Apple Streusel Ice Cream

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons cold butter, plus
• 4 1/2 teaspoons cold butter, divided
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 cup golden delicious apple, chopped, peeled
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 3/4 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 (12 ounce) jar caramel ice cream topping

Recipe

• 1 for the streusel, combine the brown sugar, flour and cinnamon in a bowl. cut in 3 tablespoons butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. stir in pecans.
• 2 press into a 9-inch pie plate. bake at 350°f for 10-12 minute.
• 3 cool slightly; break into small pieces. cool completely.
• 4 in a skillet, melt remaining butter. stir in the apple, sugar and cinnamon. cook for 8-10 minutes or until apples are tender.
• 5 in a large saucepan, heat the milk to 175°f; stir in sugar until dissolved, then cool.
• 6 in a large bowl, combine the milk mixture, cream and vanilla.
• 7 refrigerate for several hours or overnight. fill cylinder of ice cream freezer two-thirds full; freeze according to manufacturer's directions. refrigerate remaining mixture until ready to freeze.
• 8 add apple mixture to each batch of ice cream; freeze 5 minutes longer.
• 9 spoon a third of the ice cream into a freezer container. top with a third of the streusel mixture. drizzle with a third of the caramel topping. repeat layers once. top with remaining ice cream. with a spatula, cut through ice cream in several places to gently swirl layers. cover; freeze overnight. garnish with the remaining streusel and caramel topping.