It may be negative degrees Celsius outside, but what better way to celebrate the new year than with some homemade ice cream. Having been gifted an ice cream maker for Christmas I was very excited to test it out and see what kind of creamy concoctions I could come up with. For my first ice cream making endeavour, I followed this recipe for dark chocolate ice cream, and decided to make it a little more my own by adding in some toasted pecans.
To toast the pecans, simply heat your oven to 350, line a baking sheet with parchment paper, spread out the chopped pecans and pop into the oven for no more than five minutes.
The ice cream batter alone was delicious but after a good 25 minutes of churning (adding in the pecans in the last couple minutes) it was even better. Thick, creamy, and not too rich - it's going to take everything in me not to finish it this afternoon. The recipe made about the equivalent amount of ice cream as what comes in a Ben & Jerry's container. Scoop it out into some pretty dishes, top with left over pecans and some shaved dark chocolate and you've got yourself a happy new year!
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