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Butter Pecan Ice Cream
Ingredients
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1
cup coarsely chopped pecans
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1/2
cup sugar
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2
tablespoons butter
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4
cups half-and-half or light cream
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2
cups packed brown sugar
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1
tablespoon vanilla
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4
cups whipping cream
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Ice
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Rock salt
Directions
1. In a heavy 8-inch skillet combine pecans, sugar, and butter. On the range top heat mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, for 6 to 8 minutes or until sugar melts and turns a rich brown color.
2. Remove from heat and spread nuts on a buttered baking sheet or foil; separate into clusters and cool. Break clusters into small chunks.
3. In a large mixing bowl combine half-and-half, brown sugar, and vanilla; stir until sugar is dissolved.
4. Stir in the whipping cream. Freeze cream mixture in a 4- to 5-quart ice cream freezer according to the manufacturers directions, using crushed ice and rock salt. Stir in pecan mixture.* Ripen 4 hours. Makes 16 servings (2 quarts).
From the Test Kitchen
- Note *Stirring the pecan mixture into the thickened ice cream mixture just before ripening prevents the nuts from wrapping around the paddle.
Nutrition Facts
(Butter Pecan Ice Cream)
- Servings Per Recipe 16,
- Calories 482,
- Protein (gm) 4,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 40,
- Fat, total (gm) 35,
- Cholesterol (mg) 108,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 1,
- Vitamin A (IU) 1118,
- Vitamin C (mg) 1,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 0,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 4,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
- Sodium (mg) 70,
- Potassium (mg) 255,
- Calcium (DV %) 131,
- Iron (DV %) 1,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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This is hands down the best ice cream I have ever had! So easy to make too! You HAVE to try this!
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