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Bring cream and butter to boil in heavy small saucepan.
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Remove from heat.
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Add chocolate; whisk until smooth.
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Whisk in amaretto.
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Pour into small bowl.
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Freeze until firm enough to form into balls, about 50 minutes.
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Line baking sheet with foil.
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Using teaspoon, scoop out level teaspoonfuls of chocolate mixture.
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Drop onto baking sheet.
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Freeze until firm, about 20 minutes.
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Using hands, roll chocolate into balls; return to baking sheet and freeze.
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(Can be made 1 week ahead.
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Cover and keep frozen.)
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Combine cream, milk and sugar in heavy large saucepan.
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Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
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Bring to boil.
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Add chopped almonds.
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Cover and let steep 2 hours.
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Pour cream mixture through fine strainer set over bowl; discard solids in strainer.
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Return cream mixture to same saucepan.
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Bring to simmer.
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Whisk yolks in large bowl to blend.
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Gradually whisk hot cream mixture into yolks.
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Return mixture to saucepan.
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Stir over medium-low heat until custard thickens and leaves path on back of spoon when finger is drawn across, about 3 minutes (do not boil).
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Cool slightly.
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Mix in almond extract.
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Transfer to bowl and chill custard until cold, at least 3 hours or overnight.
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Line 9x5x3-inch glass loaf dish with plastic wrap, overlapping sides by 2 inches.
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Process custard in ice cream maker according to manufacturers instructions.
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Transfer ice cream to prepared dish.
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Press truffles into ice cream, spacing apart.
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Cover terrine and freeze until firm, at least 8 hours or overnight.
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Puree thawed raspberries in processor.
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Pour through strainer set over bowl, pressing with back of spoon to extract as much liquid as possible.
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Discard solids in strainer.
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Whisk sugar and amaretto into sauce.
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Cover and chill.
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(Terrine and sauce can be prepared 2 days ahead.
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Keep terrine frozen.
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Keep sauce refrigerated.)
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Turn terrine out onto platter.
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Peel off plastic.
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Cut terrine into 3/4-inch-thick slices.
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Serve with sauce and fresh berries.