Dessert for 12

Buttered Pecan Ice Cream

Name: Buttered Pecan Ice Cream
Total time: 380 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups pecans; 3 tbsp unsalted butter; 2 1/2 tbsp dark brown sugar; 2 cups heavy whipping cream; 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk; 1 tbsp vanilla extract; 1 pinch kosher salt; 1 cup salted caramel sauce (optional)

$4.49for 4380 minServes 12

Buttered brown sugar pecans fold into sweetened vanilla cream before freezing into a smooth homemade ice cream.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Nuts and seeds, 6.75 oz$0.70/oz typical	6.75 oz	$4.72Typical price
	Butter, 1.5 oz$0.40/oz typical	1.5 oz	$0.60Typical price
	Heavy cream, 17 oz$0.22/oz typical	17 oz	$3.65Typical price
	Evaporated, 14 oz$0.14/oz typical	14 oz	$1.96Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$13.47

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSalt and pepper

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380 minstart to table
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12servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.12 per serving$4.49 for 4

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups pecans
3 tbsp unsalted butter
2 1/2 tbsp dark brown sugar
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 pinch kosher salt
1 cup salted caramel sauce (optional)

Steps

Melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat, then add the pecans and brown sugar.
Cook the pecans for 5 minutes, stirring often, then cool them completely.
Whip the heavy cream in a large bowl until soft peaks form.
Fold in the condensed milk, vanilla, salt, and cooled pecans.
Spread the mixture in a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan, swirl in caramel sauce if using, cover, and freeze for 6 hours.