Chocolate Cherry Bombe
A spectacular frozen dessert featuring layers of cherry and chocolate ice cream studded with walnuts and cookie pieces, all encased in a shiny chocolate shell. This impressive bombe is topped with a playful maraschino cherry for a show-stopping presentation.
Ingredients
- •¾ cup walnuts
- •¾ cup chocolate wafer cookies
- •3 pints cherry ice cream
- •1 pint chocolate ice cream
- •6 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- •½ stick unsalted butter
- •¼ cup vegetable oil
- •1 piece maraschino cherry
- •1 piece bowl
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Line bowl with plastic wrap, leaving an overhang all around.
5 min
- 2.
Stir walnuts and chocolate cookies into cherry ice cream in another bowl. Transfer ice cream to lined bowl and spread evenly over bottom and up sides, leaving a crater in center. Freeze until firm, about 45 minutes.
45 min
- 3.
Scoop chocolate ice cream into crater in cherry ice cream, then smooth top with an offset spatula. Freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
60 min
- 4.
Meanwhile, melt chocolate with butter and oil in a heatproof medium bowl set over a pot of simmering water, stirring. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
15 min
- 5.
Invert bombe onto a rack set over a baking sheet and remove plastic wrap. Make a small indentation in top and place maraschino cherry into ice cream so that the cherry is submerged but stem sticks straight up (like a fuse).
10 min
- 6.
Ladle chocolate sauce on top of bombe (avoiding cherry stem), letting it drip over sides to coat thoroughly. Freeze until chocolate coating is set, about 30 minutes.
30 min
- 7.
To serve, cut into wedges.
5 min
