Spicy Toffee Apple Ice cream
Preparation 10 mins, Cooking 1 hr 30 mins
Serves 4
Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Wheat-Free

Using full fat milk and double cream, along with egg and fresh vanilla, really makes this a high quality ice cream with a smooth texture. The toffee pieces mixed in this give a bit of chewy contrast and are a pefect addition.
Ingredients
For the ice cream
- 300ml full-fat milk
- 300ml double cream
- 1 vanilla pod split lengthways
- 6 free-range egg yolks
- 175g caster sugar
- 450g dessert apples peeled cored and chopped
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon or mixed spice (optional)
- 75g vegetarian toffees cut into small pieces
To Garnish
- Mint leaves
- Lemon zest curls
Method
- Put the milk, cream and vanilla pod in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat and leave the flavours to infuse for 15 minutes. Strain and discard the vanilla pod and seeds.
- Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together in a bowl until pale and fluffy. Then whisk in the vanilla cream and pour the mixture into a clean saucepan. Cook over a very low heat, stirring all the time, until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a wooden spoon. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
- Place the prepared apples in a saucepan with the lemon juice and cook over a low heat until soft. Mash and leave to cool. Stir in the spices if using.
- Stir the toffee pieces and apples into the custard and pour into a shallow polythene container. Freeze for 30 minutes, then beat with a fork. Repeat this process then freeze until hard (alternatively use an ice cream making machine, following the manufacturer’s instructions).
- Take out of the freezer for 30 minutes before serving. Scoop into sundae dishes and decorate with mint leaves and lemon zest curls.
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