Spumoni Sundaes With Espresso Hot Fudge Sauce

• 1/4 cup amaretto or other almond liqueur
• 3 tablespoons cherry preserves
• 1 cup (6 ounces) fresh cherries, pitted, halved
• 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 1/2 teaspoons instant espresso powder or coffee powder
• 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate (do not exceed 61% cacao), chopped
• 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 pints pistachio gelato or ice cream
• 1 pint vanilla gelato or ice cream
• Unsweetened whipped cream
• Chopped pistachios

1. Bring amaretto and preserves to boil in saucepan. Reduce heat to medium; boil gently until mixture is reduced to 3 tablespoons, stirring often, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Add cherries; let soak at room temperature at least 3 hours. DO AHEAD:
2. Bring 2/3 cup cream, honey, and espresso powder to simmer in another small saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and butter; whisk until smooth. DO AHEAD:
3. Spoon 1 tablespoon fudge sauce into each of 6 dessert glasses. Add 1 scoop pistachio gelato and 1 scoop vanilla gelato to each glass. Drizzle 1 tablespoon fudge sauce over gelato on each. Top with whipped cream, cherry mixture, and pistachios.

other almond liqueur, cherry preserves, fresh cherries, heavy whipping cream, honey, coffee powder, bittersweet chocolate, butter, cream, vanilla gelato, cream, pistachios

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/spumoni-sundaes-with-espresso-hot-fudge-sauce-359795 (may not work)