Black Forest Vanilla Ice Milk or Cherry, Dark Chocolate and Vanilla Ice Milk is the perfect icy summer dessert to cool down with!
With summer well and truly here refreshment is on everyone’s mind and hot comforting puddings are put on the back burner.
One of our favourite summer desserts is “ice milk” as it is has all the taste of a premium ice cream but barely any of the fat or hefty calories of its cousin; it is almost like a dairy sorbet but a little harder.
Cherries and chocolate are a winning combination in a Black Forest Gateaux so I decided to put them in this ice milk recipe with a dash of vanilla.
Using frozen cherries gives the ice cream maker a helping hand and is also a far cheaper way of buying cherries.
Keeping the chopped up dark chocolate in the freezer until needed is also top tip!
My family love this Black Forest Ice Milk and I love that I’m giving them something not only tasty but healthy too.
Summer really is the perfect time for healthy eating and this dessert is packed with Vitamin C, calcium and iron from the cherries, milk and dark chocolate respectively.
As there is no cream in this ice cream style dessert it is harder than conventional ice cream so you need to take it out of the freezer for 10 minutes before serving. The wait will be hard, but believe me it will be totally worth it and you’ll be making this Black Forest Ice Milk again and again! Of course you don’t have to keep this Black Forest Ice Milk for dessert it’s also fabulous served in an ice cream cone and if it’s one dipped in chocolate, even better!
You can also make Black Forest Ice Milk into ice lollies!
More Iced Dessert Recipes
- Strawberry & Vanilla Ice Milk
- Strawberry, Banana & Custard Ice Lollies
- Salted Caramel Crunchie Ice Cream
- Caramel Ice Cream with Easter Eggs
I’m sure you’ll love this Black Forest Vanilla Ice Milk so do leave a comment and rating below. You can also share your images with me by tagging @FabFood4All on social media! I love seeing my recipes come to life.
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This recipe was previously featured at Great British Chefs.
Black Forest Vanilla Ice Milk
Ingredients
- 1 L Semi-skimmed milk
- 100 g Caster sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla sugar
- 100 g Dark chocolate finely chopped & put in freezer
- 250 g Frozen cherries
Instructions
- Put the sugar and vanilla sugar in a large bowl.
- Blitz the cherries in a food processer until finely chopped.
- Add the milk to the sugar and stir to dissolve.
- Add the chopped cherries and agitate with a whisk to distribute evenly.
- Using a jug, pour the cherry milk into an ice cream maker and churn.
- After 5 – 10 mins when milk starts to thicken pour in the frozen chopped chocolate.
- Carry on churning until ice milk is the consistency of ice cream (about 40 minutes in total depending on your machine).
- Pour into a tub and freeze for 6 – 8 hrs. (Makes just over 1 ltr).
- To serve, take ice milk out of freezer 10 minutes before serving.
Amy Fidler
Black forest is my all time fave flavour x great recipe x
Camilla
Thanks Amy, I love it too:-)
Maya Russell
Oh, yum – this looks so good. I love cherries too. Our trees didn’t produce anything this year.
Camilla
Must be saving their energy for next year!
Ursula Hunt
I added some raspberries to mine too and it was delicious
Camilla
Great stuff:-)
tiggerific1973
This sounds delish!
Jayne T
This looks amazing, my daughter would love it. 🙂
Camilla
Thanks Jayne:-)
Michael Botzaropoulos
This looks delicious, Black Forest is one of my favourites too
Paul Wilson
Makes me long for those warm summer days.
Tracy Nixon
This looks different and tasty too!
Anne Dalzell
I have to get a camera down my throat today so i’m eyeing up this ice cream for afterwards. Looks so refreshing.
Camilla
Ooh hope all is well! xx
Anne Dalzell
All turned out just fine, xxx
Camilla
Great stuff:-)
Maddy
Going to try this with blackberries
Camilla
Mmm, they will have a much greater liquid content than the cherries so might not work so well, let me know how you get on!
gouldie7
We’ve got a miniature cherry tree – if you can pick them before the blackbirds steal them! This looks great!
Camilla
Thanks:) I have a young cherry tree and the birds have eaten most of the tiny handful that it’s produced so far:-(
bethslamin
wow love black forrest cherries chocolate and now in an ice cream yum
MaWeir
Sounds scrumptious 😀
Jen Webb
Sounds amazeballs and so easy to make. Thanks x
Anthony Webster
mmmm Awsome !!
Ursula Hunt
pity the hot weather has disappeared, since my last comment! I must have jinxed it with my black forest vanilla ice milk 🙁
Camilla
Oh it hasn’t here, been really muggy too! Storm due tonight though!
Deena kakaya
Fabulous flavours and so true in that there are more forgiving ways to enjoy them than double cream x
Camilla
Thanks Deena:-)
Paul Wilson
Great idea for this weather.
Camilla
Exactly:-)
Heather Haigh
Sounds gorgeous. Reminds me of huge black forest gateaux I used to buy from a local bakery way back in the 80’s. i think I want both the cake and your dessert. Maybe even both together. Swoon.
Camilla
Thanks Heather:-)
Jeanne Horak-Druiff
Black forest ANYTHING – yes please!! 🙂
DANIELLE VEDMORE
Ooooh fab Camilla – Black Forest Gateaux is probably my favourite pudding in the world so this is right up my street!
Camilla
Thanks Danielle:-)
Kate @ Veggie Desserts
Ooooooh, I’m heading over to GBC for a good look. I LOVE these flavours.
Camilla
Fab:-)
Gary
You had me at “black forest” !
Camilla
LOL Gary:-) My hubby loves Black Forest Gateaux too!
Ursula Hunt
Gorgeous cooling sweet for these hot summer days
Camilla
Thanks Ursula:-)
bev
Perfect for this weather!
Camilla
Too true:-)