A frozen dessert that tastes like concentrated pecans made from bitternut hickory oil, hickory nut milk or cream, and maple syrup.
Yield: 6 4 oz ramekins, small ones
½cupthick, reduced hickory nut milk, or heavy cream
⅔cupmaple
Pinchof salt
Instructions
Before you begin, make sure all of the ingredients are well-chilled.
In the bowl of a vitamix, puree the maple syrup, salt and reduced hickory nut milk or cream. Drizzle in the hickory nut oil in a steady stream to form an emulsion, as if you were making mayonnaise. The mixture should be light and fluffy like mayonnaise.
Immediately pour the mixture into ramekins or other dishes, transfer to the freezer to set for at least 3 hours, then remove and serve immediately garnished with toasted hickory nuts.
The dessert will keep for a long time in the freezer so it's fine to make them ahead of time if you like.