Maple Walnut
Ice Cream Recipe
Maple walnut ice cream combines the the rich flavor of maple syrup with the crunchy texture of walnuts to create an addicting ice cream.
Walnuts
Of course, if you’re going to make maple walnut ice cream – I’ll assume you like walnuts!
But if you’re not a walnut lover, just leave out the walnuts and you’ll have made a delicious maple ice cream – sometimes called maple syrup ice cream! That is equally delightful!
For this recipe, you’re going to need chopped walnuts.
Naturally, the easiest way to add them is to buy pre-chopped walnuts.
If you find yourself with whole walnuts or a bag of walnut halves, no problem.
You won’t want to use large walnut halves in your ice cream. It would be much to big a chunk to come across in your ice cream and the large chunks could damage some ice cream makers.
You’ll want to chop them.
Chopping Walnuts
Simply place your walnut pieces in a food processor and pulse until the walnuts are chopped to the desired size.
If you don’t have a food processor, here’s another easy way to chop walnut pieces.
Place the walnut pieces in a ziploc bag, push the air out, and seal. Then, place this bag on a cutting board and pound with a rolling pin.
Now you have your chopped nuts contained nicely in a bag, ready to add to your ice cream base.
Maple Syrup
This easy homemade ice cream recipe calls for pure maple syrup – but it works fine with artificial maple syrup too!
I tried it, just to make sure!
Yup! Tastes great!
So, if your budget’s tight or if you can’t find pure maple syrup – but still want to make this ice cream – feel free to use artificial maple syrup. You’ll be very happy with the results!
Serving Tip
This ice cream is a special Canadian dessert. If you have leaf-shaped or leaf-decorated bowls – the perfect time to bring them out is when you’re serving this dessert!
Choose from 2 Different Maple Walnut Ice Cream Recipes
Below, you have 2 different ice cream recipes to choose from:
Philadelphia style: eggless, quick and easy: Jump to Recipe
Custard style: with eggs, a little extra creamy: Jump to Recipe
Maple Walnut Ice Cream
Ingredients
- ¾ cup maple syrup
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup walnuts chopped
Instructions
- Boil maple syrup in a saucepan over medium high heat, for about 5 – 10 minutes or until maple syrup has boiled down to about 2/3 cup.
- Stir milk and cream into hot maple syrup and heat until it just begins to boil.
- Chill this mixture for at least 2 hours.
- Pour into ice cream maker.
- Mix about 20-25 minutes or according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- Add walnuts to ice cream.
- Mix for 5 more minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
Maple Walnut Ice Cream Recipe
Ingredients
- ¾ cup maple syrup
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup walnuts chopped
Instructions
- In a saucepan over medium high heat, boil maple syrup for about 5 – 10 minutes or until maple syrup has boiled down to about 2/3 cup.
- Stir milk and cream into maple syrup and bring to a boil.
- Beat eggs until they are light and fluffy.
- Pour hot milk mixture over beaten eggs, mixing well.
- Pour mixture back into saucepan.
- Heat. Stir constantly until mixture begins to stick to the back of your spoon and becomes thick. Don’t let it boil!
- Chill for at least 3 hours.
- Pour into your ice cream maker.
- Mix about 20-25 minutes or according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- Add walnuts.
- Continue to mix in ice cream maker for 5 more minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
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