We love a toffee apple when we visit a festival or fair so we decided to combine the nostalgic flavours into a delicious ice cream.
The addition of salt really helps to balance out the sweetness, but you can leave it out if you'd prefer.
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Yields:
10 serving(s)
Prep Time:
25 mins
Cook Time:
25 mins
Total Time:
50 mins
Cal/Serv:
174
Ingredients
For the apple compote
350g
Bramley apples, about 2 medium, peeled, cored and roughly chopped
2Tbsp.
light muscovado sugar
For the toffee sauce
50ml
double cream
1/2Tbsp.
black treacle
25g
light muscovado sugar
1Tbsp.
butter
For the ice cream
400ml
whole milk
400ml
double cream
2tsp.
vanilla bean paste
5
medium egg yolks
125g
light muscovado sugar
1Tbsp.
black treacle
1Tbsp.
cornflour
2tsp.
flaked sea salt
Directions
Step 1For the apple compote, heat the apples, sugar and 50ml water in a pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until apples are soft and mushy, about 10min. Remove from heat; cool.
Step 2For the toffee sauce, heat all the ingredients in a small pan over low heat, until melted and smooth. Simmer for 1min; cool.
Step 3Next, make the ice cream. Heat milk, cream and vanilla in a pan until steaming. In a heatproof bowl, whisk egg yolks, sugar, cornflour and treacle until combined. Pour in warm milk mixture, whisking constantly.
Step 4Return mixture to the pan, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir through the salt. Pour into a heatproof bowl or jug, lay baking parchment or clingfilm directly on the surface to stop a skin forming. Cool.
Step 5Once cool, churn mixture in an ice cream machine until frozen. Empty into a freezer-proof container, ripple through the toffee sauce and apple compote, cover and freeze until solid.
Step 6Allow to soften at room temperature for 10min before serving in scoops.
To store:Freeze for up to 1 month. Complete recipe to serve.
Per scoop:
Calories: 174
Protein: 2g
Total fat: 14g
Saturates: 8g
Crabs: 11g
Total sugars: 11g
Fibre: <1g
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