Bacon Maple Ice Cream Recipe

Ingredients for Bacon Maple Ice Cream

• Maple Bacon
• Brown Sugar
• 1 ½ cups pure maple syrup
• Half And Half Cream
• 2 cups heavy cream
• Vanilla Sugar
• Kosher Salt
• Maple Flavoring

How to Make Bacon Maple Ice Cream

1. Cook bacon until crispy. Remove from pan, reserving 2 tablespoons of bacon fat. Chop bacon into small pieces and set aside.
2. In a small saucepan, combine reserved bacon fat and 1 cup of maple syrup. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally until thickened slightly (about 5-7 minutes). Remove from heat and let cool completely.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together heavy cream, milk, and remaining maple syrup until well combined.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until pale and slightly thickened.
5. Temper the egg yolk mixture by slowly whisking in a small amount of the cream mixture, then pour the tempered mixture into the remaining cream mixture. Whisk until well combined.
6. Stir in the cooled candied bacon pieces.
7. Strain the custard through a fine-mesh sieve to remove any egg bits.
8. Churn the custard in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. This typically takes 20-30 minutes.
9. Transfer the churned ice cream to an airtight container and freeze for at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight, to allow it to harden completely.