Cherries Glace American

Ingredients

• 2 cups vanilla ice cream
• 2 cups cherry (or raspberry)ice
• 1 cup heavy cream, whipped
• 4 cups fresh, sweet cherries, pitted
• 2 cups crushed macaroons
• 1/2 cup blanched almonds, chopped
• 1/2 cup Grand Marnier (optional)
• garnish: stemmed, unpitted cherries

Directions

1. Combine softened ice cream and cherry or raspberry ice.
2. Add whipped cream and stir well.
3. Add pitted cherries, crushed macaroons, and chopped almonds.
4. Mix well and add Grand Marnier(optional).
5. Stir again and serve mounded in a decorative bowl garnished with unpitted, stemmed cherries.

submitted by: Henry Siegel