Gingerbread with Apple Ice Cream and Calvados Caramel Sauce

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

Dessert
Vegetarian

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