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Maple Walnut Ice Cream

A custard ice cream sweetened with pure maple syrup, churned with toasted walnuts, chilled for 4 hours and frozen for 4 more.

45 min prep and cooking plus 8 hr Chilling and freezing 8 hr 45 min start to finish Serves 8 servings Medium
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What to Put on the Table With Maple Walnut Ice Cream

  • Waffles
  • Pancakes
  • Apple pie
  • Wafer cones

How to Cook Maple Walnut Ice Cream

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  1. Boil the maple syrup in a small pan for 5 minutes until reduced by a third. Cool slightly.

  2. Heat the cream and milk until steaming. Whisk the egg yolks, sugar and salt until pale and whisk in a ladle of the hot cream, then return all to the pan.

  3. Cook over low heat to 80°C / 176°F, stirring, then stir in the maple syrup and vanilla. Strain and chill for 4 hours.

  4. Churn until thick, adding the walnuts for the last minute.

  5. Freeze in a covered container for 4 hours.

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Notes From the Method

Use dark, strongly flavoured maple syrup.

Reduce the syrup first.

Add the nuts at the end of churning.

Leftovers

Keeps in the freezer for 2 weeks.

Maple Walnut Ice Cream: Your Questions Answered

How long does Maple Walnut Ice Cream take to make?

30 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking, plus 8 hours of Chilling and freezing, so allow 8 hours 45 minutes from start to finish. The recipe serves 8.

The Numbers per Serving

Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.

328Calories
5gProtein
23gCarbs
24gFat
1gFibre
21gSugar
110mgSodium

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