This no churn Black Forest Cake Ice Cream is rich and creamy and has swirls of cherry compote with chunks of brownies in every bite. It's the perfect treat on a hot summer day!
Pit and halve cherries. Place cherries, sugar and lemon juice inside a medium saucepan. Cook cherries for 5 minutes until soft and juices begin to release.
Stir together cornstarch and water. Add to cherry mixture. Increase heat and bring to a simmer. Cook until thick. Stir in Kirsch (optional).
Chocolate Ice Cream
Place 9x5 loaf pan into the freezer for 2 hours or overnight.
Place heavy cream and vanilla extract inside bowl of an electric mixer. Beat on high speed until medium peaks form. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
Melt chocolate inside the microwave for 45-60 seconds until melted. In a medium bowl, whisk together sweetened condensed milk, melted chocolate and sifted cocoa powder.
Pour half of the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture. With spatula, gently fold together, making sure not to over mix. Fold the remaining whipped cream into the mixture.
Take 9x5 loaf pan and pour ⅓ of the chocolate ice cream into the bottom. Spread evenly. Add ⅓ of the cherry compote. Using a skewer, swirl cherries throughout chocolate ice cream. Sprinkle ⅓ of the crumbled brownies on top.
Repeat two layers of the chocolate ice cream, cherry compote and crumbled brownies. On the top layer, garnish with whole stemmed cherries and shaved chocolate.
Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on top of ice cream. Wrap the entire pan with plastic wrap, followed by foil. Freeze for a minimum of 12 hours or overnight.