Brandied Peach Dessert

Want an easy dessert that seems like it's more trouble than it is? Try this.

• Ready In: 12 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 (28 ounce) can  peach slices, in juice (undrained)
• 2  tablespoons  coarsely chopped maraschino cherries
• 1  small cinnamon stick
• 3  tablespoons brandy, divided
• 1  pint vanilla ice cream (preferably a premium brand like Haagen-Daaz)

Directions

1. In a saucepan, combine peaches and their juice, cherries, the cinnamon stick and 2 tbsp of brandy.
2. Turn heat to high; when mixture starts to bubble, turn heat down and simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, divide ice cream among 4 shallow dessert serving dishes.
4. Remove peaches from heat, discard cinnamon, stir in remaining tbsp of brandy, and serve immediately over the ice cream.