Cherry Pie Ice Cream Food

CHERRY PIE A LA MODE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Whisk eggs and salt together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Heat heavy cream, half-and-half, sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved and cream just starts to bubble. Remove from heat.
• Whisk 1 cup of the hot cream mixture into the eggs in a slow stream. Whisk the egg mixture into the remaining cream mixture in the saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture just coats the back of a spoon and reaches 175 degrees F (90 degrees C), about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; whisk in vanilla and almond extracts.
• Let cool completely, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Chill ice cream base, covered, 8 hours to overnight. Meanwhile, prepare pie crust squares and cherry pie filling.
• Roll pie crust to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into 2-inch squares. Mix sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl.
• Heat oil in a frying pan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Fry pie crust squares until cooked through and beginning to turn golden. Remove squares from the oil with a slotted spoon or spatula, shaking lightly to discard excess oil, and transfer to bowl of cinnamon-sugar mixture. Stir to coat.
• Transfer coated pie crust squares to a paper towel-lined plate to cool. Store in an airtight container until ready to churn ice cream.
• Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. Spread cherry pie filling in a single layer and freeze until ready to churn ice cream.
• Freeze base in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions, about 20 minutes. Add pie crust pieces and dollops of frozen pie filling, broken off with a spoon, in the last 5 minutes. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze until firm, about 4 hours.

CHERRY AND CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Pulse cookies in a food processor until fine crumbs form. Add butter; process until blended. Press mixture onto bottom and up sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Freeze until firm, about 15 minutes. Carefully spread hot fudge topping over bottom of crust. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes., Combine ice cream and 1 cup cherries; spread over hot fudge. Freeze until firm, about 8 hours., Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine water, sugar, cranberry juice concentrate and cornstarch; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Stir in remaining cherries. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened and cherries are soft, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; if desired, stir in liqueur. Cool completely. , Remove pie from freezer 10 minutes before cutting. Serve with sauce.

CHERRY CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Cream first three ingredients together. Blend until smooth.
• Add 1 cup whipped cream.
• Pour into pie shell.
• Pour can of cherry filling over the top and refrigerate until ready to serve. About an hour.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Following package directions, drizzle half of the ice cream topping over crust and gently spread to coat bottom and sides. Freeze until firm.
• Meanwhile, set aside six cherries for garnish and chop remaining cherries.
• In large bowl, combine ice cream and chopped cherries. Spread into prepared crust. Sprinkle with peanut butter cups and then drizzle with remaining ice cream topping.
• Garnish with reserved cherries. Cover and freeze for 2 hours or until firm. Remove from freezer 15 minutes before serving.