I chose this ice cream to make for my reading club. It was a big hit! There is just something about Butter Pecan Ice Cream that make it great. I think it is the rich flavor of the toasted pecans that are then mixed with butter and salt. Or it could be the brown sugar and heavy cream. I had to make it twice because a lot of it got eaten before my meeting. I’m not saying who ate it, but it was eaten quickly! Writing that it is very good would be an understatement. It is so rich and creamy and the toasted pecans, good gracious who doesn’t love them? It does have a few steps, but it is well worth it. I will say it is easier than my other favorite chocolate that I absolutely love. One bit of advice though, make sure that you have some good quality pecans. They are not in season until November so anything that you buy now is last year’s crop. The ones you buy from the grocery store are probably not going to be the best quality. Buy from a reputable dealer that stores their pecans frozen. They will last indefinitely. Clean them from any of the debris between the meaty part of the nut. It is bitter and even a small bit can ruin a good recipe.
I’ve not always shopped at Publix. In fact here in our suburb of Atlanta we have not always had a Publix. When vacationing in Daytona Beach , Fla. we fell in love with Publix. I cannot say it was because of the pristine clean environment or the wonderful produce, it was the bakery. For the record it was their apple turnovers with the sugar on top. We were in heaven! We now have a Publix and guess what we stopped buying the turnovers. Not because they were bad, but we did not want to buy a new wardrobe. Publix is my friend. I really like the fact that they give you a new recipe every week that is fast to fix and all the ingredients are right there for you to pick up. Psychologically they really know what to do that will make you just automatically buy the right stuff! They time it perfectly. You go in the store starving! The aroma of good food just hits you in the face. Then you buy whatever they want you to buy. I am just saying that their marketing department should be paid big bucks because they know how to work it. Some of their recipes are fabulous! This is one of them.
The Teacher Cooks 