Cherry Ice Cream Pie

A luscious frozen pie in chocolate cookie crust and topped with a sweet cherry sauce. An impressive ending to a summer meal.

Ingredients

Sauce:

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1/8 teaspoon almond extract

1 (16 ounce) package frozen pitted dark sweet cherries

1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream, regular or light, softened

1 ready-made chocolate crumb piecrust, found in baking aisle

Honey Tips

Honey Never Spoils

No need to refrigerate it. It can be stored unopened, indefinitely, at room temperature in a dry cupboard.

Directions

Sauce:
Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring. Cook until thickened, about 2 minutes. Set aside.
Spoon ice cream into a large bowl to soften, stirring occasionally. As soon as it is soft enough, gently fold in 1/2 cup of the cherry sauce. Spoon into pie shell. Cover and freeze at least 3 hours.
To serve, remove pie from freezer. Let soften 5 – 10 minutes. Slice pie and top with cherry sauce.
Serves: 4-6