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caramel being poured onto double scoop of caramel apple ice cream

Caramel Apple Ice Cream

5 from 1 vote
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Freezing Time 12 hours
Total Time: 12 hours 55 minutes
Author: Traci Crossland
Everyone's favorite childhood treat..now made into ice cream! This Caramel Apple Ice Cream is creamy, sweet, caramel-y, and EXTREMELY apple-y...the perfect Fall treat!

Ingredients

Apples

  • 2 cups chopped apple
  • 1½ Tablespoons water
  • 1½ Tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons corn starch
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1½ Tablespoons salted butter

Caramel Sauce

  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon lemon juice
  • ¼ cup salted butter sliced

Ice Cream

  • 1⅓ cups whole milk
  • 1¼ cups heavy cream
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • 4 egg yolks
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Instructions

Apples

  • Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan.
  • Cook, stirring constantly, until apples have softened, about 8-10 minutes.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Set aside to cool.
  • Purée when cool.

Caramel Sauce

  • Heat cream and keep it warm.
  • In a small saucepan, combine sugar and lemon juice.
  • Cook over medium low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar has melted and syrup is turning gold.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Whisk in butter, one slice at a time.
  • Whisk in cream.

Ice Cream

  • Beat egg yolks and sugar in a small bowl until light yellow, about 4-5 minutes.
  • Heat milk and cream over medium low heat until it just starts to bubble around the edges.
  • Whisking constantly, pour milk mixture over egg mixture.
  • Return to saucepan and cook over medium low heat to 180 degrees.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Strain through a fine-meshed sieve into a clean bowl.
  • Stir in apple puree.
  • Put in freezer or over ice bath to cool.
  • Pour custard into a blender and puree until completely smooth, about 1 minute.
  • Pour into ice cream machine and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.
  • In ice cream container, layer ice cream with caramel, alternating layers.
  • Place in freezer overnight to harden.

Notes

  • 2 cups of chopped apple is about 1 large apple.
  • This recipe is gluten-free!
  • Do not boil the milk when you’re cooking it. Just bring it to a light simmer.
  • When making the custard, the temperature needs to be 180 degrees. That should very lightly coat your spoon.
  • When you’re melting the sugar, make sure you keep stirring! It burns very quickly.
  • The caramel will bubble intensely after each addition – butter and cream. Be careful!
  • The hardest thing about candy is burner temperatures! We cook on a natural gas range so, our low could be your medium. Keep an eye on the sugar and adjust as necessary!

Nutrition

Serving: 4ouncesCalories: 415kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 4gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 159mgSodium: 114mgPotassium: 156mgFiber: 1gSugar: 51gVitamin A: 865IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 110mgIron: 1mg

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