Buttered Black Walnut Ice Cream Food

BLACK WALNUT ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Heat the cream, milk, sugar and walnut pieces in a heavy-bottomed pot to 170 degrees, or to the point at which it steams but does not simmer. Turn off the heat, add the vanilla bean and the scraped insides of the bean, stir well and cover. Let this cool for 1 hour.
• Move the mixture to a container and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or up to overnight.
• Strain the mixture to remove the vanilla bean and the walnut pieces. Reserve the walnut pieces and set them in the fridge.
• Heat the strained mixture to 160°F. As it is heating, beat the egg yolks to combine. When the cream has hit its temperature, you will need to temper your eggs so they don't scramble. One hand holds a ladle, the other whisks the egg yolks: Pour in a little hot cream with one hand, whisking vigorously with the other. Pour in 2 ladles full, then pour the egg-cream mixture into the pot and stir well. Cook this gently, stirring often, for 5 minutes. Do not let it simmer.
• Strain this one more time and chill the mixture down at least to room temperature before putting into the ice cream maker. Churn it until it has the consistency of soft-serve ice cream, then remove to a large bowl and gently fold in the reserved black walnut pieces. Freeze and eat!

BUTTERED BLACK WALNUT ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Saute black walnuts in the 3 Tbs. of butter & let cool.
• Combine sugar,flour & salt,slowly stir in hot milk.
• Cook 10 minutes over low heat,stirring constantly.
• Stir small amount of cooked mixture into beaten eggs,return to milk mixture & cook 1 mniute.
• Chill in refrigerator,then pour in ice cream freezer & add cream & vanilla.
• Churn in freezer for about 15 minutes,then add black walnuts & finish freezing.

BLACK WALNUT ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, light cream, half-and-half and black walnut extract. Pour into the container of an ice cream maker, and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. When ice cream is done, fold in walnuts, and transfer to a freezer container. Freeze until solid.

BLACK WALNUT FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine egg whites, sugar, water, and cream of tartar in in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Beat at low speed until mixture reaches 140 degrees F (60 degrees C). Do not stop beating while checking temperature, otherwise egg whites will overcook. Beat on high speed until mixture reaches 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), 2 to 4 minutes.
• Remove bowl from heat and stir in vanilla and black walnut extracts. Beat egg whites to cool on high speed, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Place a large dollop of the beaten egg white mixture in a separate bowl. Add butter and beat until well combined. Continue beating in dollops of egg white mixture until all egg white is incorporated and frosting is smooth and fluffy. Use to frost any cake; garnish with black walnuts.

CHOCOLATE & BLACK WALNUT ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Mix cake mix with water, oil and eggs according to package.
• Bake at 350 in a 13x9 pan as package directs.
• Cool cake completely and cut into thirds.
• Lay a sheet of plastic wrap on top of a piece of aluminum foil.
• Place one third of cooled cake on sheet of pastic/foil wrap.
• Spread with softened Black Walnut ice cream. Top with another piece of cake and repeat with ice cream. Place last section of cake on top.
• Wrap well in plastic wrap & foil and freeze several hours or overnight.
• To serve, remove from freezer a few minutes before slicing.

MAPLE WALNUT ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Pour cream into a large bowl and set a mesh strainer over the bowl. Whisk egg yolks together in a separate bowl.
• Heat milk, sugar, and corn syrup together in a saucepan over medium-low heat until milk begins to steam, about 5 minutes. Slowly pour about 1/2 cup heated milk into the egg yolks, whisking constantly. Scrape egg yolk mixture into the saucepan with a heatproof spatula.
• Cook and stir milk mixture constantly with the spatula, scraping the bottom of the saucepan often, until mixture thickens and coats the spatula, about 10 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat; pour mixture through the mesh strainer into the cream.
• Stir 3/4 cup maple syrup, coarse salt, and vanilla into cream mixture, then place the bowl over a larger bowl of ice water; stir to cool to room temperature. Chill mixture in the refrigerator, about 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Spread walnuts onto a baking sheet.
• Toast walnuts in the preheated oven until they turn golden brown and become fragrant, about 15 minutes. Set nuts aside to cool to room temperature. Chop nuts coarsely.
• Heat the 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon maple syrup in a saucepan until it comes to a boil. Stir in walnuts, and return to a boil. Stir nuts for 10 seconds, remove from heat; set aside to cool completely. The nuts will be wet and sticky when cooled.
• Remove cream mixture from the refrigerator, pour into your ice cream maker, and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. During the last few minutes of churning, stir in wet walnuts.

EASY CHOCOLATE BITS & WALNUT ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Line a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan with foil.
• In a heavy saucepan, combine brown sugar and butter.
• Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring occasionally, and boil for 1 minute.
• Remove pan from heat.
• In a blender, combine eggs, vanilla extract and salt, blend on medium speed for 30 seconds.
• Add brown sugar mixture and blend on high speed for 1 minute.
• Set mixture aside to cool.
• In a large bowl, beat heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
• Fold the butter/sugar mixture, mini bits and walnuts into the whipped cream.
• Pour mixture into foil lined pan.
• Cover the top tightly with foil and freeze until firm (possibly overnight).