I love chocolate, I love cherries and I love ice cream.  This incredibly easy recipe I found in Rachel Ray’s first cookbook, is perfect for Valentine’s Day. If you are feeling energetic, make up a batch of Cindy’s vanilla ice cream, if not, get a pint of your favorite along with a can of pitted cherries and a bottle of chocolate liqueur.  I’ve used Godiva, dark or white, but there are many brands to suit every budget.

Drain the cherries and reserve the liquid. Throw 1 tablespoon granulated sugar and one tablespoon corn starch into a small saucepan and add a cup of the reserved cherry juice.  Stir over medium heat just until it begins to thicken, 1 or 2 minutes, add the cherries, cook about 1 minute more and turn off the heat.

These are from King Orchards.

Scoop ice cream into a bowl, pour a shot of the liqueur over it and top with the cherry sauce.  Done, decadent, delicious!

Of course, you can play with this. Make a non-alcoholic  version using chocolate sauce. Add whipped cream and shaved chocolate, put it on a brownie. This year, I’m going to try it with Ben and Jerry’s Cherry Garcia, but the basic original is, I promise you,  a Valentine’s Day treat.

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