Toffee Pecan Crunch Ice Cream - Dairy Free (with photos)

[quirkycooking]

Toffee Pecan Crunch Ice Cream
serves 6

We love our Chocolate Banana Nut ice cream, but I felt like a change today, and I remembered I had some Rapadura toffee leftover in the fridge from when I made the croquembouche the other day... and some pecans in the freezer... so this is what I came up with.  Yum!

If you don't have any toffee lurking in the fridge, this is how you make it...

1. Stir together in a saucepan over medium high heat:
- 1 cup Rapadura
- 1/4 cup water

Stir until granules are dissolved, brushing down insides of pan with a pastry brush dipped in water. Allow syrup to simmer until it's a dark caramel colour and has the consistency of syrup.  Drip a bit into a cup of cool water now and then to check if it's ready - if it forms a crunchy ball of toffee, it's ready; if it spreads out, it's not. (When you lift the spoon out of the syrup and let it drip, you should see a flyaway thread.)  While it's simmering, watch it carefully, and when it's getting close to being ready, TURN DOWN THE HEAT!  Don't let it burn!!!

Pour the hot toffee onto a tray lined with baking paper and leave to cool.  (Just pop it in the freezer if you're in a hurry.)  Crack it into shards with the back of a spoon.

Okay.  Once you've got your toffee ready, you can make your ice cream.

1.  Blend in Thermomix on speed 9 for 30 seconds, or until ice cream comes together in a ball:
- 600g frozen bananas, cut into 1 inch chunks

2.  Throw in and mix for another 10 - 20 seconds on speed 8, depending on how chunky you want it:
- a good handful of toffee pieces
- a good handful of pecans
- a splash of vanilla extract
- a couple of splashes of pure maple syrup
- a pinch of sea salt (I know, sounds weird, but trust me!)

That's it!  Enjoy

[judydawn]

Looks so inviting Jo.

[cookie1]

This looks lovely. I use the banana/macadamia icecream recipe a lot. I can't wait to try this.

[RoxyS]

Wish I could eat bananas, this looks fabulous. Will have to try it for the rest of the family who don't have an issue with bananas. I'm sure it will be very much enjoyed.

[Thermomixer]

Thanks again Quirky Jo - sure does sound delicious, especially with the crunch from those toffee pieces.  Shame you can't eat bananas RoxyS.

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

I am needing to make toffee coated nuts to decorate a cake.  Could I use this recipe above and dip the nuts into the saucepan of toffee using spoons?  I don't have any dipping gadgets and have never made toffee before. 

[quirkycooking]

Yes, I'm pretty sure you could use this recipe for the toffee covered nuts. Maybe just hold the nuts with two forks, or just put them on the baking paper and blob the toffee over each one?

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

Thanks Jo.