Delicious and creamy homemade apple pie ice cream. No churn or ice cream maker options. These easy ice cream recipe is perfect for fall or any time you have a craving for apple pie and ice cream.
Equipment
Ice Cream Maker (optional)
Loaf Pan
Ingredients
2cupsdiced apples2-3 medium apples
4tablespoonslight brown sugar
1teaspoonground cloves
3teaspoonsground cinnamondivided
2tablespoons salted butter
2cupsheavy cream
1 ½cupssweetened condensed milk
1teaspoonvanilla extract(optional)
Instructions
In a medium bowl, toss the apples, brown sugar, cloves and 1 ½ teaspoons of cinnamon.
Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add butter and apples.
Stir occasionally until the apples are soft. Remove from heat.
No Churn Ice Cream Instructions
In a separate medium bowl, whip the heavy cream with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
Fold in the sweetened condensed milk, remaining cinnamon and vanilla.
Gently fold in the cooked apple mixture, including the juices. Do not stir.
Pour into a 9x5 loaf pan. Cover with plastic wrap or a lid.
Freeze for 5 hours or until the ice cream is as hard as you prefer. Serve.
Ice Cream Maker Instructions
In a medium bowl, add the heavy cream, sweetened condensed milk, remaining cinnamon and vanilla extract.
Pour ice cream mixture into ice cream maker. Churn according to your ice cream maker manufacturer's instructions.
When ice cream has finished churning add apples and juices and stir to combine.
Transfer to a freezer safe container. Cover. Freeze for 4+ hours until ice cream is as hard as you prefer. Serve.
Notes
You can store this ice cream in the freezer for 1-2 months as long as it is covered with plastic wrap or transferred to an airtight container. Otherwise, it may begin to develop some freezer burns.
When making the filling, you can use any type of apple; however, crisper apples like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp tend to work best for apple pie filling.
It is important to fold the apples in gently in the no-churn method, otherwise you may knock the air out of the whipped cream and the apple pieces will sink to the bottom of the loaf pan before the ice cream sets.