Levantine Date, Pistachio, and Almond Ice Cream with Date Syrup

I found this delicious and easy Levantine-flavored ice cream on a Nestle's web site that lists many delicious-sounding Middle Eastern desserts. http://www.nestle-family.com/recipes/english/arabic-desserts-recipes.aspx

The page for this specific recipe is: https://www.nestledessertsarabia.com/en/honey-and-dates-ice-cream-recipe-14653 

For some reason, they titled this recipe, "Honey and Dates Ice Cream," even though it contains no honey.

This recipe would probably serve 10 people. It can be made several days in advance. It is made with an electric mixer, rather than with an ice cream maker. It's very similar to Italian semifreddo.

While the recipe calls for the ingredients to be put in a 9" x 5" baking dish, the ingredients are almost enough to fill two such dishes. I filled the second one about two thirds of the way to the top.

Ingredients

- 1 14-oz. can Nestle's sweet condensed milk
- 3 cups whipping cream
- 1.5 teaspoons vanilla powder (I did not have the powder so I used 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract)
- 1.5 cups toasted almonds
- 1 cup pistachios
- 1 cup dried dates (I chopped them)
- 1/4 cup date syrup (I found this at a Sarasota Middle Eastern - South Asian grocery store called Bismallah. Oasis Cafe said they could get it for me. It's also available on Amazon. It's delicious.)

Directions

1. Combine the Nestle Sweetened Condensed Milk, liquid whipping cream, and vanilla powder / extract in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat until thick and creamy. 

2. Carefully fold in almonds, pistachios, and dates.

3. Pour half of the cream mixture into a foil-lined 9" x 5" loaf pan or dish.

4. Gently sprinkle with date syrup over the cream mixture in the loaf pan. Then spoon the rest of the cream mixture into the loaf pan.

5. Cover with cling film, and freeze for 12 hours until set. 

6. When ready to serve, remove from freezer and cut into thin slices.