The flavors of fall make their way into summer with this apple pie-inspired ice cream featuring delicious chunks of Autumn Glory apple and even bits of pie crust! It's fresh, creamy, perfectly sweet, lightly spiced, and so yummy!
Ingredients
Apples
- 4 Autumn Glory apples, peeled and cubed
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Ice Cream
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup sugar + 2 teaspoons
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 store-bought pie crust
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon melted butter
Directions
- Heat a skillet over medium heat and add butter, apples, cinnamon, and brown sugar and cook until apples are tender, about 5-7 minutes. Let cool completely and refrigerate for at least an hour before using.
- Preheat oven to 425°F and roll out pie crust. Brush with melted butter, and then sprinkle with 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 2 teaspoons sugar to fully coat the pie crust. Bake until lightly browned and cool completely.
- Heat milk and 1 cup of sugar in a saucepan over medium-low. Heat until the sugar has dissolved. Add vanilla and stir to combine.
- Add milk and sugar to heavy cream and stir to combine. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
- Add chilled ice cream base to ice cream maker and churn according to maker’s instructions until ice cream is soft-serve consistency.
- Layer ice cream, cooked apples, and crushed-up pie crust into 2-3 layers in a pie dish or a freezer-safe. Top with extra apples and pie crust on top.
- Freeze overnight or at least 4 hours before serving.
Recipe created by My Diary of Us for Superfresh Growers.
