Ingredients

  • Chocolate ice cream 1 gal
  • 1 pt of fresh raspberries (save 3 or 4 whole per dish for a garnish)
  • 1/8 cup sugar
  • 1 cup toasted almonds chopped
  • 36 chocolate wafers or cookies (found in the cookie aisle of any grocery store)
  • Chocolate syrup I used some good chocolate and fresh cream, but please feel free to you whatever chocolate sauce you like best
  • I used store bought Almond Cookies and some Pepperidge Farm cookie straws or similar type of cookies. Remember the cookies are the garnish so use whatever you like
  • Dipping chocolate to dip the cookies in
  • 1 container of heavy whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon sugar

Method

  • Ok, sounds like a lot but it is so easy.
  • Let the ice cream set out to soften.
  • While the ice cream softens add the sugar to the raspberries and let then mascerate a bit and mash slightly with a fork.
  • In a large plastic ziploc add the chocolate cookies and crunch them up.
  • Rolling pin or mallet or hammer or frying pan works great.
  • Not too much, chunk are good.
  • Now toast the almonds in a dry saute pan for 3-4 minutes, slightly brown.
  • Remove, cool and chop.
  • Rough chop
  • Add the nuts, chocolate cookies and the raspberries to the ice cream and put back in the freezer to chill.
  • Melt the dipping chocolate, lots of different recipes and brands available.
  • Dip your cookies in the chocolate and set to the side to cool.
  • I like to dip 1/2 of each cookie just for flavor and presentation.
  • Now made the whipped topping.
  • Just mixed at high speed, added the sugar and almond extract.
  • You could always add the almond flavor to any store bought topping as well if you dont have time.
  • Spoon out the ice cream, top with a drizzle of chocolate, add 3 cookies all dipped in chocolate, I would like to use 2 or 3 different ones for presentation, Top with wipped topping.
  • If you have some extra raspberries, that is always nice.