Browned butter is the key to this standout version of butter pecan ice cream.

Butter pecan is one of my all time favorite flavors.

Have you ever madebrown butterbefore?

Four scoops of butter pecan in a shallow bowl.

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It’s easy to do and makes the butter taste amazingly deep, rich, and nutty.

Why Toast the Nuts?

Toasting also crisps the pecans, keeping them from getting soggy in the finished ice cream.

Heavy cream in an ice bath with a strainer set on top to make a butter pecan ice cream recipe.

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This fresh ice cream without any stabilizers is best in the first few days after making it.

It may form ice crystals within a few days.

Add the brown sugar and salt.

Making butter pecan ice cream recipe on the stove.

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Stir until the sugar completely melts.

Slowly add the milk, stirring to incorporate.

It will foam up initially, so double-check you are using a pan with high enough sides.

Stirring ingredients to make a butter pecan ice cream recipe in a pot on the stove.

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Heat until all of the sugar is completely dissolved.

Do not let boil or the mixture may curdle.

Then add the warmed egg mixture back into the saucepan with the remaining milk sugar mixture.

Making a butter pecan ice cream recipe on the stove.

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Add vanilla and stir until cool over the ice bath.

Chill the mixture thoroughly in the refrigerator.

While the oven is preheating, melt 1 tablespoon of butter.

Adding milk to a saucepan to make butter pecan ice cream recipe.

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Toss with pecans and a pinch of salt.

Set aside to cool.

Once cool, roughly chop the pecans and set aside.

Making the caramel base for a butter pecan ice cream recipe.

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Once the ice cream has been formed in the ice cream maker, it will be fairly soft.

Fold in the chopped pecans.

Thickening ice cream base on the stove for a butter pecan ice cream recipe.

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Adding custard to the heavy cream to make a butter pecan ice cream recipe.

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Toasting pecans on a baking sheet to make a butter pecan ice cream recipe.

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Churning butter pecan ice cream in an ice cream maker.

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Adding pecans to the churned ice cream to make butter pecan ice cream.

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Freezing butter pecan ice cream in a freezer safe container.

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Scooping butter pecan ice cream with an ice cream scoop.

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