Apple Ice Cream

How about a three ingredient easy spiced apple ice cream recipe? This one is so easy, you’ll want to make it every night. In fact, it’s just three ingredients!

You read that right. Simply combine apple butter, sweetened condensed milk and heavy whipping cream for the most delicious spiced apple butter ice cream.

The creamy, dreamy taste of fall makes this apple butter ice cream perfect alone or topped on any dessert!

I’m obsessed with everything apple butter, especially during fall. It’s a flavor that seems to warm you up, even on the chilliest of evenings or when blended with ice cream.

I’ve incorporated it into everything from cookies to cocktails, so I decided why not make some apple butter ice cream, too!

I love all things apple- so don’t miss my incredible Apple Recipe Guide. It’s filled with tips and tricks to take your fall baking to the next level!

We also love homemade ice cream in this house – in fact, I’ve rounded up 18 of the BEST homemade no churn ice cream recipes. Don’t miss all these incredible combinations including this Cinnamon Ice Cream you’re sure to love!

In St. Louis, we have an incredible nitro ice cream shop called Ices Plain and Fancy. Among some of their inspired flavors, they offer apple butter ice cream. We’ve had it a few times at local attractions and I fell in love.

Apple Ice Cream

For me, ice cream knows no season. I remember venturing downtown in the snow with my mom and sister years ago. The rest of the family thought we were crazy, but we just had to get our ice cream fix.

If you’re like me, and you love ice cream all year round, you’ll be obsessed with this fall take on a traditional summer treat. The spices from the apple butter go perfectly with this creamy ice cream recipe.

What is Apple Butter?

For all of you that might be grossed out right now thinking I put actual butter in the ice cream, don’t worry… apple butter isn’t actual butter!

Apple butter is a highly concentrated form of applesauce. It’s produced by long, slow cooking of apples with cider or water until the sugar in the apples caramelizes. This turns the apple butter a deep brown.

Basically, apple butter is pretty much applesauce’s grown up sister and she’s amazing.

It’s typically used as a spread on just about anything you want. I love it on biscuits, crackers, muffins, waffles… You name it, I’ve probably put apple butter on it.

This recipe was so easy and so so good! We ended up sandwiching the ice cream between some ginger cookies and oatmeal cookies and it was divine, thank you so much for sharing.

ALEX

Ingredients and Substitutions

• Heavy cream – Also known as whipping cream. This is the key ingredient to make it luxuriously creamy and full of flavor!
• Sweetened condensed milk –  Sweetens the ice cream while contributing to its creamy consistency.
• Apple butter – The grown up big sister to cinnamon apple sauce, with more of a jam consistency.

Variations

• Apple Pie Spice – Add a teaspoon of my homemade Apple Pie Spice Recipe to really take this ice cream over the top!
• Add Apple Pie Filling – Up to one cup.
• Add Extract – Add a teaspoon of vanilla.
• Add Graham Cracker Crumbs – Fold in 1/2 cup cracker or cookie crumbs for texture.

How to Make

1. In a mixing bowl, whip heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
2. Blend in sweetened condensed milk and apple butter.
3. Pour into loaf pan / pans.
4. Freeze 2+ hours.

Serving Suggestions

This apple butter ice cream tastes delicious on its own, but it’s also a nice complement to other desserts.

• Serve with pies
• Or with bread pudding
• Make ice cream sandwiches with these oatmeal lace cookies
• Serve with apple crisp

How to Store

Freeze – If stored properly, in an airtight or ice cream container, in the back of the freezer, your spiced apple ice cream will last about 1-2 weeks, or until crystallization forms.

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