Homemade Butter Pecan Ice Cream

Butter Pecan Ice Cream in a red bowl

Butter Pecan Ice Cream Recipe

Looking for a cool treat, then you are going to love this Homemade Butter Pecan Ice Cream recipe! This recipe can be made with or without a machine.

No Ice cream maker? No problem.

Start with a small skillet and melt the butter and add pecans, sugar and salt. Sauté for 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat to let cool.

Butter Pecan Ice Cream Recipe
Butter Pecan Ice Cream Recipe


In a medium bowl, pour cold heavy whipping cream into a bowl and whip with an electric mixer until it forms stiff peaks. In a small bowl, add sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract and maple extract. Mix it together until combined. Then pour into the whipped cream folding it in until it’s thoroughly mixed together.

Butter Pecan Ice Cream Recipe
Butter Pecan Ice Cream Recipe

Add the cooled buttered pecans into the ice cream mixture and gently fold them in. Place in a plastic air tight container with a lid and freeze for 6 to 24 hours then serve.  

Butter Pecan Ice Cream Recipe
Butter Pecan Ice Cream Recipe

If you have an Ice Cream maker, (we used this Cuisinart 1.5-Quart Ice Cream Maker)

 

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the steps are similar. The only difference is that you don’t need to whip the heavy cream. In a medium bowl, mix all of the liquid ingredients together except the buttered pecans, those are put in at the end.

Cover and chill the mixture for an hour or two, then pour it in the ice cream maker.

Butter Pecan Ice Cream Recipe
Butter Pecan Ice Cream in a red bowl

Once the ice cream thickens and it’s almost done, add in the cooled buttered Pecans until they are mixed in, then serve!

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Butter Pecan Ice Cream

Butter Pecan Ice Cream in a red bowl

Looking for a cool treat, then you are going to love this Homemade Butter Pecan Ice Cream recipe! This recipe can be made with or without a machine.

  • Author: cookingwithshotgunred
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 5
  • Total Time: 2 to 24 hours
  • Yield: 1 Quart 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: No Churn
  • Cuisine: Dessert

Ingredients

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  • 1 14oz. Can Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 1/2 Tsp. Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 Tsp. Maple Extract
  • 2 Tbsp. Butter
  • 1/2 Cup Pecans (chopped)
  • 1 Tsp. Sugar
  • 2 Pinches of Salt

Instructions

No Machine Instructions:

  1. In a small skillet melt the butter and add pecans, sugar and salt and saute for 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat to let cool and set aside.
  2. Pour cold heavy whipping cream into a bowl and whip with an electric mixer until it forms stiff peaks. Add sweetened condensed milk and vanilla extract into a small bowl. Mix it until combined. Then pour into the whipped cream folding it in until it’s thoroughly mixed.
  3. Pour the cooled butter pecans and gently mix them into the ice cream mixture. Place in a plastic air-tight container with a lid and freeze for 6 to 24 hours, then serve and enjoy!

Ice Cream Maker Instructions:

  1. Pour cold heavy whipping cream, sweetened condensed milk, and maple/vanilla extract into a bowl and mix it. Cover and place in the fridge to chill for two hours.
  2. If making Butter pecans, while the mix is chilling, in a small skillet, melt the butter and add pecans, sugar, and salt and saute for 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat to let cool.
  3. Remove the ice cream mixture from the fridge and slowly pour it into the ice cream maker. Let it mix until desired consistency, then add pecans and continue to mix in for about 1 minute. Then serve and enjoy! You can place the remaining ice cream in a covered container and freeze it.

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