Ice Cream Crunch

== Description ==
The key ingredients in this dessert are the ice cream, rice cereal, shredded coconut, and nuts. This sweet, ice-cold dish is great for other desserts and keeps a soothing taste with the ice cream. Puffed rice often replaces rice cereal and works for this too.
== Ingredients ==
* 8 cups ice cream, any flavor
* 3 cups crispy rice cereal or (3 cups puffed rice)
* 2 cups shredded coconut, toasted
* 1 ½ cups toasted, chopped nuts (almonds or peanuts)
* ½ cup packed brown sugar
* ½ cup butter, melted
* sliced coconut meat, optional
== Directions ==
# Soften ice cream in the refrigerator between 30 and 50 minutes.
# Meanwhile, mix together cereal, coconut, nuts, sugar and butter.
# Spread half of the cereal mixture into the bottom of baking dish then spoon ice cream over top smoothing with back of a spoon.
# Sprinkle the remaining cereal mixture over top and freeze until set.
# Let stand at room temperature for 5 minutes then cut into squares with the chef's knife. Serve cold and plain. Top with the sliced coconut meat, if desired.
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