Butter Pecan Ice Cream Paula Deen Food

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.

HOMEMADE BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place the light cream, sugar and butter into a saucepan and mix together over a low heat.
• Stir until the mixture starts to bubble around the edges.
• Remove the saucepan from the heat and allow to cool.
• When the mixture is cold transfer it to an ice cream maker and stir in the heavy cream and vanilla extract.
• Freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions but remember to add the pecan nuts as the ice cream starts to harden.

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.

BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM - PAULA DEEN

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a small saucepan.
• Add the pecans to the butter and cook the pecans over low heat until they are browned, about 3 minute.
• Place on a plate to cool and drain a little.
• In a large bowl or and 8-cup measuring cup, combine the remaining ingredients and whisk until the sugar dissolves.
• Pour the mixture into an ice cream machine and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Add the pecans during the final 10 min of the freezing.
• Serve immediately or store in the freezer.

BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

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

CHOCOLATE PECAN COBBLER (PAULA DEEN)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put the butter in an 8 by 8-inch baking dish and put the dish in the oven until butter is melted, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the baking dish from the oven and set aside.
• In a medium bowl combine 3/4 cup of the sugar, the flour, and 2 tablespoons cocoa.
• Add the milk and vanilla, whisking until smooth.
• Pour over the melted butter in the baking dish.
• In a separate medium bowl, combine the remaining 1 cup of sugar, remaining 4 tablespoons of cocoa, the pecans, and toffee bits; sprinkle evenly over the sugar mixture.
• Slowly pour boiling water over top of the cobbler.
• Bake until top of the cobbler looks set, about 40 to 50 minutes.
• Serve warm with ice cream, Caramel Whipped Cream and pecans, if desired.
• To make the Caramel Whipped Cream: Combine the cream and sugar in a medium bowl and beat with a whisk or beater until soft peaks form. Add the caramel syrup, and lightly fold together.

AWARD WINNING BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Chill a metal bowl for 30 minute While the bowl is chilling toast your pecans in a skillet on top of the stove for a few minute until you began to really smell them. Turn off the heat.
• In your metal bowl beat eggs and add remaining ingredients to ice cream can. Add enough milk to fill can and put in ice cream freezer and follow manufactures directions.