Butter Pecan Ice Cream

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 cups half-and-half
• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups whipping cream
• crushed ice
• rock salt

Recipe

• 1 add the pecans, sugar, and butter to an 8-inch skillet.
• 2 over medium heat, stir constantly for 6-8 minutes or until the sugar is melted and is a rich brown color.
• 3 take skillet from stove; spread nuts on a buttered baking sheet or piece of foil.
• 4 separate nuts into clusters; let cool; break clusters into small chunks; set aside.
• 5 in a mixing bowl, add the half-and-half, brown sugar, and vanilla; stir to mix well and until the sugar is dissolved.
• 6 add in the whipping cream; stir to combine.
• 7 in a 4- to 5-quart ice cream freezer, freeze cream mixture according to the manufactuer's directions.
• 8 stir in pecans.
• 9 ripen for 4 to 24 hours.