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Apr 20, 2012

Butter Pecan Ice Cream

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Happy last day of the work week!!

As I promised last week, I’m back with more ice cream! This one is even better than that amazing vanilla bean!

Butter pecan has never really been a favorite of mine but every once in a while I get a wild hair and buy a small container. I had always assumed that the butter flavor in butter pecan came from the little bottled butter flavoring. But this recipe? Has 6 tablespoons of butter in it! And you can taste every tablespoon. So rich, so decadent, so perfect! It tastes just like store-bought butter pecan but even more buttery, if that’s possible. It’s like frozen pecan pie minus all the gooeyness.

Two years ago: Lime and Cardamom Sweet Rolls

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Butter Pecan Ice Cream
from The Sweets Life
Ingredients
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup pecans chopped
Instructions
  1. In a heat-proof bowl, whisk egg yolks. Set aside.
  2. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Cook, stirring constantly, until it just begins to brown. Add brown sugar and salt, stirring until sugar melts.
  3. Slowly pour in the heavy cream and milk, stirring the whole time. Continue to heat and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Do not let the mixture boil!
  4. Slowly add about ½ cup of the milk mixture to the eggs, whisking constantly. Add the warmed egg mixture to the saucepan with the rest of the milk.
  5. Stir the mixture constantly over medium heat with a wooden spoon or heatproof spatula, scraping the bottom while stirring. Heat until mixture slightly thickens and coats the spatula (5-7 minutes).
  6. Pour the mixture through a sieve into a large bowl. Stir in the vanilla. Cover and chill mixture thoroughly.
  7. Once mixture has chilled, toast pecans on a baking sheet at 350F for 6 minutes, or until lightly toasted. Set aside to cool.
  8. Freeze the ice cream according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Once fully churned, stir in prepared pecans and transfer to a freezer-safe container. Freeze for many hours before serving.

Filed Under: frozen goodies Tagged With: frozen, pecans

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Comments

  1. Tabitha says

    Apr 20, 2012 at 7:04 am

    This looks soo good. YUM

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  2. Cassie says

    Apr 20, 2012 at 7:47 am

    Butter pecan is one of my absolute favorites. This looks so good!

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  3. The Blissful Baker says

    Apr 20, 2012 at 9:09 am

    This looks amazing! I want to run home and make it ASAP!

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  4. Melanie @ Nutritious Eats says

    Apr 20, 2012 at 9:56 am

    This looks absolutely perfect! Homemade ice cream is the one thing I haven’t tried, since I don’t have a ice-cream maker, but this is making me want to get one. :)

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  5. Erin says

    Apr 20, 2012 at 10:47 am

    Mmm one of my favorites

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  6. Anne-Marie Faiola says

    Apr 20, 2012 at 12:37 pm

    Butter Pecan Ice Cream!?! That sounds so delicious, perfect for this weekend.

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  7. Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says

    Apr 20, 2012 at 12:42 pm

    Butter pecan is my absolute favorite ice cream flavor. I could seriously eat a tub of it (which equals half a gallon) in a span of 2 days!

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  8. Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says

    Apr 20, 2012 at 12:47 pm

    This is absolutely lovely looking! Yum!

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  9. Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts says

    Apr 20, 2012 at 2:18 pm

    You can never go wrong with more butter!

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  10. Pam @ The Meltaways says

    Apr 20, 2012 at 3:07 pm

    Frozen Fridays – I LOVE it! I have a feeling though, I’m going to end up getting mad at you because you’ll sucker me into going out and buying an ine cream maker!

    Reply
  11. Julie @ Table for Two says

    Apr 20, 2012 at 8:29 pm

    *drool* this is like one of my favorite flavors in ice cream

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  12. Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen says

    Apr 21, 2012 at 4:32 am

    Frozen Fridays?! I love you.

    Reply
  13. Deborah says

    Apr 21, 2012 at 9:25 am

    Ok, it’s officially time to break out my ice cream maker!!

    Reply
  14. nicole @ I am a honey bee says

    Apr 24, 2012 at 7:46 am

    I always thought it was butter flavoring as well. 6 tablespoons of butter. holy cow!!

    Loving these friday posts!

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  15. Javelin Warrior says

    Apr 26, 2012 at 10:10 pm

    Another drool-worthy post, Amanda. This ice cream looks sinful and I love the flavor combo here. And butter…wow. I’ve never tried to incorporate it into ice cream, but now I must. I’m featuring this post in today’s Friday Food Fetish roundup (with a link-back and attribution), but please let me know if you have any objections. It’s always a pleasure to be following your creations…

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