Name: Gingerbread with Apple Ice Cream and Calvados Caramel Sauce
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 6 ounces (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened; ½ cup granulated sugar; ⅓ cup firmly packed brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 2½ cups all-purpose flour; ¾ teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; ¼ teaspoon kosher salt; Calvados Caramel Sauce, warmed; ½ cup unsulphured dark molasses; ¾ cup sour cream; 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger; 2 tablespoons finely chopped candied ginger; ½ cup apple juice; 4 (about 2 pounds) Golden Delicious apples; 2-inch piece cinnamon stick; 1 cup milk; 2 tablespoons Calvados or apple brandy; 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice; ¾ cup granulated sugar; 2 cups heavy (whipping) cream; ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A Passion for Ice Cream

By Emily Luchetti

Published 2006

About

Like other classic desserts such as angel food cake or vanilla ice cream, gingerbread is delicious eaten plain. But what makes a classic dessert so great is that you can dress it up for special occasions. Here, Calvados-flavored caramel and apple ice cream make this gingerbread a stellar dessert worthy of any white-tablecloth party.

Ingredients

Apple Ice Cream

4 (about 2 pounds) Golden Delicious apples
½ cup apple juice

Method

To Make the Ice Cream

Peel, quarter, and core the apples. Slice them ⅛ inch thick and put them in a large sauté pan with the apple juice, sugar, lemon juice, and salt. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until the apples are very soft and all the liq

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Ingredients

Apple Ice Cream

Method

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