Place the peanuts, cornflakes, and dried cherries in a medium sized mixing bowl.
Place the 3/4 of the semisweet chocolate chips in a small microwave safe bowl and microwave in 20 second bursts, stirring in between each period, until the chocolate is melted and smooth (see Recipe Intro). Remove from the microwave, and add the rest of the chocolate chips in a few batches, stirring until each batch is melted before adding the rest. This will help the chocolate firm up nicely – like a modified tempering, which is what real pastry chefs and candy makers do.
Pour half of the chocolate over the cornflake mixture, and gently fold so that it starts to coat the mixture. Add the rest of the chocolate and fold again until everything is fairly well-coated, though you might see a peep of naked cherry or cornflake, which is nice.
Drop the mixture by the tablespoon onto the parchment paper and let it firm up (as discussed, it won’t adhere into a cohesive single perfect cluster, but some bits will stick together). In warmer weather, this may necessitate a brief stint in the fridge.
So, at this point when you pick up the clusters they will fall apart a bit. This is now what was intended. Scoop bowls of ice cream and distribute the Crunch over the tops.
Notes
Use whatever dried fruit you like. I have some dried pears that seem like they would be a super fine option for another day – just chop whatever you choose into pretty tiny pieces. Even though you are not going to get a full on cluster with this ratio of chocolate to other things, you want some of the bits and pieces to stick together via the chocolate. Next time I want to use half milk chocolate and half semi-sweet. But you can use whatever chocolate you like.