Cherries Supreme Dessert

• 12 cup softened butter or 12 cup margarine
• 14 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup flour
• 12 cup chopped pecans
• 12 gallon vanilla ice cream, softened (I like French vanilla or I have used chocolate chip and cherry chocolate chip!)
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• 2 tablespoons almond flavoring (optional) or 2 tablespoons rum flavoring (optional)
• whipped cream
• chocolate sprinkles or chocolate shavings

1. Mix butter, flour, sugar and pecans.
2. Press lightly in 9x9 pan.
3. Bake until light brown about 12 minutes at 350F.
4. Remove from oven and crumble with a spoon.
5. Let cook completely.
6. Remove 1 cup of crumbs.
7. Press remaining back into the bottom of the pan.
8. Pack ice cream evenly on top.
9. Sprinkle 1 cup of crumbs over ice cream.
10. Cover and freeze until firm about 4 hours.
11. Just before serving, heat pie filling and flavoring if desired, stirring occasionally.
12. Remove ice cream from freezer and cut into 3 inch squares.
13. Spoon topping over each serving.
14. Garnish with whip cream and chocolate.
15. Serve Immediately.
16. Can be frozen for up to 1 month.

butter, brown sugar, flour, pecans, vanilla ice cream, cherry pie filling, almond flavoring, whipped cream, chocolate sprinkles

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cherries-supreme-dessert-60177 (may not work)