Monday, May 12, 2008

Cherries Jubliee Ice Cream Pie

Ingredients:
1/3 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp cornstarch
2 Tbsp brandy
1 (12 oz) package frozen pitted dark sweet cherries
2 Tbsp butter, melted
2 Tbsp honey
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 9 cookie sheets)
4 cups vanilla low-fat ice cream, softened

Preheat oven to 375°
Combine first 5 ingredients in a medium saucepan
Bring to a boil; cook 2 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly
Cool completely
Combine butter and honey in a medium bowl. Add graham cracker crumbs, stirring to blend Press mixture into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate
Bake at 375° for 8 minutes
Cool completely.
Place 1/2 cup cooled cherry mixture in a food processor; process until smooth
Place the remaining cherry mixture in an airtight container; cover and chill
Place softened ice cream in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth Add pureed cherry mixture, and gently fold in to achieve a swirl pattern
Spoon mixture into the cooled crust
Cover and freeze 4 hours or until firm
Top with reserved cherry sauce just before serving


Yield
8 servings (serving size: 1 pie wedge and 3 tablespoons sauce)

Nutritional Information
CALORIES 277(23% from fat); FAT 7g (sat 3.4g,mono 2.4g,poly 0.8g); PROTEIN 5g; CHOLESTEROL 24mg; CALCIUM 88mg; SODIUM 165mg; FIBER 1.6g; IRON 0.7mg; CARBOHYDRATE 47.3g

1 comment:

stephy said...

I can't wait to make this for Judah, he loves cherries!