Prepare to indulge in my No-churn Butter Pecan Ice Cream. Vanilla based ice cream with bites of syrupy buttered pecans swirled throughout. One of my all time favorite ice cream flavors. It’s sweet, salty, with the perfect amount of crunch. So creamy. So good! A true southern classic. Once you make this, you won’t need to go back to store-bought ice cream!
Picture this: Syrupy butter pecans, swirled into creamy vanilla ice cream. So decadent. So delicious.
What if I told you, ice cream making isn’t hard to make. You don’t need any fancy equipment either. All you need is a hand mixer or a stand mixer, a loaf pan and that’s it. Well, your ingredients of course.
What is Butter Pecan Ice Cream
Butter pecan ice cream is a vanilla based ice cream with hints of buttery pecan goodness swirled throughout.
The history behind Butter Pecan Ice Cream was created when Black people were denied the ability to have vanilla ice cream. During segregation, vanilla ice cream was not allowed to be sold to people of color. So African Americans turned to Butter Pecan ice cream, instead. Pecans were native to the south and easily accessible which quickly became a staple ingredient for the popular ice cream flavor.
Ingredients For Butter Pecan Ice Cream
Here’s what you’ll need to make this No-Churn Butter Pecan Ice cream
- heavy whipping cream
- sweetened condensed milk
- vanilla: paste or extract
- pecans
- unsalted butter
- salt
- brown sugar
How to make Butter Pecan Ice Cream
This no-churn ice cream is super easy! All you need is a hand mixer or stand mixer to make it.
Step 1: Prepare the pecans. To a saucepan add butter, chopped pecans, brown sugar, vanilla and a pinch of salt. Once the it begins to bubble into a thick syrupy sauce, remove from the heat. Allow the pecans to cool down before stirring in 1/4 of the sweetened condensed milk to allow it to really mesh into a syrup consistency.
Step 2: Whip it! Using a hand mixer or stand mixer whip the heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks. Fold in the remainder of the sweetened condensed milk and vanilla. Add half the syrupy pecans to the whip cream and fold it throughout. Then add the remainder. Give the ingredients one last fold. Cover with plastic wrap and foil. Freeze for a minimum of 6 hours or over night.
Step 3: Serve in a bowl or on a cone and enjoy!
More Desserts To Try
Strawberries and Cream Ice Cream
Boozy Apple Crisp
Churro Ice Cream Sandwich
Pumpkin Swirl Blondies
If you make this No-Churn Butter Pecan Ice Cream please be sure to leave a comment, and or tag me on Instagram @cookwithci. I would love to see your recreations and hear your thoughts.
No-Churn Butter Pecan Ice Cream
Equipment
- Hand mixer or Stand Mixer
- Loaf Pan
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1-2 tsp vanilla use more if desired
- 1/4 tsp salt
For the pecans
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup of the sweetened condensed milk
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 pinch of salt
Instructions
For the Pecans
- To a saucepan over medium heat, add in butter, chopped pecans, brown sugar, vanilla and salt. Allow the sauce to thicken. Once it becomes a syrupy consistency pour 1/4 of the sweetened condensed milk. Mix together. Everything should start to merge into a uniform syrup resembling caramel. Set aside to cool
For the Ice cream
- Line a 9×5 pan with parchment paper. Using an electric mixer or stand mixer, whip heavy cream in a large bowl until stiff peaks form (about 3 minutes) Stir in sweetened condensed milk, vanilla and salt until well combined. Fold in the chopped pecans
- To the loaf pan, Add 1/2 of the whipped cream mixture into a prepped freezer safe pan. Add a few spoonfuls of the syrupy buttered pecans. Use a knife or spatula to fold throughout the pan. Add the remaining heavy cream mixture on top. And repeat with a few more spoonfuls of the syrupy pecans. Swirl again and top with remaining chopped pecans.
- Cover with plastic wrap and foil. Allow to freeze for at least 8 hours. Serve in a bowl or in a waffle cone and enjoy!
Notes
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