Apple Ice Cream with Rosemary and Honey

Making you own ice cream is simple, it just takes a little time. This is a recipe you can use even if you don’t have an ice cream maker - it is just easier if you have one. You can also cheat, by using commercial (preferably a high quality  brand) v…

Making you own ice cream is simple, it just takes a little time. This is a recipe you can use even if you don’t have an ice cream maker - it is just easier if you have one. You can also cheat, by using commercial (preferably a high quality brand) vanilla ice cream, leave it in the refrigerator until soft, and mix in the apples and rosemary - hold back a little on the honey, so the ice cream does not become too sweet. This ice cream contains some alcohol. The alcohol is advantageous for the freezing process - it makes for a smoother ice cream, but it also makes this a distinctly grown-up dessert. You can remove the alcohol by boiling the calvados, or omitting it altogether. Since roses are related to apples and also, if I may say so, quite decorative, I like to use a few rose petals for garnish. Make sure the roses are organically grown - you would not like to be eating pesticides. You can make your own apple concentrate by boiling 2 cups apple juice until reduced to 1/2 cup.

INGREDIENTS:

Number of servings

Servings: 4

List of ingredients

2 green apples

½ cup (1dl) calvados or other apple flavoured brandy

8 egg yolks

3 cups (7 ½ dl) heavy cream

1 ½ cup (3dl) milk

2 tablespoons fresh rosemary

2 tablespoon honey, or more

½ cup (1dl) apple concentrate or apple syrup, or apple sauce

Rose pedals for garnish, optional

PREPARATION:

  • Peel, de-core and finely chop the apples. Add the apples to a bowl, and add the calvados. Let it rest while you make the ice cream

  • In a bowl, whisk together egg yolks, cream and milk. Add rosemary, honey and apple concentrate.

  • Put the egg yolk mixture over a pot with boiling water. Heat the mixture while whisking until it thickens enough to leave a thick coating on the backside of a spoon (or until the mixture has reached 160ºF/73ºC. Continue whisking after you take it the bowl out of the pot (the bowl is still hot).

  • Add the apples to the mixture. Leave to cool at room temperature.

  • Pour the batter into a hand cranked is cream machine, a normal ice cream machine or just place the bowl in the freezer (and stir it every 20 minutes until it is frozen solid).

  • Garnish with rose pedals.

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