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Wellness Mama » Blog » Recipes » Dessert Recipes » Butter Pecan Ice Cream Recipe

Butter Pecan Ice Cream Recipe

June 4, 2013 (Updated: January 4, 2020)   —  by Katie Wells

Nourishing Butter Pecan Ice Cream Recipe

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Ice cream is a kid (and adult!) favorite dessert, but store bought ones often contain high fructose corn syrup, artificial colors and flavors, or other ingredients that we avoid.

This recipe is a healthy and incredibly delicious alternative to store bought ice cream and it is simple to make at home. We use this ice cream maker (which makes ice cream in 20 minutes without ice or salt) but if you don’t have an ice cream maker, you can also use this tin can method (PDF) which is a fun activity for the kids!

Homemade ice cream is very high in brain healthy fats and nutrients. For those who are dairy sensitive, the butter can be omitted and coconut milk used, making this a delicious coconut-pecan recipe. Another variation is to add some shredded coconut and coconut oil in place of the butter for a coconut ice cream.

I’ll be posting more of our favorite ice cream recipes soon, but here’s the one my kids currently love…

Nourishing Butter Pecan Ice Cream Recipe
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Butter Pecan Ice Cream Recipe

Nourishing and delicious homemade ice cream packed with brain healthy fats and a boost of nutrients.
Course Dessert
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4 +
Calories 701kcal
Author Katie Wells
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Ingredients

  • 1 13.5 ounce can coconut milk or two cups fresh raw milk
  • ½ cup  butter softened to room temperature
  • 2-3 TBSP  vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp  salt
  • 4 raw egg yolks from trusted source pastured hens optional, but really improves texture
  • ¼ cup each maple syrup and honey
  • ½ to 1 cup  pecans chopped

Instructions

  • Place all ingredients except pecans in a blender and blend until completely smooth. 
  • Stir in pecans.
  • Pour into ice cream maker or small tin can for that method.
  • Turn on ice cream maker and follow user instructions or roll/shake the can for 20+ minutes until done...
  • Enjoy!

Notes

For the dairy sensitive, use coconut milk and either omit the butter or use coconut oil instead

Nutrition

Serving: 1/2 cup | Calories: 701kcal | Carbohydrates: 33.3g | Protein: 6.6g | Fat: 61.3g | Saturated Fat: 35.4g | Cholesterol: 245mg | Sodium: 499mg | Fiber: 1.8g | Sugar: 25.7g

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Next on our list to make: Mint Chip, Raspberry Chip, Mocha and others…. what is your favorite?

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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder and CEO of Wellness Mama and Co-Founder of Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a wife and mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

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Discussion (57 Comments)

  1. Jan

    June 10, 2013 at 10:50 AM

    Can you make this in a Vitamix?

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      June 10, 2013 at 1:59 PM

      Yes and then either the ice cream maker or tin can method…

      Reply
  2. Gram

    June 9, 2013 at 8:57 PM

    This ice cream sounds yummy! My husband loves butter pecan, will have to make it for him. Thanks so much for sharing!
    Aloha!

    Reply
  3. Suzannah Stanley

    June 5, 2013 at 4:45 PM

    Yummm, great flavor combination idea!! My husband made some “get some” ice cream (Bulletproof Exec recipe, https://www.bulletproof.com/recipes/low-carb/get-some-ice-cream/ with coffee that was super good and we made some chocolate flavor last night. I’ve never tried it with coconut milk, always just butter and coconut oil, but I love the coconut flavor. I want to try some version with bacon sometime, like Salt and Straw in Portland does!!

    Reply
  4. Aimee

    June 5, 2013 at 8:01 AM

    Thanks for the dairy free (with butter sub) recipe. Just got an ice cream maker and I don’t really tolerate milk products well. Do you happen to know if almond milk can be used to make ice cream? I always have plenty of that on hand. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      June 6, 2013 at 2:13 PM

      IT can, but the texture won’t work well unless you add the eggs and coconut oil for enough thickness…

      Reply
      • Natalie

        May 11, 2014 at 3:11 PM

        Is the coconut oil the butter substitute? If so, how much?

        Reply
  5. Amanda Armagost

    June 5, 2013 at 12:27 AM

    I love this! My hubby and just made it via the tin can method and it is awesome. The only problem I had was the butter wouldn’t emulsify so maybe I should have blended it with the egg yolk before adding the other ingredients? The next flavor I am going to try is raspberry.
    Thanks for all your awesome recipes and ideas!

    Reply
  6. Michele Krile

    June 5, 2013 at 12:21 AM

    Can this be made with ghee made from grass-fed butter instead of pure butter? I cannot tolerate dairy.

    Reply
    • Joshua

      October 10, 2015 at 7:43 PM

      4 stars
      I made it with earth balance butter! I also used Almond Milk as I am dairy intolerant. However, I made a couple changes. I added two tablespoons of cornstarch and whisked it in a heatproof bowl and mixed it for 6 minutes until the butter was melted and cornstarch dissolved. (Also did this- simmered over boiling water- due to the eggs.)

      I put in Fridge for 4 hours and mixed in icecream maker for 25 minutes. Came out excellent. Thanks for the recipe. The honey and syrup is better than granulated sugar!

      Reply
  7. Courtney Brandwein

    June 4, 2013 at 5:08 PM

    This sounds so yummy!! I would love a recipe for mocha and mint chocolate chip. Well strawberry sounds good too 🙂 Any recipes for healthy ice cream sound great!

    Reply
  8. Jenny Claire Hoffmann

    June 4, 2013 at 1:43 PM

    Is there really no sugar? Is coconut milk sweet enough on its own?

    Reply
  9. Alison Westermann

    June 4, 2013 at 1:37 PM

    There is no sweetener listed in the recipe? I’m guessing it was left out on accident….

    Reply
    • Amber Brantly

      June 4, 2013 at 6:38 PM

      There is honey.

      Reply
    • Jennifer L.

      June 4, 2013 at 7:55 PM

      Honey and syrup–at least 1/2 cup of sweetener

      Reply
  10. Lindsey Lehman

    June 4, 2013 at 1:33 PM

    I was just thinking about searching your site for ice cream and low and behold it’s featured on your home page. will be trying this today!

    Reply
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