Caramel Mocha Almond Ice Cream Food

CREAMY CARAMEL MOCHA

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat whipping cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; beat until stiff peaks form., In a large saucepan over medium heat, whisk cocoa and half-and-half cream until smooth. Heat until bubbles form around sides of pan. Whisk in coffee, caramel syrup and remaining vanilla. Top servings with whipped cream; drizzle with butterscotch topping., To prepare in a slow cooker: Prepare whipped cream as directed. Whisk together cocoa, half-and-half, coffee, caramel syrup and remaining vanilla in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, 2-3 hours or until heated through. Serve as directed.

CARAMEL-MOCHA ICE CREAM DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Arrange crackers in a single layer in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in pecans. Pour over crackers; spread to cover crackers., Bake 8-10 minutes or until bubbly. Cool completely on a wire rack., Crush cracker mixture into coarse crumbs; sprinkle half into an ungreased 13x9-in. dish. Spread with dulce de leche ice cream. Cover and freeze for 1 hour or until firm., Drizzle with ice cream topping and sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. Cover and freeze 30 minutes or until ice cream topping is set., Spread with coffee ice cream; freeze. In a small bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form. Fold in coffee liqueur. Spread over top of dessert. Cover and freeze 4 hours or until firm., Remove from freezer 15 minutes before serving. Garnish with chocolate curls.

MOCHA-ALMOND FUDGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Finely grind chocolate cookies in food processor. Add butter and process until crumbs are moist and stick together. Using plastic wrap as aid, firmly press crumbs onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch-diameter deep-dish glass pie plate. Bake crust 10 minutes. Freeze until cold, about 15 minutes.
• Spread butterscotch sauce over bottom of crust; freeze until firm, about 15 minutes. Spoon ice cream into crust, pressing to compact and mounding slightly in center. Freeze 15 minutes. Spread fudge topping over ice cream; freeze 5 minutes. Press chopped toffee onto topping. Cover and freeze until very firm, at least 6 hours. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Keep frozen.)
• Let pie stand at room temperature 15 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve.

MOCHA ALMOND ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Prepare crust by combining softened butter and brown sugar in a medium bowl.
• Beat until fuffy.
• Beat in vanilla and egg yolk.
• Gradually blend in flour until mixture is combined.
• Blend in finely chopped chocolate.
• Press mixture evenly and firmly over bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie pan.
• Pierce bottom in several places with a fork.
• Bake crust in a preheated 375* oven until lighltly browned, about 12-14 minutes.
• Cool in a wire rack at least 30 minutes.
• Prepare filling: Mix almonds, brown sugar and melted butter.
• Add 1/4 cup of the coarsely chopped chocolate and mix lightly.
• Spread half of the softened ice cream in the cooked, cooled crust.
• Sprinkle evenly with half of the almond mixture.
• Cover with remaining ice cream,then remaining almond mixture, then place in freezer.
• Place remaining 1/4 cup coarsely chopped chocolate in top of double boiler over hot (not boiling) water, until melted.
• Stir in salad oil.
• Remove partially frozen pie from the freezer.
• Drizzle melted chcolate over the pie, dribbling from a spoon, or cone of rolled paper to pipe it on.
• Return pie to freezer.
• When top is set,cover with foil and freeze until firm, at least 4 more hours.
• To serve, remove pie from freezer about 30 minutes before cutting.

CARAMEL MOCHA ALMOND ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Heat coffee creamer and half and half till steaming (I heated it in the microwave on the beverage setting).
• Pour hot cream over sugar and coffee crystals and stir till sugar is dissolved.
• Cool completely.
• Stir in chocolate syrup, heavy cream and almonds.
• Chill in refrigerator for 2 hours or more.
• Pour in ice cream maker and follow manufacturers directions.
• Add Cool Whip half way through the churn.