"rox formerly rmg" wrote:

> I'm making an ice cream pie on Sunday and it calls for whole almonds.
> What's the best way to keep the almonds nice and crunchy? Would toasting
> them or sugaring them make any difference? Thanks for your time.
>
> cheers
>
> PS it's yummy-sounding. A crust made of amaretti cookies. Filling is
> Haagen Daz coffee ice cream, chopped dates, whole almonds, and
> coffee-flavored whipping cream on top.


I'd pan-fry them in butter with a sprinkling of salt. That's how Ben &
Jerry's keeps the pecans crunchy in their recipe for butter-pecan ice cream,
and it works very well.

Bob
P.S.: How DARE you misspell Häagen-Dazs when cross-posting to
alt.food.ice-cream! :-)