Easy Date And Pecan Ice Cream Recipes

CONTEST-WINNING BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• 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°; 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° 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; freeze according to the manufacturer's directions. Allow to ripen in ice cream freezer or firm up in the refrigerator freezer for 2-4 hours before serving.

SALTED PECAN-MAPLE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place pecans into a heavy saucepan over medium heat and toast the nuts, stirring constantly, until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Sprinkle 2 tablespoons sugar over pecans and stir constantly until the sugar melts to a light brown syrup and coats the pecans. Immediately pull the pan off the heat; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon sea salt.
• Turn hot pecans out onto a piece of parchment paper and cool thoroughly; break apart any large clumps. Set candied pecans aside.
• Whisk 3/4 cup sugar, maple syrup, eggs, vanilla extract, and maple flavoring in a large bowl until smooth. Slowly whisk in half-and-half.
• Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Mix the candied pecans into the softly-frozen ice cream. Sprinkle servings with a pinch of coarsely ground sea salt.

BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a small skillet over medium heat, cook pecans in butter until lightly browned and fragrant, stirring constantly, about 3 to 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Whisk eggs in a mixing bowl; set aside. Combine brown sugar and half and half in a saucepan and mix well. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; remove from heat. Gradually pour hot mixture into the eggs, whisking constantly. Return custard to saucepan and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture coats the back of a spoon (see Editor's Note). Remove from heat and stir in cream, vanilla, and pecans.
• Pour into ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturers' directions.

NO-CHURN PEACH AND PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Slices the peaches in half and remove the stones. Slice, and then chop. Set the chopped peaches aside in a bowl.
• In a second chilled bowl, and using chilled beaters, whip the heavy cream (starting low and then turning the mixer to high) until soft peaks form (this will take approximately 3-4 minutes.
• Add the chilled sweetened condensed milk, pure vanilla extract, peach brandy (optional) and beat again on high until incorporated.
• Gently fold the peaches into the whipped cream mixture.
• Pour or spoon the ice cream into mason jars, or a loaf pan and sprinkle with chopped pecans (optional).
• Cover with plastic wrap and freeze for a minimum of 4 hours.
• Before serving, allow the ice cream to stand at room temperature 10-15 minutes.
• Enjoy!

EASY DATE AND PECAN ICE-CREAM

Steps:

• soak dates in milk for 15 seconds.
• Soften ice cream (not melt).
• Add dates, milk and the rest of the ingredients into the ice cream.
• Mix well .
• Set in a ring jelly mold and freeze.
• before serving drizzle honey and garnish with whole pecans.