Canadian Maple Walnut Ice Cream Food

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.

CANADIAN MAPLE WALNUT ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In deep heavy saucepan, bring maple syrup to boil and cook over medium-high heat, without stirring, until syrup reaches soft-ball stage (234F on candy thermometer), about 10 minutes.
• In large bowl and using electric mixer, beat egg yolks; gradually pour in hot syrup, beating constantly at medium speed. Increase speed to high and beat for 5 to 10 minutes longer or until mixture is cool. Blend in cream, walnuts and maple liqueur. Cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
• Freeze in ice-cream maker following manufacturer's instructions.

ESPRESSO, RUM AND WALNUT ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place water, sugar and coffee powder in pan; stir over low heat without boiling until sugar and coffee are both dissolved; remove from heat and cool.
• Combine cooled mixture, cream, milk, rum and vanilla extract; mix well; pour into an ice cream maker and follow manufacturer’s instructions; when ice cream is starting to thicken, add walnuts and continue churning until done.

MAPLE WALNUT ICE CREAM SUNDAE

Steps:

• Heat maple syrup in microwave for 15 seconds, or on top of stove until warm.
• Toast walnuts in toaster oven or in dry skillet on top of stove, 2-3 minutes.
• Put vanilla ice cream in dish.
• Top with maple syrup and walnuts.
• Enjoy!

MAPLE WALNUT ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Boil syrup in a 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderately high heat until reduced to 3/4 cup, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in cream, milk, and salt and bring to a boil over moderate heat.
• Whisk eggs in a large bowl, then add hot cream in a slow stream, whisking. Transfer to saucepan and cook over moderately low heat, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened and an instant-read thermometer registers 170°F, 1 to 2 minutes (do not let boil).
• Pour custard through a fine sieve into a clean metal bowl, then cool, stirring occasionally. Chill, covered, until cold, at least 3 hours.
• Freeze custard in ice-cream maker until soft-frozen, then, with motor running, add nuts. Continue churning ice cream until frozen, then transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden.

MAPLE WALNUT ICE CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepot combine the maple syrup, brown sugar, butter and water.
• Stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil.
• Over low heat simmer until slightly thickened which takes about ten minutes.
• Stir in the cream, vanilla, and nuts.
• Cool to room temperature before using so it will thicken to right consistency.
• Makes 1 cup of sauce.