Maple Bacon Ice Cream

Sue and I had a bacon theme going on for our Easter dinner celebrations this year. Even the desserts were bacon filled. Have you tried the sweet and salty thing by adding bacon to your dessert? You really should. It's pretty hard to beat. 

I made Chocolate Chip Bacon Cookies (Link HERE), Chocolate Dipped Bacon, and Maple Bacon Ice Cream. Sue made even more bacon desserts - and we will be posting those soon as well! (Pineapple Bacon Upside Down Cake, and Bacon Pecan Pie Squares, to name a few). 

Maple Bacon Ice Cream is incredibly decadent and reminiscent of Maple Walnut with a hint of smokiness. A little goes a long way so one batch is good for a crowd. 

Maple Bacon Ice Cream

Ingredients

5 egg yolks

1 cup maple syrup

1/2 cup half & half cream

2 cups heavy cream (whipping cream)

1/2 tsp sea salt

5 strips thick cut bacon, cooked and crumbled

Directions

In a medium saucepan, whisk the egg yolks with the maple syrup until combined. Place over medium high heat and slowly whisk in the half & half and heavy cream. Continue slowly whisking for 10 to 15 minutes, until a smooth custard forms and mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. 

Remove from heat, stir in the salt, then strain the custard into a bowl. Cover and refrigerate until cool - at least 5 hours. 

When completely cool, pour mixture into the container of your ice cream maker. 

Process according to manufacturer's directions. 

When machine is done, pour ice cream into a pan and sprinkle with the crispy, crumbled bacon.

Cover and freeze until firm, at least 4 hours. You can serve scoops directly from this pan OR you can scoop into a cute bowl or container to serve from.

Keep ice cream covered and frozen until serving time.

As I mentioned earlier, it is very rich. One or two scoops is plenty!

Make sure your bacon is cooked until crispy. You don't want chewy bits of bacon in there. You want them to be as crunchy as possible - mimicking a walnut texture. 

 

 

 

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