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Butter Pecan Ice Cream

A must-try ice cream recipe that combines creamy dairy with pecans that have been roasted in butter.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Freeze Time3 hrs
Total Time3 hrs 40 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4

Equipment

  • Ice cream machine

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pecans
  • 2 Tbsp melted butter
  • 1 cup milk whole
  • 1 cup cream heavy whipping
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 180°C. Place pecans onto an oven tray (lined with baking paper) and cover with butter.
  • Bake pecans until a shade darker then remove from oven, blitz in a processor, then place in the fridge to cool for at least 30 minutes.
  • Add the milk, cream, vanilla, and sugar to a bowl and whisk until the sugar is completely dissolved.
  • Add ice cream base to your ice cream maker and follow manufacturer's instructions to churn. Once the ice cream is almost finished churning add pecans.
  • Pour into an airtight container once churning is complete and freeze for at least 3 hours to harden.