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Salted Caramel Crunchie Ice Cream

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Salted Caramel Crunchie Ice Cream - Fab Food 4 All
Faced with a carton of double cream that was fast approaching its use by date I knew the best way of preserving it was to make ice cream, that way we could eat it at our leisure rather than making a creamy dessert that would need to be finished the same day! So then came the dilemma of which flavour if ice cream to make, well having been to three food fairs recently the one that sprang to mind was ‘salted caramel’, it’s in everything these days and deservedly so. Then wanting a bit of texture in there I decided that chopped up Crunchie bars would be the perfect flavour combination and I wasn’t wrong.
Salted Caramel Crunchie Ice Cream - Fab Food 4 All

As the Salted Caramel Crunchie Ice Cream was coming out of the ice cream machine it was very difficult to resist diving straight in for a portion! My daughter had helped me so I rewarded her with being allowed to scrape the bowl clean whilst I took the spoon โ€“ there was no talking we were just swept away in a moment of culinary euphoria. So by dinner time everyone was champing at the bit to have a portion of ice cream for dessert even though I’d wanted to let it freeze fully over night. So bowing to family pressure I served it a bit before it had fully set and as I was about to take my photos my camera decided after a couple of shots to stop working. Ordinarily this wouldn’t phase me but this was ice cream and it was melting fast so I ran up to find another battery as I didn’t know what else to do with a frozen flashing camera. So please excuse the photographs for the slightly melted look but rest assured that it is delicious. The Crunchie pieces aren’t that visible in my shots but they worked so well as a contrast to the smooth dairy salted caramel ice cream and when you hit them it’s just pure pleasure! My hubby said my ice cream was better than Haagen Daaz and my children said it was out of this world too.

Salted Caramel Crunchie Ice Cream - Fab Food 4 All
I think my Salted Caramel Crunchie Ice Cream would be the most wonderful treat for a bonfire night party or Christmas for those who don’t like Christmas pudding or serve it with the Christmas pudding – ooh yum!

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Salted Caramel Crunchie Ice Cream

Salted Caramel Crunchie Ice Cream - lush dairy salted caramel ice cream studded with honeycomb and chocolate from the Crunchie bars - just sublime!
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 6 -8
Author Camilla

Ingredients

  • 90 g Light brown Muscovado sugar
  • 50 g Unsalted butter
  • 300 mls Warm semi skimmed milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 65 g Caster sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla paste
  • 300 mls Double cream
  • ยฝ tsp Maldon salt flakes
  • 2 Cadbury's Crunchie bars chocolate covered honeycomb

Instructions

  1. Place the Muscovado sugar and butter in a pan and heat until melted.
  2. Allow to bubble for 1 minute.
  3. Add the warm milk, stirring until gently heated through.
  4. Beat the eggs and sugar until thoroughly mixed then stir in the warm milk mixture and vanilla paste.
  5. Use a sieve to strain the mixture back into the pan.
  6. Stir over a low heat until the custard thickens slightly (it mustn't boil or simmer or will curdle). It should just coat the back of a spoon.
  7. Cool the custard by pouring it into a bowl and place it in a larger bowl, a third full of iced water โ€“ this takes about 20 minutes.
  8. Meanwhile whisk the double cream lightly (until forms floppy peaks, you don't want stiff cream). Place in the fridge until custard has cooled.
  9. Once the custard has cooled mix in the cream and salt flakes and put in the fridge for at least 10 minutes.
  10. Chop up the Crunchie bars into small nuggets (if you do this any earlier they just start to melt).
  11. Pour the ice cream mixture into an ice cream maker, switch on and then pour the Crunchie pieces down the shoot in order to mix them in.
  12. Once the ice cream is ready, spoon it into a suitable container (if you can wait) and allow it to freeze fully for a few hours before serving.

Salted Caramel Crunchie Ice Cream - Fab Food 4 All

For more ice cream inspiration you might like to check out these recipes:

Burnt Apple and Bourbon Ice Cream – Kavey Eats

Pina Colada No Churn Ice Cream – Lovely Appetite

Banana Blueberry Ripple Ice Cream – Family Food Friends

Easy Baileys Marbled Chocolate Ice Cream – Tin and Thyme

Coconut, Chilli & Basil Ice Cream – Rough Measures

Chai Latte Ice Cream – Munchies & Munchkins

No Churn Oreo Ice Cream – Emily’s Recipes & Reviews

Fig & Honey Ice Cream – How to Cook Good Food

Cherry Cheesecake Magic Ice Cream – Little Sunny Kitchen

Rhubarb and Raspberry Ice Cream – Supergolden Bakes

Stem Ginger Ice Creamย – Gingey Bites

Maple Walnut Ice Cream – It’s not easy being greedy

Fun Fact: Salted caramel originates from French and American chefs and Haagan Dazs introduced their Salted Caramel Ice Cream in the US in 2008 then six months later Starbucks started selling their Salted Caramel Hot chocolate over there? The rest is history as they say!

 

 

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. Lisa Williams

    20/12/2015 at 12:48 pm

    This might have to be my first outing in my new ice cream maker ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks for this it looks great !

    Reply
    • Camilla

      21/12/2015 at 11:26 pm

      Oh perfect:-)

      Reply
  2. Tracy Webster

    23/11/2015 at 12:30 am

    Every time I try to make ice cream without an ice cream maker (I own one, but since I moved back in with my parents, it’s in the loft and I don’t have access to it) my ice cream always get really ice crystal-y, which ruins the flavour. ๐Ÿ™ Any suggestions to stop this from happening? Because this sounds delicious, and I’d really like to try it out – but without it turning into an inedible block of solid ice crystals. (Which, to be fair, would be my fault, and not the recipe’s!)

    Any help would be appreciated. ๐Ÿ˜€

    Reply
    • Camilla

      23/11/2015 at 11:46 pm

      Tracy, I’ve never made ice cream without an ice cream maker but I imagine the trick is to stir up the ice cream quite often during the freezing process to break up the ice crystals as they form. otherwise you will end up with an icy block.

      Reply
  3. Natalie Gillham

    15/11/2015 at 11:22 pm

    This looks delicious will definately try out this recepie thanks ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  4. Sarah Maison Cupcake

    31/10/2015 at 2:06 am

    Oh goodness! How did I miss this at the time!!! Amazing!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      31/10/2015 at 10:34 am

      Thanks Sarah, it was to die for;-)

      Reply
  5. Heather Weir

    26/10/2015 at 4:05 pm

    gorgeous dessert – looks really classy and nice enough for a dinner party

    Reply
    • Camilla

      26/10/2015 at 10:18 pm

      Thanks, yes I’d love to have this at a dinner party:-)

      Reply
  6. Heather Haigh

    22/10/2015 at 11:25 am

    This is just the sort of thing my OH would love to make and eat.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      22/10/2015 at 2:59 pm

      I don’t blame him-)

      Reply
  7. Daniella

    21/10/2015 at 12:49 pm

    Ahh this looks amazing! I’ve never made ice cream myself, I’m gonna have to give it a try.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      21/10/2015 at 7:40 pm

      I’m making new things all the time Daniella, do hope you give it a go:-)

      Reply
  8. glenn hutton

    20/10/2015 at 11:27 am

    This sounds delicious

    Reply
    • Camilla

      20/10/2015 at 1:59 pm

      Thanks Glenn, it really is heavenly:-)

      Reply
  9. Zena's Suitcase

    18/10/2015 at 9:21 pm

    This sounds amazing. I love salted caramel for a start, make into ice cream and that’s what I call heaven

    Reply
    • Camilla

      18/10/2015 at 11:49 pm

      Thanks Zena, it certainly is heavenly:-)

      Reply
  10. Martina Evans

    15/10/2015 at 1:34 pm

    Amazing combination of flavours! You can’t beat salted caramel. It’s delicious ๐Ÿ˜› loved the fact that you used crunchie bars. Great idea!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      15/10/2015 at 1:44 pm

      Thanks Martina, the Crunchie Bars just take it to a new level!

      Reply
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