Spumone di Ciliegie e Mascarpone: Cherry-Cheese Spumoni

Like cherry ice cream, but without the fuss of an ice cream maker. With this basic recipe, create countless variations by swapping out the cherries for virtually any other fruit, like raspberries, blueberries, ripe peaches or bananas. You can even substitute the mascarpone with other cheeses like ricotta or cottage cheese, or even use Greek yogurt or crème fraiche, if you like.

Spumoni, the plural for spumone, which means “foam,” was first created in Naples in the early 18