Yes, we have an ice cream maker and while I do intend to use it sometime, I came across this easy 2 ingredient ice scream making method inspired by thekitchn.com. This recipe builds upon their technique by adding a delicious salted caramel sauce and some chopped pecans.
The results? Fantastic! If you love ice cream and a bit of salt in your snacks, you’ll want to give this one a try!
Note: This recipe does call for one ingredient that can be pretty hard to find. Fleur de Sel is basically a French Sea Salt that offers a very light, clean taste. You can find this here on Amazon.com.
No-Churn Salted Caramel & Pecan Ice Cream Recipe
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 T. water
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 4 T. unsalted butter
- 1 t. fleur de sel salt
- 4 oz. chopped pecans optional
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To prepare the salted caramel sauce, add heavy cream to a small saucepan and set the heat to low. The goal is to slightly warm the cream because you don’t want to add a cold dairy product to hot liquid.
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Over medium-high heat, add the sugar and water to a heavy-bottomed saucepan and stir to combine. Stop stirring and bring to a boil.
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Continue boiling until the mixture turns a deep amber color, then slowly whisk in the warmed cream until thoroughly incorporated. Remove from heat and add salt and butter. Stir until butter is totally incorporated into the mixture. Transfer to a serving dish or storage container and allow to cool while you prepare the ice cream.
For the final steps of the No Churn Salted Caramel & Pecan Ice Cream Recipe:
Pour half of the whipped cream/condensed milk mixture into an 8” loaf pan. Drizzle the cooled salted caramel sauce over the milk mixture and spread the chopped pecans evenly over the entire surface. Top with remaining whipped cream/condensed milk.
Use a butter knife to incorporate the caramel sauce and pecans throughout the ice cream by pressing it down into the mixture and making sweeping “cuts” back and forth across the entire length of the pan.
Cover with wax paper and press down to remove any air pockets. Place in freezer for a minimum of 6 hours, but preferably overnight. Will last up to 2 weeks in the freezer. Store any remaining salted caramel sauce in an airtight container for up to one week.
Do you have another yummy ice cream recipe you love? Feel free to share below!
Ooooh. That sounds so amazing! I’m a huge fan of no churn ice cream, and I make every recipe I come across. Including this one!
Oh my gosh this sounds amazing!! I love ice cream, this flavor combination it sounds amazing.
Yum! That looks so amazing. I love salted caramel and ice cream. So I am definitely making some of this!
You know how to get to my heart. Ice cream is my favorite and salted pecan ice cream sounds like a winner. – Yolonda
You know how to get to my heart. Ice cream is my favorite and salted pecan ice cream sounds like a winner. – Yolonda Spinks
This looks absolutely DELICIOUS!!!! Oh my goodness, the perfect summer treat. Can’t wait to try the recipe out!
That salted caramel sauce sounds downright sinful and in a totally amazing way. I like the combo here, and what a fun treat for cool fall night!
I have ALWAYS wanted to make my own ice cream, but I never have. I love that it is no churn! What a time saver, right?
We always scream for ice cream over here. We’ve never tried making our own though. Thanks for this. Can’t wait to try it.
That ice cream looks really good. I’ll have to pick up the ingredients so I can make this. I can’t wait to try it!
This sounds really yummy! I love anything with caramel in it.
Yum! I love the taste of salted caramel on my ice cream. For sure will have to give this recipe a try!
Looks great, I’ve never tried to make no churn ice cream, but I am a HUGE ice cream fan, so this might be the one!
I love salty desserts. This sounds so good and it looks so easy to make!
Your Salted Caramel & Pecan Ice Cream Recipe sounds delicious. This would be the perfect treat for these hot summer days.