Step 1

Place the coconut cream, sugar, 1 cup of the cherries, vanilla, and almond extract in the blender, and process until smooth.

Step 2

Pour the mixture into your ice cream maker. Follow your ice cream maker’s instructions for freezing. Add the remaining 1/2 cup of chopped cherries to the ice cream maker at the final stage when the ice cream is firm enough.

Step 3

It is ready to serve as a soft serve ice cream, or you can place it in a parchment lined baking pan and freeze until firm for later.

Step 4

Place coconut cream, sugar, 1 cup of the cherries, vanilla, and almond extract in the blender, and process until smooth.

Step 5

Pour the ice cream mixture into a baking pan lined with parchment paper and place it in the freezer. Stir the ice cream mixture every 30 minutes until it is firm but not fully frozen.

Step 6

Stir in the remaining chopped cherries, and serve immediately or return the ice cream into the freezer and freeze until firm.

Step 7

To serve, allow ice cream to sit on the counter for about 15 minutes to soften, scoop and serve.