Banana Walnut Ice Cream
Banana Walnut Ice Cream 2 cups cream 1/2 cup whole milk 1 whole vanilla bean, halved and seeds scraped 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup dark brown sugar 1 tablespoon water 2 tablespoons butter 2 large bananas, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 1/2 tablespoons dark rum or 1/2 teaspoon rum extract 1/4 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 1/2 cup chopped, toasted walnuts 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips Combine cream, milk, vanilla bean, extract and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring just to a boil, then remove from heat and let steep 30 minutes. In a large skillet, heat the sugar and water until melted, then stir in the butter. Add the bananas and cook about 2 minutes until softened. Stir in the rum and cook another 2 minutes until thickened a bit. Strain out the bananas into one bowl and the syrup into another. Set aside. Remove the vanilla pod from the steeped mixture and discard. Stir lemon juice into the bananas, and then mix the bananas into the cream mixture. Cover and refrigera...
