Vanilla Ice Cream with Salted Caramel & Macadamia Praline

An ultra-indulgent ice cream where vanilla sweetness meets a smooth salted caramel swirl, enhanced by the irresistible crunch of macadamia praline. A rich and textured recipe, perfect for premium frozen creations.

Vanilla salted caramel macadamia ice cream

Vanilla ice cream base

Ingredients:

  • 500 g whole milk
  • 250 g 35% whipping cream
  • 90 g caster sugar
  • 40 g DE40 glucose
  • 25 g inverted sugar
  • 6 g stabiliser
  • 5 g Perle de Vanille premium
  • 80 g egg yolks

Method:

  • Heat milk, cream and inverted sugar.
  • Mix sugars with stabiliser and glucose.
  • Whisk yolks with dry mix.
  • Cook to 82°C (custard stage).
  • Add vanilla and blend at 60°C.
  • Chill and mature for 24 hours.
  • Churn.

Salted caramel swirl

Ingredients:

Method:

  • Make a dry caramel with sugars and glucose.
  • Gradually add hot cream.
  • Incorporate butter off heat.
  • Add salt and vanilla.
  • Blend until smooth.
  • Cool quickly.

Macadamia praline

Ingredients:

Method:

  • Roast macadamias at 150°C.
  • Cook sugar and cream to 115°C.
  • Add butter off heat.
  • Add vanilla and nuts.
  • Cool, set and break into pieces.

Assembly

  • Churn vanilla ice cream.
  • Add first layer to container.
  • Sprinkle caramel and praline layers.
  • Repeat until full.