Creamy chocolate almond ice cream filled with chewy bites of sliced almonds.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cooling time4 hourshrs
Total Time4 hourshrs5 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 7servings
Calories: 353kcal
Ingredients
3/4cupsugar
2cupshalf and half
1/2cupheavy cream
1/2teaspooncinnamon
1/8teaspoonfine sea salt
1/2cupdark chocolateroughly chopped (I used 60% dark chocolate chips)
1 1/2teaspoonsalmond extract
1/2cupsliced almonds
Instructions
Combine the sugar, half and half, cream, cinnamon and salt in a medium size saucepan over medium heat. Heat until steaming and then barely simmer for about 2 minutes.
Remove from the heat and stir in the almond extract and the chocolate until dissolved. Let cool and chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours. (You can shorten that time by placing it in the freezer for a couple hours.)
Pour the chilled mixture into your ice cream machine and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. When it is almost finished churning, add the sliced almonds and allow the machine to finish churning.
Serve immediately for soft serve ice cream or transfer to an airtight container and freeze until firm. Enjoy!
Notes
To make this ice cream a bit more decadent, caramelize the almonds first.