Burnt Almond And Cherry Chocolate Ice Cream - cooking recipe

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(R))
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups dried cherries

Preparation

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.