4 ice cream brandied cranberries cherries Recipes

fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), chopped, super-premium vanilla ice cream, softened, creamy caramel sauce, ground pecan praline, brandied dried cranberries and cherries, garnish: 12 pecan praline shards (reserved from praline recipe )

double crust pie crust (mean chef s classic pie crust, classic pie crust, idiot proof step-by-step photo tutorial), granny smith apples or 8 -10 pippin apples, peeled,cored,and sliced, dried sweetened cranberries (craisins) or 1 cup dried sweetened sour cherries, fresh lemon juice, butter, melted, honey, sugar, ground cinnamon , to taste, freshly grated nutmeg, ground allspice, ground cardamom, cornstarch, good brandy, butter, cut in small pieces, heavy cream or milk or egg wash, for brushing top of crust, sugar , for sprinkling top of crust (preferably coarse sanding ) (optional), chunks of cold sharp cheddar cheese or premium vanilla ice cream, as accompaniment (optional)

butter, unsweetened baking chocolate, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, salt, pecans, toasted, cooled and coarsely chopped, cherry pie filling, cranberry juice cocktail, cornstarch, sugar, almond extract, cherry brandy, vanilla ice cream