APPLE STREUSEL ICE CREAM

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If you're a fan of apple pie, you'll be sweet on this delicious ice cream. The creamy concoction is flavored with sauteed apple, cinnamon, caramel topping and a homemade streusel mixture. One scoop just isn't enough! -Karen Delgado Shawnee, Kansas

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 55m

Yield 1-1/2 quarts.

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

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

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 344 calories, Fat 19g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 55mg cholesterol, Sodium 142mg sodium, Carbohydrate 44g carbohydrate (41g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.