Strawberries Romanoff

While this classic dessert often calls for Cointreau as its source of alcohol, I suggest a tablespoon or two of Cognac as well, or even port.

Ingredients

2-3 cups fresh strawberries, washed and hulled
¼ cup sugar or equivalent of Splenda
1 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup Vanilla Häagen Dazs or Edy’s Dreamery Vanilla
¼ cup Cointreau

Directions

1. Sprinkle fresh strawberries with sugar and set in refrigerator until very cold.
2. Just before serving, whip heavy cream with vanilla extract until stiff peaks. Remove the ice cream from the freezer 10 minutes before use and then beat the ice cream in a separate bowl until fluffy.
3. Fold the whipped ice cream into the whipped heavy cream.
4. Add Cointreau and fold mixture into the strawberries and serve immediately. Add cognac or port as well, if desired.