Name: Vanilla Ice Cream with Maple-Walnut Sauce
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons pure maple syrup; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1 quart vanilla ice cream; 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts

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Vanilla Ice Cream with Maple-Walnut SauceEdmund Barr

Jazz up the vanilla ice cream in your freezer with this rich, delicious — and easy-to-make — sauce. The recipe uses a bit of melted ice cream rather than whipping cream, so there's one less ingredient to worry about.

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