Drunken Cherry Orange Ice Cream Swirl

Total Time: 14 mins Preparation Time: 9 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 lb fresh bing cherry, pitted and halved
• 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon cointreau liqueur or 1 tablespoon orange liqueur
• 1 pint vanilla ice cream

Recipe

• 1 in a non-reactive small saucepan, combine the pitted cherries, orange juice, mace, and orange liqueur.
• 2 partially cover and simmer over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes, until cherries are soft but not mushy.
• 3 remove from heat.
• 4 in 4 stemmed goblets, parfait glasses, or dessert dishes, alternate 2 to 3 layers of ice cream and hot cherry mixture.
• 5 gently cut through the layers and swirl with a knife.
• 6 serve at once.
• 7 if the diners are chocoholics, garnish each serving with shaved dark chocolate.