Black Walnut Ice Cream
How to make the best homemade Maple Black Walnut Ice Cream. Our easy frozen dessert recipe features maple syrup and chopped roasted nuts.
Servings: 10
Calories: 236kcal
Equipment
- whisk
- Ice cream maker
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- pot
- Freezer
- Ice Cream Scoop
Ingredients
- 2 cups Whipping Cream
- 1 cup Whole Milk
- 1/2 cup White Sugar
- 1/4 cup Maple Syrup plus 2 tablespoons
- 1/8 tsp Kosher Salt
- 6 Egg Yolks
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 3/4 cup Black Walnuts chopped
Instructions
- In a small pot, simmer cream, milk, sugar, 1/4 cup maple syrup and salt, about 5 minutes. Remove pot from heat.
- In a separate bowl, whisk yolks and vanilla extract. Whisking constantly, slowly whisk 1/3 of the hot cream into the yolks, then, whisk the yolk mixture back into the pot with the cream. Return pot to medium-low heat and cook until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Cool mixture at room temperature. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Churn cooled base in an ice cream machine according to manufacturer's directions.
- Scoop finished ice cream into a freezer-safe bowl and garnish with chopped walnuts and drizzle 2 tablespoons maple syrup.
- Serve Black Walnut Ice Cream directly from the bowl as soft serve, or store in the freezer until ready to eat.
- Make a delicious Black Walnut Ice Cream Sundae by serving scoops with Banana Walnut Muffins and caramel sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 18.5g | Protein: 5.2g | Fat: 16.5g | Saturated Fat: 6.4g | Cholesterol: 155mg | Sodium: 55mg | Potassium: 136mg | Fiber: 0.6g | Sugar: 16.3g | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 1mg
