Provided by: Martha Stewart
Categories: Dessert & Treats Recipes
Total time: 1 hours
Prep time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
| 1 cup sugar |
| 1 1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk |
| 1/2 cup heavy cream |
| 1 tablespoon light corn syrup |
| Pinch of coarse salt |
| 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped |
| Martha’s Pink Applesauce, for serving (see White Applesauce variation) |
| Dried Apple Slices, for serving |
Steps:
- Prepare an ice-water bath. Stir together sugar and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; pour into a metal bowl set in ice-water bath. Let cool completely, stirring occasionally.
- Whisk in buttermilk, cream, corn syrup, salt, and vanilla seeds (reserve bean for another use). Freeze in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer’s instructions. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze at least 1 hour and up to 3 days.
- Scoop ice cream into serving dishes and top with a spoonful of applesauce. Garnish with apple slices; serve immediately.
How do you make apple ice cream at home?
Welcome to the A to Z! Place sugar in a large bowl. Add milk and stir with a wire whisk or electric hand mixer until sugar dissolves. Add vanilla and heavy cream. Stir until well combined Add applesauce and mix together well. Process in the freezer bowl of an ice cream maker for 25 minutes and then place in container in freezer to harden.
How do you harden applesauce for ice cream?
Add applesauce and mix together well. Process in the freezer bowl of an ice cream maker for 25 minutes and then place in container in freezer to harden. So funny you mention applesauce.
Can you eat applesauce ice cream?
Applesauce ice cream is actually very tasty. There was such an abundance of apples this past fall I made a ton of applesauce, which I preserved, and has carried us through the dark cold winter days. At one point though, I had so much applesauce in my refrigerator, and not enough jars that I really had to get creative. Hence- the ice cream.
What are some ways to use applesauce?
So, we’ve all heard of “pork chops and applesauce” a la Peter Brady, but how about some ways to use applesauce that maybe you’ve never considered? Heat 1/2 cup applesauce with 1 tablespoon light brown sugar and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon. Once warm, spoon over vanilla bean ice cream and top with chopped toasted pecans.