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Amaretto Ice Cream With Liqueur Poached Pecans and Hazelnut Swirl

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A rich, creamy homemade ice cream recipe just for grown ups made with amaretto, pecans, and Nutella. Makes a little over 1 quart of ice cream.

Ingredients

  • FOR THE PECANS:
  • ½ cups Pecans, Chopped
  • ⅛ cups Amaretto, For Pecans
  • 1 Tablespoon Sugar, For Pecans
  • 1 pinch Salt (for Pecans)
  • FOR THE ICE CREAM:
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1-¼ cup Heavy Cream
  • ⅔ cups Sugar, For Ice Cream
  • 1 pinch Salt, For Ice Cream
  • 6 whole Egg Yolks
  • ½ teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • ¼ teaspoons Almond Extract
  • ⅛ cups Amaretto, For Ice Cream
  • ⅛ cups Nutella

Preparation

Recipe yields a little over 1 quart of ice cream.

To prepare the pecans, combine them with the amaretto, sugar, and salt in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook until liquid has reduced completely. Then remove the pan from the heat and transfer the pecans to a dish and set them aside to cool.

For the ice cream: Combine milk, cream, sugar, and salt in a double boiler and cook over high heat. Whisk the egg yolks in a separate bowl. When the milk mixture heats through, pour about 1/8 cup of it at a time into the egg yolks, stirring continuously until the egg mixture is heated through. Then pour the egg mixture back into the double boiler. Stir continually with a rubber spatula until the custard cooks through, and it becomes thick enough to trace or coat the spatula.

Remove the pan from the heat and cool the custard as quickly as possible. Transferring the double boiler insert to an ice bath is a great option. As soon as the custard reaches room temperature, mix in the vanilla extract, almond extract, and amaretto. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

When the mixture has set, transfer the custard to an ice cream maker and churn for 45 minutes, or the time indicated by the machine’s instructions.

Meanwhile, heat the Nutella in the double boiler until it is liquified. When the ice cream is done churning, mix in the pecans. The best way to add the Nutella is by layering. As you are packing the soft ice cream into its freezer container, drizzle in layers of melted Nutella. Once you have finished, allow your ice cream to set in the freezer for at least 3 hours. Ice cream that includes alcohol will be VERY soft. Make sure you allow it to deep freeze before serving.

I recommend serving this ice cream, and others that include rich alcohol flavors in small portions. A little will go a long way, so try serving it in one or two small scoop portions.

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Mary Helen on 10.3.2011

Hi Skyerocket. I have a Cuisinart, and it works pretty well. I’ve also heard good things about the Kitchen Aid attachment. I’m about to invest in a semi-pro machine so that I won’t have to worry about the coolant bowl anymore, but my Cuisinart has served me well.

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skyerocket on 6.30.2011

What do you think is the best Ice cream maker? I have not had good luck in the past with them.

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westmonster on 6.25.2011

Oh. My. Goodness! This sounds amazing!

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Tina N on 1.22.2013

This recipe was SO GOOD. The Amaretto-glazed pecans were incredible. I actually used fat-free half and half, and still got an absolutely rich final product. Freezing time was a little shorter, th ough.

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