Pecan Pie Ice Cream

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups milk
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 4 large egg yolks
• 3/4 cup dark corn syrup
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 large egg yolks
• 3 tablespoons toasted pecans, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.5 (15 ounce) package refrigerated pie dough (optional)
• cooking spray (optional)

Recipe

• 1 to prepare ice cream:.
• 2 combine 4 cups milk and 1 cup half and half in a large heavy saucepan.
• 3 heat over medium low heat until mixture comes to a soft boil.
• 4 in another bowl, beat egg yolks to mix well.
• 5 add the sugar slowly and beat until thick and pale yellow.
• 6 temper the egg mixture with 1/3 of the hot milk, stirring constantly.
• 7 pour the tempered eggs into the saucepan with the remaining milk and mix.
• 8 cook over medium low heat for 2 min or until mixture reaches 160º, stirring constantly with a whisk.
• 9 remove from heat and place pan in a large ice filled bowl; cool completely, stirring occasionally.
• 10 pour mixture into the freezer canister of an ice cream machine, and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.
• 11 to prepare filling:.
• 12 combine corn syrup, brown sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium heavy saucepan, stirring well with a wire whisk.
• 13 combine 1 cup half and half, 1/2 cup milk and 2 egg yolks, stirring well.
• 14 add milk mixture to sugar mixture and stir well with the whisk.
• 15 place the pan over low heat and cook for 12 min or until thick and bubbly, stirring constantly.
• 16 remove from heat and stir in pecans, butter, and vanilla.
• 17 transfer filling to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. press the wrap directly on the filling to make sure a "skin" doesn't form, and chill.
• 18 when ice cream is done freezing, spoon the ice cream into a freezer safe container and gently fold in the filling mixture.
• 19 cover and freeze for 1 hour or until ice cream is firm.
• 20 for garnish: optional.
• 21 preheat oven to 350ºf.
• 22 place the dough on a large cutting board or work surface.
• 23 cut 14 stars with a 1" cookie cutter.
• 24 place stars on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• 25 bake for 12 min or until browned.