Butter Pecan Ice Cream

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup pecan halves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a heavy skillet over a low heat. add the pecans and salt and sauté, stirring constantly, until pecans start to turn brown.
• 2 drain the butter into a small bowl and transfer the pecans to another bowl and let cool.
• 3 whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes.
• 4 whisk the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more. pour in the cream and milk and whisk to blend.
• 5 add the melted butter and blend.
• 6 transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze following the manufacturer's instructions.
• 7 after the ice cream stiffens (about 2 minutes before it is done), add the pecans, then continue freezing until the ice cream is ready.
• 8 makes generous 1 quart.
• 9 sweet cream bases----:.
• 10 •favorite sweet cream base: most popular base, has creamy texture, medium body, and a subtle, understated taste. it's especially good as a background for fruit, cookies, and candy.
• 11 2 large eggs 3/4 cup sugar 2 cups heavy or whipping cream 1 cup milk whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes.
• 12 whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more. pour in the cream and milk and whisk to blend.
• 13 •simple sweet cream base: this simple recipe is made with a minimum of ingredients and requires no cooking.
• 14 it makes a very creamy ice cream with 25% butterfat, but it does not store well in home freezers, so be prepared to eat it all.
• 15 2 cups heavy or whipping cream 3/4 cup sugar 2/3 cup half-and-half pour the cream into a mixing bowl.
• 16 whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more. pour in the half-and-half and whisk to blend.
• 17 •condensed milk sweet cream base: this recipe makes a less creamy, less rich ice cream.
• 18 ben likes the slightly "cooked" flavor of the sweetened condensed milk.
• 19 2 cups light cream 1 cup sweetened condensed milk, cold whisk the light cream and the sweetened condensed milk together in a mixing bowl until blended.