easy recipe to turn to for dessert - especially around the holidays. It would be great with so many different pie fillings. Now, I'm getting ideas!
Carmy
I love no churn ice cream! I alway have ice cream in my freezer and it makes life so much easier when you don't need to churn to make ice cream! Cherry and almond sound like an amazing flavour combination.
Tina
This really does sound like the perfect Christmas treat! My favorite time of year to eat ice cream is actually when it's cold out because it gives me a reason to snuggle up in my blanket more. Chocolate syrup would definitely make this easy recipe over the top yummy!
Traci
What a brilliant use for cherry pie filling AND for amaretto! They're a match made in heaven. Love the use of shaved almonds here too. This recipe is going down as one of the easiest, most unique ice creams, in my book. Thanks for sharing with us!
Tina
Oh my gosh, this looks fantastic and it's so easy. I love this, I didn't know you could do this without churning. I bet my daughter would be all over this. I'm going to sent this to her. Maybe I can get her to make some for me;P
Swathi
I love this ice you made with canned cherry pie filling. lovely color, sure my kids will love it, I need to try it .
Sarah
I do a cherry, almond, amaretto sauce for fish sometimes.. so I KNOW those flavors are perfect together! And wow- I could eat a whole bowl of this. (Or two!) I love how easy it is to make- YUM!
Catherine
I love homemade ice cream made like this...it's so easy and so delicious! This is a perfect idea for the holidays. I'm not too big on peppermint so I really love the combination of cherries and amaretto. Brings me back to my childhood! XO
Veena Azmanov
Oh, you had me at cherries and then you threw in the amaretto. LOVE this Marisa. I cannot wait to try this version. I love how simple and easy this is.
Mirlene
This is the perfect dessert to serve after a dinner party with close friends and family. Plus with the hint of alcohol is genius!
Lauren Vavala
Amaretto in ice cream - brilliant!! It's my favorite liquor and a couple years ago, my fiance bought me a HUGE bottle. I haven't even opened it because I haven't worked my way through the previous big bottle he bought me lol.....I can't wait to try it in this ice cream!
Kylee from Kylee Cooks
Boozy dessert? CHECK!! No churn? CHECK!! THis is a winner on so many levels.
Noel Lizotte
I love no churn ice creams! This combination of flavors makes me think of New Year's Eve! I'm going to save this recipe to serve at the midnight buffet!
Gloria
We tend not to eat a lot of ice cream in the cold months. This, however, sounds delicious for the upcoming holiday season. You can never go wrong with alcohol in ice cream....I will just have to make an extra batch for the kids.
Dan Zehr
I want to eat your ice cream recipe every day! Looks really tasty. This recipe is really unique. Incredibly beautiful presentation. Of course I want to try. Thanks.
Claudia Lamascolo
I actually have everything in the house to make this today and I cant wait to try it. This has everything in it I love. I am chilling the bowls and beaters as I type this LOL omg heavenly recipe thank you!
Gloria
Well you can't get this flavour in the store that is for sure. Ice cream with alcohol sounds like a plan to me....just make sure the kids don't get into it LOL! This would be great because it is HOT HOT HOT here this weekend. No-churn is the best ice cream...no fancy equipment needed.
Susie
Hi Marisa, You can’t go wrong when you have amaretto and cherry in the same recipe......so yummy! As for your question about Christmas gift wrapping with theme......Yes, I’ve been doing that since my high school years....What a flashback????seems like yesterday. Now, I select a new Christmas wrap ( color coordinated) every year for each person.....No more name tags!
When is your next video? Wish we lived closer so we could Christmas bake together????. My grandsons remind me often it won’t be long before we can start traditional gingerbread house and gingerbread men.
Marisa Franca
Hi, Susie! That's something I've always wanted to do -- make gingerbread houses. What a great tradition for you and those boys!! We'd love to see a picture of them. Love and hugs!
Madi
This ice cream has such an incredible combination of flavors! I can't wait to try it!
Marisa Franca
It certainly is a special treat!!You'll love it!
Becca
This looks amazing–and so refreshing!
Marisa Franca
Thank you, Becca! It is delicious!
Marisa Franca
Thank you, Janet! I hope you try the recipe and let me know what you think. Have a wonderful Christmas season.
Daniela
This is a really nice recipe, and also looks so simple! Thanks for the great idea, Marisa!
Marisa Franca
Hi, Daniela! We love sharing recipes that we find good and super easy! Hope you try out your own flavor.
Bintu - Recipes From A Pantry
What a simple ice cream, and it sounds so perfect. Love the mix of cherry and almond, like a cherry bakewell tart!
Marisa Franca
Thank you, Bintu! No-churn ice cream is such an easy dessert to make.
Dahn @savor the Best
wow I love these flavors and I can't say no to ice cream
Marisa Franca
We understand. Knowing it's in the freezer is too much of a temptation.
Laura | Wandercooks
Wow Marisa that sounds heavenly. Love your photos too, just wish we could reach through the screen and eat a scoop right now! Definitely saving this one to the Christmas recipes list - assuming we can wait that long to try it! 😛
Marisa Franca
Hi, Laura! It is so good so when we make no-churn ice cream we make sure that we are going to visit our kids and grandkids. Ice cream in our freezer is such a temptation! 🙂
Heather @Boston Girl Bakes
Oh I love these flavors together! And no churn totally up my alley 🙂
Marisa Franca
I agree, Heather! Hubby thought preventing us from purchasing an ice cream maker would keep us safe from the temptation of ice cream. HAH! Where there's a will there's a way 🙂
Lisa at celebrate creativity
Marisa, this is so pretty. I love how you styled everything. The little bowls and greenery in a bed of flowy fabric. Lovely.
I've never tried "no-churn" ice cream before so, I'm intrigued.
Hope you have a wonderful day.
Marisa Franca
Thank you Lisa! Oh my! You have to try no-churn ice cream. The flavors are endless and you can make it in no time at all. I'm sure you can dream up some delicious variations.
Simply Suzannes at Home
Dear Marisa,
Happy New Year, friend!
I hope that you had a wonderful holiday with your family!
I can only imagine all the amazing dishes that came out of your kitchen!
It feels like it's been weeks since I've visited. Sigh. My computer FREAKED out when my husband downloaded the new Windows 10 . . . and decided NOT to function for several days. So happy that it's working again!
Ok, so let's talk cherry almond amaretto no churn ice cream! I'm obsessed!! It looks and sounds AMAZING!
I can't wait to try this version!
You've inspired me . . . I would LOVE to try a version with maraschino cherries and chocolate chunks! That's an all-time favorite combination of mine :0)
So happy to have found your no churn ice cream recipe!
Sending hugs,
Suzanne
Marisa Franca
I'm glad you're back. I thought you might be away -- so it was just the pesky computer. When the computer works it's wonderful but oh boy, when they don't, nothing gets done 🙁 I know how much you like vanilla beans -- I'm on a quest to find vanilla paste. Have you heard of it? Pastry chefs use it. Hugs right back!!
Karen (Back Road Journal)
I'm so happy to have found your delicious recipe for no churn ice cream. I don't have an ice cream machine and it's not needed for your dessert.
Marisa Franca
Hi Karen!! I'm glad you found it too. You will love making it and there are countless variations that you can create. Let me know how you like it and what kind you made 🙂
Leslie @ Bessie Bakes
Amaretto and almond sounds incredible with cherries! I love the no-churn technique. I've never tried it, but I will have to give this recipe a try. Sounds amazing!!
Marisa Franca
Thank you Leslie -- it is so easy you'll wonder why you didn't do it earlier 🙂
Neli @ Delicious Meets Healthy
gorgeous!! and the flavor combinations sound amazing!! love it!
Rosemary @anitalianinmykitchen
This looks and sounds so good Marisa, and you have convinced me to try no churn ice cream. A very Happy New Year to you and your family.
Ciao Chow Linda
I never would have guessed cherry pie filling could be used to make this delicious looking ice cream. I'll have to remember this one for the future.
Marisa Franca
I'm going to tell you a secret -- You know that recipe I mentioned in the post about publishing first?? Well, it was a Thanksgiving type recipe and I used Apple Caramel Pie Filling!! It was great!! I used Whipped cream vodka for the alcohol part and I added apple pie spice and some vanilla extract. Our boys loved it!! I would have used just a teensy bit more apple pie spice. I love using the pie filling!! Anyway, this is between you and me 😉
nazima
the flavours in this ice cream sound so wonderful. And a lovely low fuss method to make it!
Marisa Franca
It is such a great dessert to make and no-one needs to be the wiser how easy it is.
Ali @ Home & Plate
This ice cream is right up my alley. It's the perfect adult dessert and perfect for this time of the year. Love the addition of amaretto. Looks amazing!
Marisa Franca
The amaretto does take it over the edge -- we do love the taste.
Platter Talk
This is a wonderful frozen treat idea and the potential flavor combinations is endless; great post!!!
Marisa Franca
You are so right about the endless possibilities. We've only just begun!! What would you like to try??
Wendi Spraker
Marisa, that stuff is almost too pretty to eat! I made some no churn icecream this past summer and was really shocked at how easy it was to make and how good it actually tasted! I know this has to be EXCELLENT! My hubby and I made and canned some cherry pie filling this summer - so, I might make your recipe for Valentines Day as you suggest. Perfect idea! Thanks!
Marisa Franca
I am so glad you're going to try it. Wow!! I'm impressed! You made your own cherry pie filling. You'll have to tell me how you did it. 🙂
Sharee
You put three of my favorite ingredients together and I love it! Pinning!
Marisa Franca
Great!! I know you'll like the ice cream.
Chiara
che delizia Marisa, posso venire a mangiarla con te ? Mi piacerebbe davvero poter essere più vicina...Buona fine anno e felice 2016, un abbraccio grande !
Marisa Franca
Chiara, you may come and eat with us anytime!! Are you ever coming to the US!!?? I would love to see you. I am still planning on coming back to Trieste -- both my cousins and family live there. I wish we did live closer.Have a wonderful New Year and I'm planning on writing more in Italian in 2016. Abbracci Forti!!
Donna
Yum, this sounds delicious, and so so easy!! I love recipes that come together from leftovers and turn out to be fantastic 🙂
Marisa Franca
I know, we do too! We didn't want to freeze the whipping cream or make butter out of it. This turned out fantastic. Thank you for commenting and have a Happy New Year!
Tina Marie
Sounds amazingly delicious. I can't wait to try this recipe.
Marisa Franca
Let me know how it turns out -- Felice Anno Nuovo.
Jovina Coughlin
Love the combination of cherry and almond. This ice cream looks like a suburb dessert and looks easy to make.
Marisa Franca
It does seem like cherry, almonds, and amaretto are a natural. Hope you had un Buon Natale!! We are busy packing for that long flight of the snowbirds 🙂
Tracy @ Served from Scratch
Oooh I love the flavors of amaretto and cherry! This ice cream sounds delish!
Marisa Franca
It certainly was delicious and believe me all I had was a little taste -- that wasn't enough!! 🙁
Ambra Sancin
Sounds great. I only discovered no-churn ice-creams a few years ago. Where had they been all my life?
Marisa Franca
We just recently discovered it too and I can't believe the flavors you can come up with. Hubby didn't want to purchase an ice cream maker so we wouldn't be tempted to make ice cream. Heh, heh, heh. We don't need an ice cream maker to make delicious ice cream.
Razena | Tantalisemytastebuds.com
Cherry and almond ice cream is my all time favorite. My heart sank when I saw amaretto liquer because I have no idea what to substitute for it when I make this... Any suggestions would be welcome?
Marisa Franca
The amaretto adds flavor to the ice cream as well as helping to prevent it from freezing too hard. If you don't want to add alcohol to the ice cream you can substitute Italian soda syrup in the amaretto flavor or instead of just 1 teaspoon of almond extract, add 2 teaspoons of the extract. That should get you the wonderful almond flavor. Give it a taste and add more of the extract if you like a stronger taste.