Kahlua Pecan Chunk Ice Cream Food

KAHLUA PECAN CHUNK ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a sauce pan over medium high heat.
• Add the brown sugar and stir to combine for a minute, until sugar begins to melt.
• Add raisins and pecans; stir.
• Add maple syrup and combine, making sure that the sugar is liquefied.
• Remove from heat and add Kahlua, stirring.
• Set aside.
• In a food processor or with an electric mixer, whisk the eggs until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Add the sugar and combine well.
• Add the cream, milk and vanilla and whisk together.
• Chill in the refrigerator for an hour.
• Add mixture to ice cream freezer and process according to manufacturer's instructions. Add the pecan mixture at the appropriate time, according to "mix in" directions for your machine.

KAHLUA GLAZED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine the first six ingredients and heat over med-hi to 260 degrees, using a candy thermometer, stirring frequently.
• Meanwhile, cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
• Stir in pecans and transfer to cookie sheet, spreading out pecans as much as possible.
• Bake for 12 - 15 minutes, remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with remaining salt.
• Let cool for a few minutes, then separate the pecans from the foil and from each other.
• Lift up the edges of the foil and toss the pecans so that the salt is evenly distributed.

PEANUT BUTTER CHUNK ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Whisk peanut butter, corn syrup and warm water in small bowl.
• Remove ice cream from packaging; place in large metal bowl. Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes to soften. Stir in peanut butter mixture, peanuts and cookie pieces. Freeze for 1 hour or until consistency of very thick oatmeal.
• Stir fudge sauce in small bowl to loosen, or microwave on high power 15 seconds to thin slightly but not heat. Remove ice cream from freezer. Swirl in fudge. Freeze until firm. To serve, garnish with nuts if desired.

KAHLUA & ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Add large scoop of ice cream to frosted individual dessert dishes.
• Pour Kahlua liquor over ice cream.
• Viola . . . dessert fit for king!

CHOCOLATE CHIP KAHLUA® PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread 1 cup chocolate chips and 1 cup pecan halves into the bottom of each pie shell.
• Whisk dark corn syrup and eggs together in a bowl. Add sugar, butter, and vanilla extract to corn syrup mixture and whisk until smooth. Stir in coffee-flavored liqueur and chocolate syrup until pie filling is well-mixed. Pour filling into each prepared pie shell, being careful not to disturb the pecans and chocolate chips.
• Bake pies in the preheated oven until crust is lightly browned and filling is puffy set, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

PECAN PIE WITH KAHLUA AND CHOCOLATE CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Beat sugar and butter in medium bowl until smooth; beat in flour. Gradually beat in corn syrup, then Kahlúa and vanilla. Mix in eggs, then chopped pecans. Sprinkle chocolate chips over bottom of crust. Pour filling into crust.
• Bake pie until filling is puffed around edges and just set in center, covering edge of crust if browning too quickly, about 45 minutes. Transfer pie to rack and cool completely. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Beat cream in medium bowl until peaks form. Drop whipped cream in small dollops around edge of pie. Place pecan half atop each dollop, if desired.

20-SECOND PEANUT BUTTER CHUNK ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a food processor, add the almond milk followed by frozen bananas and two tablespoons of the crunchy peanut butter. Blend until smooth. Add remaining 3 tablespoons peanut butter and pulse once or twice to incorporate. Do not overblend.
• Transfer ice cream to a loaf pan and cover with plastic wrap. Freeze until hardened, at least 8 hours, or overnight. Alternatively, for a soft-serve consistency, serve immediately.
• ALTERNATIVE FLAVORS:.
• MIXED BERRY: Omit peanut butter and add 2 cups mixed frozen berries.
• STRAWBERRY: Omit peanut butter and add 1 1/2 cups frozen strawberries at the initial blending. When smooth, 1 cup chopped frozen strawberries at the end, pulsing just until incorporated. Do not overblend.
• CHOCOLATE MINT: Omit peanut butter and add 2-3 drops mint extract (or more to taste) at the initial blending. When smooth, add a few drops of green food coloring to reach desired color (optional), blending until color is well-distributed. Add 3 1/2 ounces roughly chopped semi-sweet chocolate, pulsing just until incorporated. Do not overblend.
• NUTELLA: Omit peanut butter and add 5 tablespoons Nutella at initial blending. When smooth, add 3 tablespoons Nutella and pulse just until incorporated. Do not overblend.