Flavor #54 - Apple Pile

Fall is apple season here in New England and if you live far enough outside of the city, chances are there is a decent orchard close by. For me, it's Mann Orchards in Methuen, MA. Although their orchard is not as big as it was a few years ago before they sold off some land to Target, Mann Orchards has a nice selection of apples, apple products, produce, baked goods and does a bang-up lunch business with a deli on the premises. 

Mann Orchards has a great selection of pies, including several different styles of apple pie. Apple pie ice cream was one of the first flavors I made without using a recipe almost 10 years ago. There has been a fair amount of tweaking my technique since then, but the basic formula has remained pretty true throughout.

1 1/2 Cups of Heavy Cream

1 1/2 Cups of Milk

3/4 Cup of Sugar

1 Teaspoon of Vanilla

1 Pinch of Salt

1/2 of an 8" Crumb Top Apple Pie, Chopped

As always, mix the pie in with the ice cream when you transfer the ice cream from the machine to the container. Apple Pie a la Mode. It is an awesome fall flavor whose name come from a failed attempt to make a homemade pie. The crust was too thin and not crisp enough, so when you tried to get it out of the pie plate you did not get a slice of pie, you ended up getting a pile of what was supposed to be apple pie.

Enjoy!