Keto Brown Butter Pecan Ice Cream

This is now known as “the ice cream that nearly broke me” in my family.

I love ice cream but it’s got to be creamy and smooth. I find that low carb ice creams can easily become icy or just not quite right as far as the texture goes. I know that using egg yolks helps with the creaminess and stability and I also know that vegetable glycerine will do wonders in stopping that iciness.

But I did not know that xylitol will result in a much softer ice cream, so the first batch that I made had a lot more xylitol in it. Not only was it waaaay too sweet, but it also wouldn’t freeze. No matter what I tried, I could not get it past the extremely soft serve stage. I made edible anti-freeze! I will say that the texture was divinely smooth though.

So, I made and re-made batches until I found the perfect balance of these ingredients to create a luscious, creamy ice cream. I was so sick of the sight of ice cream by the end of it! But it was worth every second. Enjoy!

Preparation time

Hands-on:    30 minutes
Overall:    3-4 hours

Nutritional values (per large scoop, 113 g/ 4 oz)

Total Carbs	7.5	grams
Fiber	1.6	grams
Net Carbs	5.9	grams
Protein	3.7	grams
Fat	39.6	grams
of which Saturated	18.1	grams
Energy	398	kcal
Magnesium	24	mg (6% RDA)
Potassium	115	mg (6% EMR)

Macronutrient ratio: Calories from carbs (6%), protein (4%), fat (90%)

Ingredients (makes 10 servings)

• 500 ml heavy cream (16.9 fl oz)
• 250 ml unsweetened almond milk (8.5 fl oz)
• 80 g unsalted butter (2.8 oz)
• 1 ½ cups pecans, chopped into your preferred size (163 g/ 5.7 oz)
• 2 tsp sugar-free vanilla extract
• 4 large egg yolks
• 1 tsp vegetable glycerine
• ¼ cup granulated Xylitol (50 g/ 1.8 oz)

Note: Xylitol improves the texture and add softness but you can use other low-carb sweeteners too: Erythritol, Swerve, stevia or monk fruit based sweeteners.

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180 C/ 355 F. Melt 20 grams of the butter and toss through the pecans until coated.
2. Spread out in an even layer on an oven tray and bake until browned. Keep an eye on them as they can burn very easily.
3. Place cream, almond milk, vanilla, glycerine and erythritol into a pan and heat over gentle heat until erythritol has dissolved.
4. Melt the remaining 60 grams of butter in a pan and keep heating it until it reaches a deep golden brown colour. Again, keep an eye on it so that it doesn’t burn. Add the butter to the cream mixture and whisk well.
5. Place the egg yolks in a mixing bowl and beat well. Add one third of the cream mixture to the egg yolks to temper the yolks, beating well.
6. Slowly add the egg yolk mixture in to the cream, beating the whole time, and place back over medium heat. Cook slowly until the mixture thickens.
7. Pour into a bowl and set aside to cool. Place cling wrap over the surface of the custard to avoid a skin forming and chill in the refrigerator until cold, preferably overnight.
8. Place mixture into your ice cream maker and mix until soft serve consistency is achieved.
9. Fold the pecans through the mix, retaining a handful for garnish.
10. Spoon the ice cream into a container, sprinkle with remaining pecans and freeze until firm, usually only a couple of hours. Store, in a container, in the freezer for up to a month.

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