Almond-Fudge Ice Cream

Photo: flickr user jessicafm

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups Sugar

1/2 cup Cocoa

1/4 teaspoon Salt

1 quart Milk

2 lrg Eggs

3 cups Whipping cream

3/4 cup Slivered almonds, toasted and chopped

1/2 teaspoon Almond extract

Toasted slivered almonds

Preparation

Combine first 3 ingredients in a large saucepan. Combine 2 cups milk and eggs, and whisk into sugar mixture. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, 10 minutes or until mixture thickens and coats a metal spoon.

Whisk in remaining 2 cups milk; cool completely.

Combine milk mixture, whipping cream, chopped almonds, and extract in freezer container of a 1-gallon hand-turned or electric freezer. Freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.

Spoon into a 13 x 9 inch pan; cover and freeze. Let stand 10 minutes.

Garnish, if desired.

Makes 2 quarts.