Best Butter Toffee Ice Cream Recipes

APPLE TARTLETS WITH CINNAMON-BALSAMIC SYRUP AND BUTTER-TOFFEE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• ICE CREAM Melt butter in heavy small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in sugar, then half and half and salt. Bring just to a simmer, stirring to dissolve sugar. Whisk eggs in medium bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in hot half and half mixture. Return mixture to same saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until mixture thickens and finger leaves path on back of spoon when drawn across, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes. Stir in cream, scotch, and vanilla. Strain into medium bowl. Cover and chill until cold, about 2 hours. Process cream mixture in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Add toffee bits about three minutes before ice cream is done. Transfer to container; freeze. (Can be made one day ahead. Keep frozen.) SYRUP Bring all ingredients to boil in heavy small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat to medium and boil until syrupy and reduced to generous 1/2 cup, about six minutes. (Can be made one day ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature. Rewarm in microwave 10 seconds before serving.) TARTLETS Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix sugar and butter to blend in small bowl. Divide mixture among four 1-cup ramekins or custard cups, pressing to cover bottom evenly. Layer apple slices over sugar mixture, pressing slightly on apples to compact and almost filling cup. Open pastry sheet. Using biscuit cutter or small plate, cut out 4 rounds the same size as top diameter of ramekins. Using fork, pierce dough all over. Place 1 dough round atop apples in each ramekin. Bursh tops with beaten egg. Bake tartlets until pastry is puffed and deep golden brown, about 30 minutes. Let cool at least 4 minutes. (Can be made 4 hours ahead, let stand at room temperature.) To serve, invert warm or room temperature tartlets onto plates. Drizzle with syrup and serve with scoop of ice cream alongside.

APPLE TARTLETS WITH CINNAMON-BALSAMIC SYRUP & BUTTER-TOFFEE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• ICE CREAM: Melt butter in heavy small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in sugar, then half & half, and salt. Bring just to simmer, stirring to dissolve sugar. Whisk eggs in medium bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in hot half and half mixture. Return mixture to same saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until mixture thickens and finger leaves path on back of spoon when drawn across, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes. Stir in cream, liqueur, & vanilla. Strain into medium bowl. Cover and chill until cold, about 2 hours. Process cream mixture in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Add toffee bits and about 3 minutes before ice cream is done. Transfer to container; freeze. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep frozen. SYRUP: Bring all ingredients to boil in heavy small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat to medium and boil until syrupy and reduced to generous ½ cup, about 6 minutes. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature. Rewarm in microwave 10 seconds before serving. TARTLETS: Preheat oven to 400°. Mix sugar & butter to blend in small bowl. Divide mixture among four 1-cup ramekins, pressing to cover bottom evenly. Layer apple slices over sugar mixture, pressing slightly on apples to compact and almost filling cup. Open pastry sheet. Using biscuit cutter, cut out 4 rounds the same size as top diameter of ramekins. Using fork, pierce dough all over. Place 1 dough round atop apples in each ramekin. Brush tops with beaten egg. Bake tartlets until pastry is puffed and deep golden brown, about 30 minutes. Let cool at least 5 minutes. DO AHEAD: Tartlets can be made 4 hours ahead. Let stand at room temp. Invert warm or room temp tartlets onto plates. Drizzle with syrup and serve with scoop of ice cream alongside.

BUTTER TOFFEE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy small saucepan over med heat. Whisk in sugar, then half and half and salt. ZBring just to simmer, stirring to dissolve sugar. Whisk eggs in med bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in hot half and half mixture. Return mixture to same saucepan. dcook over med-low heat until mixture thickens and finger leaves path on bak of spoon when drawn across, stirring constantly, about 3 min. Stir in cream, butterscotch liqueur, and vanilla. Strain into med bowl. Cover and chill until cold, about 2 hrs. Process cream mixture in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Add toffee bits about 3 min before ice cream is done. Transfer to container; freeze. Can b made 1 day ahead. Keep frozen.