This old fashioned Butter Pecan Ice Cream recipe is one of my favourites. So rich and creamy, made in a cuisinart ice cream maker.
This Butter Pecan Ice Cream is life!! ❤
I have been on a huge ice cream making spree these past couple of days, and I don’t think I’m going to be slowing down any time soon.
While some of you might prep for summer by going to the gym and working on your best beach body, I go in the complete opposite direction and make 3 ice cream recipes in the same week.
And I’m not even sorry.
Sadly, I am not spending days by the beach this summer. I’m going back to Vancouver next week, and we are not going to have enough time to lay at the beach. Too many people to see. Too many things we want to do before we go.
So no beach time = more ice cream making time. Because no one’s going to be seeing my beach body this year, ice cream it is!
This ice cream is a winner! The toasted pecans gives it a grown up kind of taste, and the custard base makes this ice cream oh so creamy. I just want to dive into the ice cream container and eat my way to the bottom.
But, since I didn’t want to double my body weight this summer, I gave half of this container to my landlord. My landlord usually abides by a very healthy diet, so the fact that she gave me the container back within days is the best compliment.
What you need to make Butter Pecan Ice Cream
Not much at all! All you need is:
- butter
- pecans
- brown sugar
- whipping cream
- milk
- eggs
- vanilla extract
That’s it!
Best of all (or maybe not so good depending on who you are), John did not like this Butter Pecan Ice Cream recipe. He thinks the roasted pecans make it taste too much like coffee (which he hates) and the texture makes it seem like you are eating peanut butter.
Who hates eating peanut butter??? Answer: John. He won’t even kiss me after I eat anything with peanut butter in it. It’s not like he is allergic. Heck, one of his favourite recipes I make is my rice krispies, peanut butter and nutella brownies. But for some reason, he can’t stand the thought of eating it alone.
I am not bothered by this at all. His hate for this ice cream obviously means more for me. Also, we still have some of the graham cracker chocolate chip ice cream that I made a couple of days ago that he is going crazy over.
Stay tuned for more ice cream recipes this week! I will try to keep cranking them out until I leave for Vancouver on Saturday.
If you try this Butter Pecan Ice Cream recipe, let me know how you liked it! Rate it, leave a comment and tag me with #atasteofmadness on Instagram! I always love seeing what you are creating!
Butter Pecan Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1/3 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 large eggs,
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Melt the butter on a medium skillet. Add in the pecans and cook until fragrant, around 3 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, heat the sugar, whipping cream and milk until the sugar has dissolved.
- In a medium bowl, beat the eggs. Add around 1/4 cup of the hot sugar mixture to the eggs and mix well. Slowly add the egg mixture to the saucepan with the remaining sugar mixture, and mix until it forms a sort of custard that coats the back of your spoon. Remove from heat and mix in the vanilla extract and the pecans.
- Transfer the saucepan to the fridge, and allow to cool completely, around 4 hours.
- Pour the mixture into your ice cream maker, and process according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- When the ice cream is done, pour into an airtight container, and freeze until ready to serve.
Tandy | Lavender and Lime
Haha, John and Dave (hubby) are the same with their dislikes. I would therefore love this ice cream flavour 🙂
atasteofmadness
Haha, I like your reasoning 😉
Emma - Bake Then Eat
My other half isn’t a peanut butter fan either….. what is it with these guys? This ice cream is totally up my street I love it.
atasteofmadness
I know!! It’s shocking!
Lauren Michael Harris
I finally decided to try butter pecan ice cream and I am obsessed! It was easier to make than I expected and tastes amazing!
atasteofmadness
It is so good! Glad you liked it 🙂
Ann
This ice cream looks and sounds delicious! I have never tried making a butter pecan ice cream homemade before. Excited to give it a try!
atasteofmadness
Yay! Let me know how it goes 🙂
Sean
While I am allergic to pecans I made this for my grandmother and she raved about it.
atasteofmadness
That makes me so happy to hear! So glad she liked it!
Heather
Ooh one of my favorite ice cream flavors! Gonna bust out my ice cream maker to make some this weekend can’t wait!
atasteofmadness
Yay! Let me know how it goes 😉
Jessica
Yes please! One of my fave ice cream flavours, but I’ve always been a little worried it was a bit ambitious. This looks totally do-able! Thanks!
atasteofmadness
It is so doable!! 🙂
Lori | The Kitchen Whisperer
Butter pecan is such an underrated ice cream flavor. It’s so decadent and creamy. It’s one of my absolute favorites! This was so delicious and honestly, we couldn’t stop eating it!
atasteofmadness
Agree! I am so glad you liked it 🙂
Veronika
Nothing beats making your own ice cream in the summer and butter pecan has always been my favorite flavor. Glad I can make it at home now, it was delicious!
atasteofmadness
It’s such a good flavour! Glad you liked it!
Jacqueline Debono
We eat a lot of ice-cream in summer but I mostly buy it ready. Recently I’ve been hankering after an ice-cream maker. I’ve tried making ice-cream without one but without great success. Looking at your photos really convinces me I need that ice-cream maker and then I need to make this butter pecan ice-cream!
atasteofmadness
Yes!! An ice cream maker is SO worth it! 🙂
Amy
This is my Dad’s favorite ice cream and I made a batch to surprise him. It was a hit!
atasteofmadness
That makes me so happy to hear! 🙂
Loreto and Nicoletta
Love the flavor of this icecream, brings so many memories of my father who had icecream everyday of his life. That’s too bad that you don’t have time for the beach.we love the beaches and adore this icecream!😋🥰👍👌🙏
atasteofmadness
So glad you liked this ice cream 🙂