This post has been sponsored by Pink Lady® Apples
I knew this ice cream would be good but I ended up so happy with this Brandy Roasted Pink Lady® Apple Crumble Ice Cream. Chunks of Pink Lady® apples roasted in brandy and spices and a nutty oat crumble mixed in with the best vanilla ice cream you can get. Part pudding, part ice cream and completely delicious.
The 2019 season of everyone’s favourite apple, Pink Lady® is here and what better way to welcome the new season with a delicious dessert that is sure to make all the apple lovers and ice cream lovers happy at the same time. I wanted to take a dessert as classic as an apple crumble and give it a bit of makeover. The ice cream is great eaten on its own or end your next dinner party or Sunday lunch with a stack of freshly made waffles and big scoops of the Brandy Roasted Pink Lady® Apple Crumble Ice Cream slowly melting over the hot waffles.
Bonus, of course, is that you use shop bought ice cream for the base so all you need to worry about is roasting the apple and making the crumble.
Apples and brandy is such a wonderful combination and the brandy adds a deep layer of flavour while the apples roast. (The alcohol will be cooked off by the time you make the ice cream.) Stir the apples a few times while they roast, mashing it with a veggie masher to break down the pieces. But do not mash too fine, you want apple chunks in the ice cream. Bake the crumble to a dark golden brown to maximise flavour. Remember that freezing mutes flavour so you want to maximise the apple and crumble flavour as much as possible.
I kept adding additional sugar to the minimum. The apples are sweet and the ice cream as well so the crumble and roasted apples do not have to be too sweet on top of that. And keep a quarter of the oat crumble aside so that you can sprinkle it on top of the ice cream for more texture and flavour.
Born of good earth, pure water and clear skies a crisp Pink Lady® apple represents life at its natural green best. Raised with love, Pink Lady® apples are allowed to linger longer on their trees to absorb more of nature’s goodness and develop their characteristic radiance and sweet refreshing taste.
I hope you enjoy this recipe for Brandy Roasted Pink Lady® Apple Crumble Ice Cream. If you’ve made the recipe share it with me by tagging @heinstirred on Instagram or Facebook with the hashtag #heinstirred
Ingredients
- For the roasted apples:
- 700g Pink Lady® apples
- 60ml brandy
- 45ml light brown sugar
- 1 tsp sea salt flakes
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp grated nutmeg
- For the crumble:
- 125ml flour
- 80ml oats
- 60ml light brown sugar
- 1 tsp sea salt flakes
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 60ml butter, diced
- 50g pecans, chopped
- For the ice cream:
- 1l best quality vanilla ice cream
- 1 tsp sea salt flakes
- zest of 1 lemon
Instructions
- Roast the apples:
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C
- Peel and core the apples and cut in chunks
- Place in a baking dish and toss with the brandy, sugar, salt and spices
- Roast for 60 minutes, stirring and mashing with a veggie masher every 15 minutes or so
- You do not want a sauce but rather chunks of roasted apple
- Let it cool while the crumble bakes
- Make the crumble:
- Combine the flour, oats, sugar, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl
- Add the butter pieces and work with your fingertips until the mixture forms large clumps then lightly mix in the pecans
- Scoop the mix on a baking sheet lined with baking paper, spreading it evenly
- Reduce the oven temperature once the apples are done and bake the crumble for 15 minutes or so until dark golden, giving it a stir halfway through
- Let the crumble cool completely and keep about a quarter of the crumble aside for serving
- Assemble:
- Remove the ice cream from the freezer and let it soften a bit
- Mix in the salt, lemon zest and apples
- Spread a third of the mixture in a small metal dish
- Sprinkle with a third of the crumble and repeat twice more
- Wrap the pan with cling wrap and freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight
- Serve with more crumble sprinkled on top
A few more of my favourite apple recipes :
Cider Cooked Apple, Onion and Cheddar Galette
Pink Lady® Apple Galettes with Spelt Crusts and Tahini Butterscotch Sauce
