chocolate covered bacon maple ice cream

Every summer when the kids were little I used to take them to the del mar far (yes, the del mar fair, not the san diego fair). And their most favorite thing was buying a box (or two) of chocolate covered bacon.

Best fair treat ever.

Even my non-bacon loving kiddo loved it.

So I thought it might just make for the perfect nostalgic summer ice cream flavor, ever. Period. Hard. Stop.

Ingredients:

2 cups heavy cream

2 cups whole milk

1 cup granulated sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla paste

8 egg yolks, whisked together

12 oz milk chocolate

2 Tbsp butter

6 pieces cooked bacon

2 Tbsp maple syrup

Directions:

Whisk together cream, milk, sugar, salt, and vanilla.

Bring to a boil.

Once boiling, turn heat down to simmer.

Temper eggs, by slowly whisking in hot mixture a tiny bit at a time, to bring eggs up to tempurature.

Add egg mixture back to pan, and bring to boil once more. Whisking the whole time.

Once mixture coats the back of a spoon, remove from heat.

Strain into a large bowl. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.

Break chocolate into pieces and add to a large bowl. Add butter.

Microwave in 30 sec increments, stirring between each time, until melted and combined.

Coat bacon with chocolate and set on a parchment lined tray.

Freeze until chocolate has set. Break into small pieces.

Using a kitchen aid or similar ice cream attachment, stir for about 25 minutes, until the consistancy of soft serve. Add in chocolate bacon pieces and stir for an additional 2 minutes.

Drizzle in maple syrup for one or two stirs. Remove from attachment and spoon into freezer safe storage. Cover and freeze for 3 - 4 hours before serving.