Holiday Pie

Holiday Pie
Yield: 8 servings

1 1/2 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
1/4 cup chopped, toasted almonds
1/3 cup amaretto
1/3 cup finely chopped mixed candied fruits
1/3 cup melted butter or margarine
1 quart vanilla ice cream
1 cup heavy cream
2 Tbsp amaretto
1 lb marzipan fruits or 2 cups assorted fruits: plums, strawberries, peach slices, grapes, maraschino cherries, pineapple chunks, banana slices

fresh mint leaves; optional
candied mimosa or violets; optional

In a bowl, mix crumbs, almonds, butter or margarine. Press mixture firmly into an ungreased 9-inch pie pan, chill. Soften ice cream and stir in 1/3 cup amaretto and candied fruits. Pour mixture into pie shell. Freeze until hard.

In a bowl, mix heavy cream, 2Tbsp amaretto; beat until stiff. Pile whipped heavy cream into mounds around the outer edge of pie. Freeze until ready to serve. Decorate pie with marzipan or fresh fruits pressing into cream. Add mint leaves, mimosa and violets, if desired. Serve at once.

Makes one 9 inch pie