Black Forest Ice Cream Pie

Cooking Instructions

Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Spread the melted chocolate, preferably with a long metal spatula, into a rectangle about 8 x 12 inches. Place in freezer until chocolate is hard, about 5 minutes (longer is fine).

Scrape ice cream into a large bowl. Add cherries and break chocolate in 4 or 5 pieces over the top. Fold cherries and chocolate into the ice cream. Chocolate will break into smaller pieces as you stir.

Quickly scoop (or scrape, if mixture is very soft) half the ice cream mixture into the chocolate crust. Top with scoopfuls sorbet, using a small scoop or teaspoon. Spread remaining ice cream mixture over the top (mixture may be very soft).

Cover with the reserved plastic lid and freeze at least 6 hours until very firm, or up to 1 week.

Up to 3 hours before serving, drizzle chocolate sauce over top of pie.

Just before serving, garnish with cookies, mint leaves and cherries.

Cook’s Tips: Soften the ice cream only a little, since it will soften more as you stir in the cherries and chocolate.

For extra flavor, for grown-ups, soak the halved cherries in 2 tablespoons creme de cassis or maraschino liqueur for 5 minutes before adding them—and the liqueur—to the ice cream. Since alcohol doesn’t freeze, it will soften the ice cream, so work quickly.