Pine Nut Ice Cream with Banana Caramel Sauce

Instructions

1. Empty the ice cream into a mixing bowl and allow it to sit at room
2. temperature for about 8 minutes. When it's soft enough to stir with a
3. wooden spoon or rubber spatula, sprinkle in the pine nuts and 1/4
4. teaspoon of the salt. Working quickly, fold the pine nuts into the
5. softened ice cream. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place it in
6. the freezer to firm up.
7. To make the sauce, combine the butter, brown sugar, bourbon, and
8. remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer
9. over medium heat, stirring often, until the sugar is completely melted
10. and the mixture has a caramel-sauce consistency, about 4 minutes.
11. Reduce the heat to low, stir in the banana pieces and cook for an
12. additional 3 minutes to just soften them. Remove the pan from the
13. heat and let the sauce sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes to
14. cool slightly.
15. To serve, place 2 scoops of the ice cream in each of the 4 bowls or sundae glasses. Drizzle the sauce over each and serve immediately.