BURNT ALMOND AND CHERRY CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM

Burnt Almond and Cherry Chocolate Ice Cream image

I was making ice cream one day for the people at work and I accidentally burnt some of the almonds while toasting them and just threw them in anyway. My co-workers loved it.

Provided by Lynn Svedin

Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Almond Dessert Recipes

Time 2h15m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
2 cups almonds
1 quart heavy whipping cream
1 quart half-and-half
2 cups white sugar
3 (1 ounce) envelopes instant hot cocoa mix (such as Swiss Miss®)
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 ½ cups dried cherries

Steps:

Melt butter in a skillet over medium-low heat; cook and stir almonds in melted butter until toasted or slightly burnt, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
Mix cream, half-and-half, sugar, cocoa mix, and vanilla extract together in a bowl; transfer cream mixture to an ice cream maker. Follow manufacturer's instructions for freezing. Add almonds, chocolate chips, and cherries once ice cream is almost stiffened and continue freezing until ice cream is completely stiffened.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 673 calories, Carbohydrate 60.3 g, Cholesterol 109.5 mg, Fat 46.6 g, Fiber 4.7 g, Protein 8.8 g, SaturatedFat 23.9 g, Sodium 93.6 mg, Sugar 47.5 g