Maple Walnut Vegan Ice Cream with Wet-Walnut Stir In - A Zest for Life

Ingredients

• 1 cup walnuts (to be toasted)
• 3/4 cup pure maple syrup (divided 1/2 cup & 1/4 cup )
• 1 tablespoon Lyle's golden syrup ((improves texture))
• 2 pinches sea salt
• 2 cans coconut milk
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• few pinches grated nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste ((can use pure vanilla extract))
• 1/4 teaspoon natural almond extract* ((not imitation))
• 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 small banana (ripe but not too soft)