Maple Walnut Ice Cream

Happy Monday!

This lovely recipe cheered up my Monday morning; it is inspired by my favourite ice cream from Switzerland. I have made maple walnut ice cream before in an ice cream machine using a basic ice cream recipe but I much prefer this recipe because it is so much creamier.

 

Ingredients

• 6 eggs separated
• 75g of maple syrup (the proper stuff not flavoured) – plus extra for serving
•  397g of condensed milk (this is one tin, don’t worry about the very precise weight)
• 300ml of double cream
• 200g of walnut pieces.

Method

Toast the walnuts lightly in a large frying pan, tossing them regularly until they become softer – taste one to check. This is an optional step but it allows them to take on some of the maple flavour and the ice cream to taste nuttier, so I would definitely recommend doing it.

The same as my other ice cream recipe, this recipe uses quite a few bowls, so just a bit of washing up. But it does make 2 litres of ice cream so it is worthwhile.

You will need 3 medium bowls. Place the egg whites in one, the egg yolks and maple syrup in another and the double cream in the last. Whisk each until the mixtures reach a soft peak, rinsing the whisk between each.

Fold the condensed milk into the egg yolk – maple syrup mixture then fold in the whipped cream then the egg whites, one at a time. Stir until all the lumps in the mixture are removed but do not beat the mixture as this will remove all the air and you will end up with a denser ice cream.

Finally, add the walnuts then pour the mixture into a 2 litre container and place it in the freezer for at least 8 hours; I left it in the freezer over night and it was perfect this morning. Preferably stir the mixture every hour after the first 4 hours to make sure the walnuts are evenly spread in the mixture. If not, you might want to cut slices of the mixture into portions, serving them upside down, instead of scooping it out so there are walnuts in every portion.

Serve the ice cream, drizzling with extra maple syrup.

Hope you enjoy it as much as me!

^Perfect Monday morning breakfast