Whisky Maple Pear and Peri Peri Ice Cream

Ingredients

• 3 pears, cored and quartered

• 1/3 cup maple syrup

• 3 tablespoons aged balsamic vinegar

• 3 tablespoons melted butter

• 1 teaspoon crushed red chile

• 1 quart plus 1/4 cup milk

• 1/3 to 1/2 cup whisky

• 2 tablespoons Nando’s Peri Peri Sauce

• 12 egg yolks

• 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons superfine sugar

• 2 cups heavy cream

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

In a bowl, combine the pears, maple syrup, balsamic vinegar, butter, and chile and toss to coat. Spread the mixture on a baking pan and roast for 20 minutes. Cool.

Heat the milk, whisky, and Nando’s Peri Peri sauce ,in a saucepan over a medium heat until small bubbles form around the rim of the milk. Cool slightly

In a bowl whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until combined. While whisking, strain the milk mixture into the eggs. Pour the mixture into the saucepan and return to the heat.

Heat the mixture over a low heat until it forms a thick custard, stirring constantly.

Strain the mixture into a bowl and stir in the cream. Allow the mixture to cool.

Freeze the mixture in an ice cream machine following the manufacturer’s directions until it freezes.