Frozen Cinnamon-Chocolate Dessert

 

1

cup chocolate wafer cookie crumbs (about 20 cookies)

1/4

cup butter or margarine, melted

1

quart (4 cups) cinnamon, vanilla or chocolate ice cream, slightly softened

1/2

cup whipping cream

1/4

cup sugar

1

oz unsweetened baking chocolate, chopped

1/2

teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1 In small bowl, mix cookie crumbs and butter. Press in bottom of ungreased 8-inch springform pan. Freeze 10 minutes.
• 2 Spoon ice cream onto crumb crust; smooth top. Cover and freeze about 2 hours or until firm.
• 3 In 1-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream, sugar and chocolate to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir about 30 seconds or until chocolate is melted; remove from heat. Stir in cinnamon. Continue stirring 3 to 4 minutes or until thoroughly mixed, glossy and slightly thickened.
• 4 Remove dessert from freezer 15 minutes before serving. Run metal spatula along side of dessert to loosen; remove side of pan. Serve dessert with warm or cool sauce. Store dessert covered in freezer.