Best 10 Chocolate Pecan Ice Cream Torte Recipes

CHOCOLATE PECAN ICE CREAM TORTE

Steps:

• For caramel sauce, heat caramel topping and candy bars in a microwave on high for 1-1/2 minutes or until candy bars are melted, stirring every 30 seconds. Cool., Combine cookie crumbs and butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 10-in. springform pan. Chop 1/2 cup pecans. , Spoon half of the butter pecan ice cream over crust. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons caramel sauce; sprinkle with 1/4 cup chopped pecans. Spread with half of the chocolate ice cream. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons caramel sauce; sprinkle with remaining chopped pecans. , Spoon remaining butter pecan ice cream around edge of pan; spread remaining chocolate ice cream in center of pan. Cover and freeze overnight. Refrigerate remaining caramel sauce., Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; remove sides of pan. Reheat caramel sauce. Garnish torte with remaining pecan halves; drizzle with 2 tablespoons caramel sauce. Serve with remaining caramel sauce.

CHOCOLATE PECAN DELITE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cut the butter into the flour with a pastry blender or two knives, until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in pecans, press into bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish and bake 15 minutes, or until golden. Cool completely.
• In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and 1 cup whipped topping with electric mixer until smooth. In a separate bowl, whisk together chocolate pudding mix, vanilla pudding mix and milk until there are no lumps. Combine cream cheese mixture and milk mixture and stir until smooth. Pour onto cooled crust. Spread remaining 2 cups of whipped topping on top of pudding mixture. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of chopped nuts over all. Chill in refrigerator until serving.

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.

VINEGAR PIE

Steps:

• 1. In medium bowl lightly beat eggs. Add sugar, margarine or butter, flour, vinegar and vanilla. Beat with wire whisk until combined. Pour into crust.2. Bake on baking sheet at 300°F for 55 to 65 minutes or until filling is set. Cool on wire rack for 1 hour.3. Garnish as desired. Store in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE PECAN TORTE

Steps:

• Crust: Mix cookie crumbs and butter; press firmly onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• Praline Nut Layer: Sprinkle pecans over crust.
• Place butter and brown sugar in saucepan; cook over medium heat until mixture comes to boil.
• Boil 2 to 4 minutes or until thickened, stirring constantly.
• Pour over pecans; cool slightly.
• Cover; freeze 3 hours or until set.
• Cream Cheese Layer: Beat cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Spread over Praline Nut Layer.
• Refrigerate until chilled.
• Ganache: Melt chocolate with cream in small heavy saucepan; cook on very low heat just until chocolate is melted, stirring frequently.
• Remove from heat; cool completely.
• Spread chocolate mixture over cream cheese layer.
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.
• Makes 16 servings.
• For Easier Cutting: Rinse knife in hot water, a wet knife will slice through this dessert easier and prevent the layers from sticking to the knife.

CHOCOLATE PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Stir 8 ounces chocolate in top of double boiler over simmering water until melted and smooth. Remove from over water. Bring cream and half and half to boil in heavy large saucepan. Whisk yolks and sugar in medium bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in hat cream mixture. return mixture to same saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until custard thickens and leaves path on bake of spoon when finger is drawn across, about 3 minutes (do not boil). Strain custard into large bowl. Whisk in melted chocolate. Cover and refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
• Mix 7 ounces chopped chocolate and pecans into custard. Process mixture in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer to container an freeze. (Can be make 3 days ahead.)

CHOCOLATE PECAN ICE CREAM TORTE

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the caramel topping and candy bars. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 1-1/2 minutes or until candy bars are melted, stirring every 30 seconds. Cool.
• Combine the cookie crumbs and butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 10-in. springform pan. Chop 1/2 cup pecans; set aside. Spoon half of the butter pecan ice cream over crust. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons caramel sauce; sprinkle with 1/4 cup chopped pecans.
• Spread half of the chocolate ice cream over top. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons caramel sauce; sprinkle with remaining chopped pecans.
• Spoon remaining butter pecan ice cream around the edge of pan; spread remaining chocolate ice cream in center of pan. Cover and freeze overnight.
• Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; remove sides of pan. Top with remaining pecan halves; drizzle with 2 tablespoons caramel sauce. Serve with remaining caramel sauce.

CHOCOLATE-PECAN TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 177°C. and butter two 20.32 cm x 5.08 cm round cake pans. Line each pan with a round of wax paper and butter paper.
• Make cake layers:
• In a food processor pulse 160 g pecans with flour, salt, and baking powder until finely ground (do not pulse to a paste). Transfer mixture to a bowl and stir in orange juice. Separate eggs and in a large bowl with an electric mixer beat yolks until pale yellow. Gradually add sugar, beating until thick and pale, and fold in pecan mixture gently but thoroughly. In another bowl with cleaned beaters beat whites until they hold stiff peaks. Stir about one fourth whites into pecan mixture to lighten and fold in remaining whites gently but thoroughly.
• Divide batter between cake pans and bake in middle of oven 25 minutes, or until cakes pull away from sides of pans. Cool cake layers in pans on a rack 10 minutes and invert onto rack to cool completely. Carefully remove wax paper from bottoms of cake layers.
• While cake layers are cooling, on a baking sheet toast remaining 40 g pecans until fragrant and a shade darker, about 8 minutes. Cool nuts and chop.
• Make filling:
• In a medium bowl with cleaned beaters beat cream with zest until it just holds stiff peaks.
• Arrange 1 cake layer, top side up, on a serving plate and spread filling evenly onto layer. Put remaining layer, bottom side up, on filling.
• Make frosting:
• Chop chocolate. In a double boiler or a metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt chocolate, stirring until smooth. Remove chocolate from heat and stir in sour cream and a pinch salt until smooth.
• Immediately spread frosting on top and side of torte and pat toasted pecans around side. Chill torte, loosely covered, until frosting is set, at least 1 hour, and up to 3 days.
• Serve torte chilled or at room temperature.

CHOCOLATE-PECAN TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in center. On a lightly floured surface, roll out pie dough to a 12-inch round, about 1/8 inch thick. Wrap dough around rolling pin, and unwrap over a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Press dough into bottom and up sides of pan; trim edge of dough.
• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, light corn syrup, 4 teaspoons melted butter, and the vanilla. Scatter chocolate evenly over tart shell. Pour filling over chocolate. Arrange pecans on top, as desired. Dot with 2 teaspoons chilled butter.
• Place tart pan on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until filling is set, 45 to 60 minutes. If pecans are browning too quickly, tent pan with foil. Remove from oven; while still hot, drizzle with bourbon, if desired. Let tart cool completely before serving.

TRIFLE

Steps:

• 1. Chill small mixing bowl and beaters of electric mixer.2. Prepare pudding according to package directions. Cool for 30 minutes. Stir in flavoring. Refrigerate for 2 hours.3. In 2-quart glass bowl with straight sides layer some cookies. Spoon some jam on top. Spread some pudding over jam. Repeat layers, ending with pudding. Arrange apricots on top.4. In chilled bowl beat whipping cream and powdered sugar on medium speed of electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Spoon or pipe around edge of bowl. Sprinkle with almonds. Refrigerate for 1 to 6 hours.*NOTE: To toast almonds spread evenly on baking sheet. Bake at 350°F for 5 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown, stirring once or twice.