Name: Christmas ice cream bombe with cherries, almonds and meringues
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 1/2 litre good-quality vanilla ice cream; 1/2 cup glacé cherries, roughly chopped; 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted; 50 gram pink meringues, chopped; 1 punnet fresh strawberries or raspberries

Christmas ice cream bombe with cherries, almonds and meringues

A great alternative to a hot Christmas pudding, this Christmas ice cream bombe recipe with cherries, almonds and meringues is perfect served for dessert during the festive season

Serves 8

Prep

15M

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This recipe first appeared in Food magazine.

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Ingredients

1 1/2 litre good-quality vanilla ice cream

1/2 cup glacé cherries, roughly chopped

1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted

50 gram pink meringues, chopped

1 punnet fresh strawberries or raspberries

Method

1.Place the ice cream in the fridge for 30 minutes, so that it softens slightly.

2.Line a 2-litre-capacity pudding basin with plastic wrap.

3.Place the ice cream into a large bowl. Fold in the cherries, almonds and meringues. Place the mixture into the prepared pudding bowl and smooth the surface. Cover with foil and place in the freezer for 4-6 hours, or until it is very firm.

4.Remove the ice cream from the freezer and turn onto a serving platter. Garnish with strawberries or raspberries.