Praline Ice Cream Recipes

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, combine the brown sugar, sour cream, 2 tablespoons butter and cornstarch; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla., Melt the remaining butter; place in a large bowl. Add ice cream; stir to blend. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition; stir in the remaining vanilla. In another bowl, mix the flour, cracker crumbs, sugar, baking powder and salt; gradually stir into ice cream mixture., Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Drizzle with half of the sauce. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool slightly in pan on a wire rack. , Add pecans to remaining sauce; spoon over warm cake (sauce will not cover cake completely). Cool cake in pan. Serve with whipped cream if desired.

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, heat milk to 175°; stir in sugar until dissolved. Whisk a small amount of hot mixture into eggs; return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Cook, stirring constantly, over low heat until mixture is just thick enough to coat a metal spoon and a thermometer reads at least 160°. Do not allow to boil. Remove from heat immediately., Quickly transfer to a large bowl; place bowl in a pan of ice water. Stir gently and occasionally for 2 minutes. Stir in cream and vanilla. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard. Refrigerate several hours or overnight., Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer two-thirds full; freeze according to the manufacturer's directions. (Refrigerate any remaining mixture until ready to freeze.) Transfer ice cream to freezer containers, allowing headspace for expansion. Freeze 2-4 hours or until firm. Repeat with any remaining ice cream mixture., For candied pecans, in a heavy skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Add pecans; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until coated. Spread pecans onto a greased foil-lined baking sheet. Cool completely., For sauce, combine butter, water and corn syrup in a heavy saucepan. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until butter is melted. Add sugar; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat without stirring. Boil 4 minutes. Stir 6-8 minutes or until mixture is caramel-colored. Remove from heat. Carefully stir in cream until smooth. Serve caramel sauce and candied pecans over ice cream.

Steps:

• Stir milk gradually into egg yolks.
• Add sugar and salt; cook in the top of a double boiler until mixture coats the spoon.
• Chill thoroughly.
• Whip cream to very soft peaks (it won't quite hold its shape).
• Add pralines, vanilla and whipped cream.
• Freeze either in an ice cream maker or in the freezer (if using your freezer, stir twice during freezing to prevent large ice crystals from forming).

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, combine the brown sugar, sour cream, 2 tablespoons butter and cornstarch.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil.
• Remove from the heat.
• Stir in 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla; set aside.
• Melt the remaining butter; place in a mixing bowl.
• Add ice cream; stir to blend.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition; stir in the remaining vanilla.
• Combine the flour, cracker crumbs, sugar, baking powder and salt; gradually add to ice cream mixture until combined.
• Pour into a greased 13x9 inch pan.
• Drizzle with half of the praline sauce.
• Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Add pecans to remaining sauce; spoon over warm cake (sauce will not cover the entire cake top).
• Cool in pan.
• serve with whipped cream if desired.

Steps:

• Put pecans and 3 Tablespoons butter in microwave safe dish.
• Cook on high for ten minutes, stirring twice.
• Put rest of butter in separate microwave safe dish.
• Heat until melted.
• Whisk in brown sugar, and flour, and syrup til blended.
• Cook on high 6-8 minutes , stirring twice, until the sugar is dissolved and thick; add pecan/butter mixture.
• Let stand 2 minutes.
• Pour into hot jars and seal.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in sauce pan.
• Stir constantly over medium heat for 10 minutes, until sauce is thick and smooth.
• Cool slightly before serving over vanilla ice cream.
• NOTE: May refrigerate for several days in covered container.
• To reheat, add small amount of cream, then heat on stovetop until smooth.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Heat water and butter to rolling boil in 2 1/2-quart saucepan. Stir in flour; reduce heat to low. Stir vigorously about 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball; remove from heat. Beat in eggs, all at once; continute beating until smooth. Drop dough by scant 1/4 cupfuls about 3 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until puffed and golden. Cool away from draft, about 30 minutes. Cut off top third of each puff and pull out any strands of soft dough.
• Fill puffs with ice cream; replace tops. Cover and freeze until serving. Drizzle with caramel topping. Sprinkle with pecans. Store covered in freezer.