Baked Apple Pie Ice Cream

Winter is coming fast, and I am starting to long for creamy soups and hearty dishes. And for baked apples. They belong to my first and most treasured childhood memories. Baked apples were made in heavy, dark brown stone ceramic molds, shaped like apples. You set in an apple (de-cored, of course), filled it with raisins, cinnamon and marzipan (or whatever else you liked), topped with sugar, Calvados and butter, and sat in front of the oven, eagerly waiting for them to be done. These days, I was in the mood for something that enchanting - but the other way round: as Baked Apple Ice Cream.


And yes, it was as delicious as it looks. I was tempted to eat the whole batch, to be honest.

How I came to the idea of making Baked Apple Ice Cream? Well, pretty easy. My dear colleague, Miss D., came around to my desk on friday, stating "You love to cook right? Check this out", handing me a package of Fruchteiszauber and a little recipe booklet.


I raised an eyebrow, because I usually am not very fond of anything pre-made or industrially designed. But I figured to at least give the label a chance. And found out that it is pretty much gelling sugar, but for ice cream. And since I am at war with my ice cream maker (don´t ask, long story), I figured I´d give it a try. The recipe booklet contained one for Baked Apple Ice Cream, so I was caught. I changed it a bit to fit my needs, and was rewarded: the making is easy as 1-2-3, and the consistency of the ice cream was just wonderful. Guess I´ll do that again ;)

Recipe for Baked Apple Ice Cream

Ingredients

500g apple puree
250g Fruchteiszauber
70g chopped almonds
70g raisins, soaked in rum (or apple juice)
2 teaspoons cinnamon


Preparation

1. In a large bowl, combine apple puree, ground cinnamon and Fruchteiszauber.
2. Mix with your hand blender for three minutes, whisking in as much air as possible, until you get a nice foamy mixture.
3. Drain soked raisins.
4. Add raisins and chopped almonds to the mixture, and fill into freezer-safe dish(es).
5. Freeze for about 5 hours.
6. If you freeze longer, remove from the freezer abuot 15 minutes before serving.

Guten Appetit! Enjoy your meal! Bon Appétit!