Best 18 Butter Pecan Ice Cream Recipes

CONTEST-WINNING BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a small skillet, toast pecans in butter for 5-6 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool., In a heavy saucepan, heat half-and-half to 175°; stir in the brown sugar until dissolved. Whisk a small amount of hot cream mixture into the eggs; return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture reaches at least 160° and coats the back of a metal spoon., Remove from the heat. Cool quickly by placing pan in a bowl of ice water; stir for 2 minutes. Stir in whipping cream and vanilla. Press plastic wrap onto the surface of custard. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Stir in toasted pecans., Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer; freeze according to the manufacturer's directions. Allow to ripen in ice cream freezer or firm up in the refrigerator freezer for 2-4 hours before serving.

BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a small skillet over medium heat, cook pecans in butter until lightly browned and fragrant, stirring constantly, about 3 to 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Whisk eggs in a mixing bowl; set aside. Combine brown sugar and half and half in a saucepan and mix well. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; remove from heat. Gradually pour hot mixture into the eggs, whisking constantly. Return custard to saucepan and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture coats the back of a spoon (see Editor's Note). Remove from heat and stir in cream, vanilla, and pecans.
• Pour into ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturers' directions.

BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM FROM EAGLE BRAND®

Steps:

• Whip heavy cream until stiff peaks in large bowl. Combine sweetened condensed milk, pecans, butter and maple extract in large bowl. Mix well. Fold in whipped cream.
• Pour into 9x5-inch loaf pan or 2-quart container; cover. Freeze 6 hours or until firm. Store in freezer.

BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, combine brown sugar, cream, butter and salt. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Cool completely., Meanwhile, for the crust, cream butter, brown sugar and vanilla. Gradually add flour. Stir in chopped pecans. Press onto bottom and 1/2 in. up sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet., Bake until lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Cool slightly. Spread with 1/2 cup caramel sauce. Cool on a wire rack., Spread ice cream over caramel layer. Freeze 15 minutes. Top with additional chopped pecans or pecan halves. Freeze, covered, several hours or overnight. Cover and refrigerate remaining caramel sauce., Loosen sides from pan with a knife; remove rim from pan. Heat caramel sauce and serve with torte.

MAPLE BUTTER-PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Coarsely chop pecans. In a skillet melt butter over moderate heat until foam subsides. Toast pecans in butter, stirring occasionally, until golden and fragrant, about 5 minutes, and sprinkle with salt to taste. Cool pecans and chill in a sealable plastic bag. Buttered pecans may be made 3 days ahead and chilled.
• In a heavy saucepan bring cream, milk, maple syrup, and salt just to a boil, stirring occasionally. In a bowl beat yolks until smooth. Add hot cream mixture to yolks in a slow stream, whisking, and pour into pan. Cook custard over moderately low heat, stirring constantly, until a thermometer registers 170° F. Pour custard through a sieve into a clean bowl and cool. Stir in extract. Chill custard, its surface covered with plastic wrap, at least 3 hours, or until cold, and up to 1 day.
• Freeze custard in an ice-cream maker. Transfer ice cream to a bowl and fold in chilled pecans. Transfer ice cream to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden. Ice cream may be made 1 week ahead.

HOMEMADE BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, heat the milk, cream, sugars and salt until bubbles form around sides of pan. Whisk a small amount of hot mixture into the eggs. Return all to the pan, whisking constantly., Cook and stir over low heat until mixture is thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Quickly transfer to a bowl; place in ice water and stir for 2 minutes. Stir vanilla. Press waxed paper onto surface of custard. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight., In a small skillet, saute pecans in butter, stirring constantly. Cool. , Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer two-thirds full; freeze according to the manufacturer's directions. Stir in toasted pecans. Refrigerate remaining mixture until ready to freeze. When ice cream is frozen, transfer to a freezer container; freeze for 2-4 hours before serving.

BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. On a baking sheet, combine butter, pecans, salt and 1 tablespoon sugar and spread into a single layer. Roast 15 minutes. Stir and roast 15 minutes longer. Cool. , For ice cream, in a large saucepan, heat milk to 175°. Combine sugars and cornstarch; gradually stir into milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat., In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into eggs; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat immediately. , Quickly transfer to a large bowl; place bowl in a pan of ice water. Stir gently and occasionally for 2 minutes. Stir in cream, syrup and vanilla. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight., Stir nuts into custard. Fill ice cream freezer two-thirds full; freeze according to the manufacturer's directions. (Refrigerate any remaining mixture until ready to freeze.) Transfer ice cream to freezer containers, allowing headspace for expansion. Freeze 2-4 hours or until firm. Repeat with any remaining ice cream mixture.

HOMEMADE BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place the light cream, sugar and butter into a saucepan and mix together over a low heat.
• Stir until the mixture starts to bubble around the edges.
• Remove the saucepan from the heat and allow to cool.
• When the mixture is cold transfer it to an ice cream maker and stir in the heavy cream and vanilla extract.
• Freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions but remember to add the pecan nuts as the ice cream starts to harden.

BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM PIE WITH CARAMEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Coarsely shop nuts in processor. Set aside 1/4 cup nuts for garnish. Add graham cracker crumbs and brown sugar to remaining nuts in processor and blend until nuts are finely ground. Add melted butter and process until moist clumps form. Press nut mixture onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch pie dish. Freeze crust 15 minutes.
• Spoon ice cream into crust, packing firmly and mounding in center. Freeze pie until ice cream is firm, about 1 hour.
• Drizzle some caramel topping over pie. Sprinkle with reserved chopped nuts. Serve pie immediately or cover and freeze up to 2 days

BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Add the pecans, sugar, and butter to an 8-inch skillet.
• Over medium heat, stir constantly for 6-8 minutes or until the sugar is melted and is a rich brown color.
• Take skillet from stove; spread nuts on a buttered baking sheet or piece of foil.
• Separate nuts into clusters; let cool; break clusters into small chunks; set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, add the half-and-half, brown sugar, and vanilla; stir to mix well and until the sugar is dissolved.
• Add in the whipping cream; stir to combine.
• In a 4- to 5-quart ice cream freezer, freeze cream mixture according to the manufactuer's directions.
• Stir in pecans.
• Ripen for 4 to 24 hours.

AWARD WINNING BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Chill a metal bowl for 30 minute While the bowl is chilling toast your pecans in a skillet on top of the stove for a few minute until you began to really smell them. Turn off the heat.
• In your metal bowl beat eggs and add remaining ingredients to ice cream can. Add enough milk to fill can and put in ice cream freezer and follow manufactures directions.

BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy skillet over a low heat. Add the pecans and salt and sauté, stirring constantly, until pecans start to turn brown.
• Drain the butter into a small bowl and transfer the pecans to another bowl and let cool.
• Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Whisk the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more. Pour in the cream and milk and whisk to blend.
• Add the melted butter and blend.
• Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze following the manufacturer's instructions.
• After the ice cream stiffens (about 2 minutes before it is done), add the pecans, then continue freezing until the ice cream is ready.
• Makes generous 1 quart.
• Sweet Cream Bases----:.
• •Favorite Sweet Cream Base: Most popular base, has creamy texture, medium body, and a subtle, understated taste. It's especially good as a background for fruit, cookies, and candy.
• 2 large eggs 3/4 cup sugar 2 cups heavy or whipping cream 1 cup milk Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more. Pour in the cream and milk and whisk to blend.
• •Simple Sweet Cream Base: This simple recipe is made with a minimum of ingredients and requires no cooking.
• It makes a very creamy ice cream with 25% butterfat, but it does not store well in home freezers, so be prepared to eat it all.
• 2 cups heavy or whipping cream 3/4 cup sugar 2/3 cup half-and-half Pour the cream into a mixing bowl.
• Whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more. Pour in the half-and-half and whisk to blend.
• •Condensed Milk Sweet Cream Base: This recipe makes a less creamy, less rich ice cream.
• Ben likes the slightly "cooked" flavor of the sweetened condensed milk.
• 2 cups light cream 1 cup sweetened condensed milk, cold Whisk the light cream and the sweetened condensed milk together in a mixing bowl until blended.

PATRICK O'CONNELL'S BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine one cup of the cream with the milk in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Pour the mixture into another container and chill thoroughly. A film will form on top when the mixture is chilled. Remove this film.
• Heat the butter in a heavy skillet and add the pecans. Cook, shaking the skillet and stirring, until the pecans begin to brown. Strain but reserve both the butter and pecans.
• Put the yolks in a mixing bowl and add one-half cup of the sugar. Beat thoroughly.
• Bring the remaining one and one-half cups of cream and one-half cup of sugar to the boil in a heavy saucepan. Slowly pour half of this mixture into the egg mixture, beating constantly. Return this mixture to the saucepan with the remaining cream and sugar mixture and heat gently without boiling or the eggs might curdle. Stir in the reserved butter in which the pecans were cooked and add the vanilla. Pour and scrape the mixture into a mixing bowl and add the chilled cream mixture. Add the pecans and pour and scrape the mixture into the container of a hand-cranked or electric ice cream freezer. Freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Serve with caramel sauce.

BUTTER PECAN SHORTCAKES WITH ICE CREAM AND CARAMELIZED PINEAPPLE AND BANANAS

Steps:

• Make shortcakes:
• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 425°F. Line large baking sheet with parchment. Sift first 5 ingredients into large bowl. Rub in butter with fingertips until mixture resembles very coarse meal. Mix in pecans. Whisk milk, 1 egg, sour cream and vanilla in small bowl to blend. Add to flour mixture and toss just until evenly moistened. Using about 1/2 cup dough per shortcake, drop dough onto prepared sheet in 6 mounds. Using floured hands, shape each mound into ball and return to sheet. Brush each with some egg glaze, then sprinkle with additional sugar.
• Bake shortcakes until golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 18 minutes. Transfer to rack; cool. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Rewarm in 350¡F oven 10 minutes before assembling.)
• Make fruit:
• Whisk sugar and butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until butter melts and mixture forms dark caramel sauce, about 4 minutes. Add pineapple and bananas; stir gently until fruit is heated through, about 2 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.
• Cut shortcakes horizontally in half; place bottoms on 6 plates. Top each with ice cream, then with fruit. Lean shortcake tops against ice cream and serve.

BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM - PAULA DEEN

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a small saucepan.
• Add the pecans to the butter and cook the pecans over low heat until they are browned, about 3 minute.
• Place on a plate to cool and drain a little.
• In a large bowl or and 8-cup measuring cup, combine the remaining ingredients and whisk until the sugar dissolves.
• Pour the mixture into an ice cream machine and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Add the pecans during the final 10 min of the freezing.
• Serve immediately or store in the freezer.

SUNNY'S BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, melt the butter and then add the brown sugar, salt, and pecans, in that order, with a stir between each. Stir on medium-high as bubbles form, and continue to stir until the sugar is dissolved as much as possible and the coating on the pecans becomes sticky, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from the heat and spread the mixture onto a baking sheet to cool. Refrigerate for about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk together the heavy cream, buttermilk, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, and vanilla extract. Use a spatula to release the pecans from the cooled sheet. Add the cooled pecans to the bowl and stir. Make the ice cream one of the following ways:
• 1. Get fancy and put it in your home ice cream maker and prepare according to the manufacturer's instructions. Place in an air tight 2-quart container and freeze for at least 5 hours, stirring every 30 minutes for the first 2 hours, then every hour for 3 more hours.
• 2. Add 2 cups ice and 1/2 cup coarse sea salt to a large plastic storage container. Pour the ice cream mixture into a 1-gallon plastic storage bag and seal, squeezing out as much air as possible. Place this bag in the plastic storage container and cover with the lid. Shake vigorously for 10 to 15 minutes. Add more ice and salt if needed halfway through the spin cycle. Depends on your shakin'! Once the shaking is done and you've checked for the right texture for your ice cream, remove the bag from the container and rinse off quickly in cold water. Open and scoop ice cream out, or cut a hole in the corner of the bag and squeeze it out.

ULTIMATE BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Mix cream, milk, Splenda, sugar, and vanilla into a large measuring cup. Stir 1-2 minutes until sugar is dissolved.
• Turn on ice cream machine and slowly pour in milk mixture. churn for 20-25 minutes.
• While ice cream is churning, prepare the pecans. In a small skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add pecans and salt. Mix well and saute for 1-2 minutes until pecans have absorbed the butter and are nicely roasted. Turn off heat and allow to cool.
• After the 20-25 minutes, when ice cream is almost done, add the pecan mixture and let churn for an additional 5 minutes.
• Scoop out ice cream into a plastic container, cover and freeze for at least 2 hours. I love it served in a sugar cone.

BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• 1. PLACE NUTS IN A DRY SKILLET. COOK OVER MEDIUM HEAT; SHAKING PAN UNTIL NUTS ARE LIGHTLY BROWNED AND THEN REMOVE FROM STOVE.
• 2. WHIP HEAVY CREAM UNTIL STIFF PEAKS IN LARGE BOWL. COMBINE SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK, PECANS, BUTTER AND MAPLE EXTRACT IN LARGE BOWL. MIX WELL. FOLD IN WHIPPED CREAM.
• 3. POUR INTO A 2 QUART ICE CREAM FREEZER AND CHURN UNTIL IT'S FIRM.