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Cherry Bombs

 Cherry Bombs
You'll win praise for these clever treats from Linda Triplett of Renton, Washington. “Serve them for a special occasion with a knife and dessert spoon,” Linda suggests.
2 ServingsPrep: 15 min. + freezing

Ingredients

  • 2 vanilla ice cream sundae cups
  • 2 chocolate-covered cherries
  • 1/4 cup seedless raspberry jam
  • 1/3 cup chocolate hard-shell ice cream topping
  • 1/4 cup whipped cream
  • 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup

Directions

  • Remove ice cream containers from freezer; let stand for 5 minutes.
  • Press a chocolate-covered cherry into ice cream; smooth ice cream
  • over cherries. Freeze until firm.
  • Carefully remove ice cream from container onto a waxed-paper lined
  • sheet pan. Spoon jam over ice cream; freeze until firm.
  • With a fork, lift ice cream from pan. Transfer to a wire rack over a
  • sheet of waxed paper. Pour hard-shell topping over ice cream to
  • cover. Carefully transfer each to a serving plate. Freeze until
  • firm. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate syrup. Yield: 2
  • servings.