Chocolate covered nuts are so good, especially when the nuts are the sweet, salty and delicate Marcona.

For a super fast and clever upgrade for coffee ice cream, just stir in some chocolate covered Marcona almonds. Dessert in a flash.

Coffee Ice Cream With Marcona Almonds

Ingredients:

3/4 cup salted Marcona almonds
1/2 cup chopped semisweet chocolate, melted
1 quart coffee ice cream

Directions:

1. Stir almonds into melted chocolate. Transfer almonds to a parchment-lined baking sheet using a fork, letting excess chocolate drip off. Freeze for 10 minutes, then coarsely chop almonds.

2. Spoon ice cream into a bowl and let stand at room temperature for 5 minutes to soften.

3. Stir half of the chocolate-covered almonds into the ice cream, and cover with plastic wrap. Freeze until firm, at least 30 minutes. (Ice cream with almonds can be frozen for up to 4 days. Remaining almonds for topping can be stored at room temperature.)

4. Scoop ice cream into bowls. Top with remaining almonds.

Serves 8

Recipe from Martha Stewart Living Magazine

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‘One & Only’ is pretty sweet. Hopefully he’ll call her soon.

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