Butter Pecan Ice Cream Recipe
Custard Stylewith eggsButter pecan ice cream is consistently listed among the top 5 most loved ice cream flavors. This recipe does not disappointMakes 1 1/2 quarts of ice cream.
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup pecans chopped
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Whisk eggs about 1-2 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Slowly whisk in sugar until completely blended and then whisk 1 more minute.
- In a saucepan, heat milk until it just begins to bubble.
- Pour hot milk into egg mixture and blend well.
- Pour mixture back into saucepan and heat over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and starts to stick to your spoon.
- Chill about 2 hours.
- Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt butter over low heat.
- Add pecans, stirring until pecans start to brown.
- Strain. Place pecans and butter in separate bowls.
- Cool pecans and butter completely.
- Once milk mixture has cooled, stir in heavy cream, vanilla, and cooled melted butter. Blend well.
- Pour into your ice cream maker.
- Mix about 15-20 minutes or according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- Add cooled buttered pecans to churning ice cream.
- Mix for 5 more minutes.
- Dig in!