Black Forest Ice Cream Parfaits

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

2 cups fresh or jarred cherries, pitted
1 cup German kirsch (cherry flavored liqueur)
4 oz high-quality dark chocolate, shaved into curls
1/4 cup Zentis Raspberry Preserves from Germany
1 pkg. Bahlsen Dark Chocolate Leibniz Cookies, broken into 1-inch pieces
1 pt vanilla bean ice cream
4 fresh whole cherries, with stems

Preparation:

Drain cherries; place in medium glass bowl with kirsch. Allow to stand 1 hour to overnight.

Have 4 parfait glasses ready to fill. Layer each parfait glass with kirsch soaked cherries, chocolate shavings, Bahlsen cookie pieces and ice cream. Top each parfait with a fresh, whole stemmed cherry and additional chocolate shavings. Serve immediately.

Prep time: 20 minutes (plus extra stand time)