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Black Forest Frozen Dessert Recipe

Chocolate and cherries make up the sweet taste combo in this layered icebox dessert! The decadent, scrumptious recipe comes from Ruth Lee of Troy, Ontario.

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Black Forest Frozen Dessert Recipe

Prep: 40 min. + freezing

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

1 cup crushed reduced-fat Oreo cookies (about 10 cookies)
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 can (15 ounces) pitted dark sweet cherries
2 cups black cherry-vanilla swirl frozen yogurt blend
3 cups reduced-fat chocolate ice cream, softened
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3/4 cup reduced-fat whipped topping
12 mint sprigs

Directions

In a small bowl, combine cookies and butter. Press onto the bottom of a 9-in. springform pan coated with cooking spray. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack.
Drain cherries, reserving syrup. Cover and refrigerate syrup. Chop half of the cherries; refrigerate whole cherries. Spread frozen yogurt evenly over crust; sprinkle with chopped cherries. Cover and freeze for 30 minutes. Spread ice cream over cherries; cover and freeze for 2 hours or until firm.
For sauce, in a small saucepan, combine cornstarch and reserved cherry syrup until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice and whole cherries.
Remove sides of springform pan; cut dessert into slices. Serve with sauce. Garnish with whipped topping and mint. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 slice with 1 tablespoon sauce and 1 tablespoon whipped topping equals 193 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 23 mg cholesterol, 112 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Black Forest Frozen Dessert in Light & Tasty June/July 2007, p33

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Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2009 by fastquilter56

I made this as a fund raiser for our church and it was well recieved. I had a little left over when I made a double recipe and froze it for our recent road trip in the motor home and wow was it great!! (Leftovers were put into a loafe pan, and it made 4 servings). I'll make this again and again, and make sure I have one in the freezer at all times. Probably would last a month or so in the freezer if wrapped tight.