Dessert for 6
Butter Pecan Ice Cream
$4.18for 465 minServes 6
Toasted pecans fold into a vanilla brown sugar custard, which churns into creamy homemade ice cream.
Photo: tasteofhome.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $1.57Typical price |
 | Butter$0.40/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.20Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 10 oz | $2.28Typical price |
 | Eggs$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $6.27 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 65 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 6servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianGluten-freeBudgetDessertsFallSummer
Typical price
$1.04 per serving$4.18 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 tbsp butter
- 3/4 cups half-and-half cream
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- optional: caramel sauce and chopped pecans or toppings of your choice
Steps
- Melt the butter in a skillet, toast the pecans over medium heat for 5 minutes, and cool them.
- Heat the half-and-half and brown sugar in a saucepan until steaming, then whisk the eggs in a bowl.
- Slowly whisk the hot cream into the eggs, return the mixture to the saucepan, and cook over low heat to 160 F, about 8 minutes.
- Cool the custard in a bowl of cold water for 15 minutes, then stir in the heavy cream and vanilla.
- Churn the custard for 20 minutes, fold in the pecans, and freeze for 15 minutes before serving.
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