Ice Cream Apple Refresher Recipes

WARM APPLES AND ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat a medium skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Peel and quarter the apples. Core each quarter. Slice the apples up. Add butter to the skillet, then apples. Saute 7 or 8 minutes, add sugar, cinnamon and cloves and cook 2 minutes more. Spoon the sauteed apples into dessert dishes and top with ice cream, whipped cream, and garnish with grated nutmeg.

APPLE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Mix 1/2 cup sugar, the milk, salt and egg yolks in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, just to boiling (do not boil). Refrigerate uncovered in chilled bowl 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes or until room temperature.
• Stir whipping cream, vanilla and 3 or 4 drops food color into milk mixture.
• Place half of the apples, 1/2 cup sugar and the lemon juice in food processor or blender. Cover and process, using quick on-and-off motions, until coarsely chopped. Add remaining apples. Cover and process until finely chopped but not mashed.
• Stir apple mixture into milk mixture. Pour into 2-quart ice-cream freezer. Freeze according to manufacturer's directions.

APPLE STREUSEL ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. For streusel, combine brown sugar, flour and cinnamon in a bowl; cut in 3 tablespoons butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in pecans. , Press into a 9-in. pie plate. Bake 10-12 minutes or until the edges are browned. Cool slightly; break into small pieces. Cool completely., In a small skillet, melt remaining butter. Stir in apple, sugar and cinnamon. Cook 8-10 minutes or until apple is tender; cool., In a large saucepan, heat milk to 175° stir in sugar until dissolved. Cool. In a large bowl, combine milk mixture; cream and vanilla. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight., Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's directions, adding apple mixture during the last 5 minutes of processing. , 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.

APPLE PIE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix the crushed cookies with 1 tablespoon of melted butter, and press onto a baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes, then remove, allow to cool completely, then crumble.
• Melt the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the apples, 3 tablespoons sugar, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Cook until the apples have lightly browned, and the sugar has begun to caramelize, about 10 minutes. Remove from the pan, and allow to cool completely.
• Combine cream, half and half, 1 cup sugar, eggs, vanilla, and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon in a large bowl; mix to blend well. Pour into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.
• When the ice cream has finished, stir in the crumbled cookie, caramelized apples, and walnuts. Add the dulce de leche by the teaspoon while stirring to evenly distribute.

APPLE REFRESHER

Steps:

• Mix ingredients together in a blender until frothy.
• Serve immediately.

APPLE TOPPING FOR PANCAKES, CREPES, OR ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add apples to the melted butter. Add sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla; saute until apples are soft, 3 to 5 minutes.

CINNAMON APPLE REFRESHER

Steps:

• In a teapot, pour boiling water over tea bags; cover and steep for 5 minutes. Remove bags. Stir in cranberry juice and sugar. Pour into glasses. Garnish with apple slices if desired.

ICE CREAM APPLE REFRESHER

Steps:

• Put all ingredients in a blender and blend until frothy.
• Serve immediately.