Hello dessert lovers. I am Austin Carter, your fellow on Beyond The Bayou Blog who is here to bring you your favorite recipe and a perfect activity to kill time. We are going to try Caramel Apple Butter Ice Cream.
If you love apple butter (which is so easy to make from scratch and delicious), caramel, pecan pralines, and ice cream—then this is a recipe you do not want to miss out on. I dare you to share because you will want it all to yourself.
The recipe I used for the apple butter comes from one of my favorite books, Saving the Season by Kevin West. This is a book I flip through at the start of every season to gain inspiration and welcome all the new seasonal produce. So if you love cooking seasonally, preserving, and fermentation, then this is a recipe for you.
Apple butter is one of those things that is just good to have on hand. I am looking to make a bigger batch to open up to during the Spring months to savor what I preserved in the Fall. The best thing is that it only takes a handful of ingredients and a little bit of time. Another perk, your house will smell amazing. Apples, apple cider, and spices. So easy right?
So are you all excited to learn something special today. If yes, just be ready with all your equipment and ingredients to create magic on your plate. Really an ice cream lover. Try my Blue Moon Ice Cream and Oat Milk Ice Cream.
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Caramel Apple Butter Ice Cream Recipe
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Immersion blender or regular blender
- Ovenproof dish
- Medium Saucepan
- Whisk
- Medium bowl
- 4-quart saucepan
- Ice Cream Maker
- Freezer container
Ingredients
Spiced Apple Butter
- 5 medium apples
- 1 cup apple cider
- 3/4 tsp ground allspice
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
Caramel Sauce
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup of water
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3/4 tsp kosher salt, or to taste
Rum Ice Creams
- 2 cups whole milk, divided
- 1 tbsp tapioca starch
- 3 tbsp cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1,1/4 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp light corn syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup rum
- 1 cup candied pecans, roughly chopped.
Instructions
- Simmer apples in apple cider until tender, puree, and mix with spices. Bake until butter browns.
- Make caramel by cooking sugar until amber, then adding cream, butter, salt, and apple butter. Set aside.
- Create ice cream base by heating milk, cream, sugar, corn syrup, and vanilla bean. Thicken with cornstarch slurry.
- Whisk hot mixture into cream cheese until smooth, then stir in vanilla extract and rum.
- Chill ice cream base, then freeze according to ice cream maker instructions. Swirl in candied pecans and apple butter caramel before freezing until solid.
Nutrition
Variations and Substitutions!
- Instead of apples, try making spiced pear butter using ripe pears. The spices will complement the pear’s sweetness wonderfully.
- For a rich twist, use maple syrup in the caramel sauce instead of granulated sugar. Adjust the water amount to get the right consistency.
- Swap rum with bourbon in the ice cream base for a different flavor profile, adding warmth and depth.
- Mix up the nuts by using almonds, walnuts, and hazelnuts for a nutty crunch in the ice cream.
- Infuse the rum with spices like cinnamon and cloves for a spiced rum ice cream.
- Add a chocolate swirl by melting dark chocolate and drizzling it into the ice cream as it freezes.
- Consider a salted caramel variation by adding sea salt to the caramel sauce for that perfect sweet-salty balance
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