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Pecans are browned in butter and then combined with a brown sugar syrup and standard ice cream base.

2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup water
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups half and half
1 cup whipping cream
In a small skillet melt butter. Add pecans, stir over low heat until pecans are browned. In a medium pan, combine brown sugar and water. Stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Stir and simmer 2 minutes. In bowl beat eggs until thick and lemon colored, 5 minutes. Beating constantly, immediately pour brown sugar syrup in a thin stream over eggs.
Continue beating until cool and thick. Stir in vanilla, half and half, whipping cream and toasted pecans. Freeze in ice cream freezer.
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reviews & comments
January 23, 2013
This ice cream was incredible! I loved the flavor. I'm not normally a fan of nuts in ice cream but I managed to eat several bowls of this.