Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 pints half-and-half
  • 1 pint whipping cream
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons cherry extract
  • 34 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 (21 ounce) cans cherry pie filling, chilled
  • 12 cup slivered almonds
  • 4 cups brownies, broken into small pieces, chilled

Method

  • In a 5-quart ice cream freezer, dissolve sugar in mixture of half and half and whipping cream.
  • Add salt, vanilla extract, cherry extract, and almond extract.
  • Stir well, then freeze in ice cream freezer.
  • Remove dasher.
  • Fold in half of the cherries, then half of the brownies, then almonds, followed by remainder of brownies and cherries.
  • Freeze to desired consistency.
  • Brownie bits: Prepare your favorite recipe of brownies, cool, then chill in refrigerator.
  • Break brownies into small pieces, about 1/4 inch by 1/4 inch.
  • Measure out 4 cups of bits, and return to refrigerator until ready to add to ice cream.