BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM II

By

Taste of Home
From: Jenny White Glen, Mississippi

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1-1/2 cups half-and-half cream
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Directions
  • ● 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 degrees; 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 degrees 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 two-thirds full; freeze according to the manufacturer's directions.
  • ● Refrigerate remaining mixture until ready to freeze.
  • ● Allow to ripen in ice cream freezer or firm up in the refrigerator freezer for 2-4 hours before serving.

Preparation

Step 1

Nutrition Facts: 1/2 cup equals 298 calories, 18 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 100 mg cholesterol, 69 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.