White Chocolate Almond Ice Cream

Martina's new favorite.

1 1/4 cup heavy cream
1 1/4 cup 2% milk
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup egg beaters
1 tsp vanilla
Pinch salt
1 tsp almond extract
2 squares baking white chocolate (1 oz each)
2/3 cup white chocolate chips
Slivered almonds (optional)

Combine cream, milk, sugar, egg beaters, vanilla, salt, and almond extract in a bowl. Whisk together. Melt baking white chocolate. Let cool a little, then mix a little of the ice cream mixture into the chocolate to cool more before mixing it into the bowl.
Put white chocolate chips into food processor if you like; I prefer mine smaller and I can't find mini white chocolate chips.

Pour mixture into ice cream freezer, then add white chocolate chips. Freeze according to your freezer's directions. When done, chill in your freezer until firm enough to eat. Serve with slivered almonds.

Other variations I have tried this past week:
-remove white chocolate and white chocolate chips
-add Heath brickle bits

OR

-remove white chocolate and white chocolate chips
-remove almond extract
-add 1/4 cup peanut butter
-add peanut butter chips (process to make smaller like white choc chips above)
-add 1 pureed banana