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Banana Butterscotch Ice Cream recipe | Indian style Sweet Banana Butterscotch Ice Cream |
Tarla Dalal
14 May, 2015
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Banana Butterscotch Ice Cream recipe | Indian style Sweet Banana Butterscotch Ice Cream |
Indian-style Banana Butterscotch Ice Cream offers a delightful fusion of creamy indulgence and fruity sweetness, elevated by the rich, caramelized notes of butterscotch. This homemade rendition goes beyond simple fruit ice cream, incorporating a velvety base, luscious butterscotch sauce, and a unique crunchy praline, creating a multi-layered dessert that's both comforting and exciting for the Indian palate.
The foundation of this ice cream is a rich, custard-like base, prepared by thickening milk with cornflour and sweetening it with sugar. This initial cooking of milk and sugar, followed by the addition of a cornflour slurry, creates a smooth, stable, and creamy texture that is essential for a high-quality homemade ice cream. Allowing this mixture to cool completely before incorporating other ingredients is crucial, as it prevents separation and ensures a uniform consistency in the final product.
What sets this ice cream apart is the vibrant tropical flavor of mashed banana, expertly blended into the cooled milk base. Bananas provide natural sweetness, a creamy mouthfeel, and a distinct fruity aromathat beautifully complements the rich butterscotch. A few drops of butterscotch essence further intensify the classic butterscotch flavor, while a generous portion of prepared butterscotch sauce is folded in, weaving its deep caramel notes throughout the ice cream base, creating a truly irresistible combination.
A hallmark of this Indian-style preparation is the homemade butterscotch praline. This crunchy element is created by melting sugar until it caramelizes, then immediately mixing in chopped cashews and a touch of butter. This hot mixture is then spread thin, allowed to cool and harden, and finally coarsely powdered. The praline introduces a delightful textural contrast, adding a satisfying crunch and bursts of intense caramelized flavor that elevate the ice cream from merely sweet to truly gourmet.
The freezing process for this homemade ice cream involves an important two-stage approach. Initially, the blended ice cream mixture is poured into a shallow aluminum container and semi-set in the freezer for about six hours. This partial freezing allows the mixture to firm up enough for a second blending step. Blending the semi-set mixture in a mixer makes the ice cream incredibly smooth and prevents ice crystal formation, resulting in that desirable creamy, scoopable texture akin to store-bought varieties.
After the second blending, the prepared butterscotch praline is folded into the now smooth and creamy ice cream base. This ensures the praline bits are evenly distributed, ready to deliver a surprising crunch with every spoonful. The mixture is then returned to the freezer for a final setting period, typically around ten hours. The combination of the sweet banana, creamy butterscotch, and crunchy praline, served chilled, makes this Indian-style Banana Butterscotch Ice Cream a truly indulgent and satisfying dessert, perfect for any occasion.
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Preparation Time
10 Mins
Cooking Time
15 Mins
Total Time
25 Mins
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
2 1/2 cups milk
3/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp cornflour
1/2 cup fresh cream
1/2 cup mashed banana
1/2 recipe butterscotch sauce
a few drops of butterscotch essence
For The Praline
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup chopped cashew nut (kaju)
1 tsp butter
oil for greasing
Method
For the praline
- Heat the sugar in a broad non-stick pan and cook on a medium flame for 5 to 7 minutes or till the sugar melts, while stirring continuously.
- Remove from the flame, add the cashewnuts and butter and mix well.
- Spread the mixture on a greased flat surface and allow it to cool and harden.
- Scrape it out using a palate knife and coarsely powder it using a mortar-pestle (khalbatta). Store in an air-tight container and keep aside.
How to proceed
- Combine ½ cup of milk and the cornflour in a bowl and mix well. Keep aside.
- Combine the remaining 2 cups of milk and sugar in a deep non-stick pan, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 4 to 5 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the cornflour-milk mixture, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring continuously.
- Allow the mixture to cool completely. Once cooled, add the cream, bananas, butterscotch sauce and essence and mix well.
- Pour the mixture into a shallow aluminium container. Cover with an aluminium foil and freeze for 6 hours or till semi-set.
- Pour the mixture into a mixer and blend till smooth.
- Transfer the mixture back into the same aluminium shallow container, add the prepared praline and mix well. Cover with an aluminium foil and freeze for approx. 10 hours or till set.
- Scoop and serve immediately.
Banana Butterscotch Ice Cream recipe with step by step photos
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 685 cal |
| Protein | 9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 93.5 g |
| Fiber | 1.4 g |
| Fat | 27.8 g |
| Cholesterol | 29.4 mg |
| Sodium | 82.3 mg |
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Ajibar mallik
Nov. 4, 2020, 10:04 a.m.
Tarla Dalal
Nov. 4, 2020, 10:04 a.m.
Thanks for the feedback !!! keep reviewing recipes you loved.
Love good recipes
Feb. 1, 2019, 12:28 p.m.
Rich tasty ice cream with the perfect blend of bananas and butterscotch.
Foodie #690259
Oct. 4, 2018, 7:36 p.m.
what is the substitute of cornflour
Payal Parikh 86
July 13, 2018, 1:25 p.m.
This is indeed a very unique combination of banana and butter scotch but trust me it tastes really really nice. I made this for my family and they all finished it within minutes.
Foodie #664602
May 11, 2016, 3:28 p.m.
how to get butterscotch sauce?
Faiza
March 25, 2016, 7:20 p.m.
1 cup of milk is how much ml ?
Tarla Dalal
March 25, 2016, 7:20 p.m.
Hi Faiza, 1 cup = 250ml in our recipes.
Divya Babbar
Nov. 30, 2015, 6:58 p.m.
Turned out soooooo gud.. got so many complements n demand....tnxxxxx a lot .
sana
Dec. 21, 2010, 11:43 p.m.
can I use caramel sauce instead of butterscotch sauce?? and how much of it must i use??
Tarla Dalal
Dec. 21, 2010, 11:43 p.m.
Hi Sana, You can try and see it as we ave not tried it with it. But we are sure if follow this recipe, it will just be perfect.
