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Our Best Homemade Cinnamon Pecan Ice Cream

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In Texas, we love homemade ice cream and there are so many creative flavors but none that I have seen are more creative than Cinnamon Pecan Ice Cream.
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A very good friend of mine (thanks, Carol) gave me this recipe years ago and I was scared,
“CINNAMON Ice Cream” I questioned!!!
 No way would that would be good, but I was so very wrong, it is delicious!
In fact, I haven’t made any other homemade ice cream since we tasted this one.
The only change I have made to it was changing the nuts.  It was originally Cinnamon Walnut Ice Cream but since I live in the middle of pecan orchards, its pecans all the way.
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Home churned ice cream
But of course, you can leave out the pecans and still have a fabulous ice cream.
We lived in the Mesilla Valley in Southern New Mexico for 15 years.
 It’s considered high desert but since the Rio Grande river runs through this valley from the north to the south we had irrigation water from the river.  So there are acres and acres of farmland.

 One of the main crops of the valley is Pecans (the other is  Hatch Chile).  We have miles of pecan orchards and then just outside of the Valley is the desert.

Pecans for ice cream

 

 We lived on a little Pecan farm but just 1 mile up the road is the desert.  It’s kinda fun, we had the best of both worlds, beautiful farmland but then a desert to play in with ATV’s (aka Quads).
 These were the trees along my driveway that grew the awesome pecans for my ice cream.  We planted 45 trees when we first bought the property in 1998.
Update:  I have since retired to the Ranch in Texas and I do miss these trees.
My son was married under these trees!
Pecans for Ice cream
Brand new baby pecans for future batches of Cinnamon Pecan ice cream

We have two different recipes because when we have company we use our six-quart ice cream maker but if it’s just the two of us we use our 2-quart ice cream machine.

Print Recipe

Homemade Cinnamon Pecan Ice Cream

Home churned Ice Cream with pecans and a dash of cinnamon
Prep Time10 mins
Churn Time40 mins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cinnamon Ice Cream, Home Churned Ice Cream, Homemade Ice Cream, Pecan Ice Cream
Servings: 10
Author: Evelyn

Ingredients

For a 2 Quarts Ice Cream Maker

Larger batch-for a 6 Quart Ice cream Maker

Instructions

  • Mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
  • Add to your Ice Cream maker and follow manufacturers instructions for that particular ice cream maker


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This Home Churned Ice Cream Would be great with:

Chocolate cake

Knock You Naked Cake

blondies

Blondies with Pecans and Coconut

 

And of course Hot Dogs are synonymous with Ice Cream, so how about serving it with a

Chicago Dog!!

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Comments

  1. Winnie

    August 27, 2012 at 9:39 am

    YUMMY !!
    I loveeeeeeeeeeee cinnamon flavor but I actually never had cinnamon ice-cream (I can't believe this).
    I just have to make this ice-cream
    Thanks so much for sharing the recipe 🙂

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  2. Joan@chocolateandmore

    August 27, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    This ice cream sounds wonderful, Pinned. How neat you live in a pecan orchard. Here in Georgia, pecan trees are everywhere you look. Don't know why I never thought of them growing anywhere else. Such a blessing to have your own trees and be able to stock up each season. I know we love come September, still having pecans in the freezer from last season.

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  6. ~ Liz ~

    August 29, 2012 at 12:35 am

    Evelyn, you know how to live! I love homemade ice cream. Haven't made it in a long time. I used to enjoy it as a kid even before the electric machines. Of course we took turns cranking it back then. How smart were you to plant those trees when you moved in! Nice move. Thanks for stopping over at Quirky Vistas and leaving me a nice comment. I am so glad you visited!

    Reply

  8. MM

    August 29, 2012 at 2:53 am

    I've never had cinnamon ice cream, but I know I would LOVE it. Especially with pecans. We've been getting winds from Isaac all day and all I've heard is my pecans being blown from the tree. Sadness!

    Thank you for linking this week.

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  10. Janel from NellieBellie

    August 29, 2012 at 1:22 pm

    No fair!! I come over here to see what you've been up to and you have icecream?? You are going to be the sole reason if I get fat. I blame you. Darn it. Now, I have to go find pecans. Because us northern climate people don't have pecan trees. Wouldn't that be lovely :). But…I do have blueberries! Hmmmm. That sounds yummy!

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  11. cathy@my1929charmer

    August 29, 2012 at 9:46 pm

    OK, I'm screaming so where's my ice scream! My favorite nut is pecan, and typically get when I buy ice cream. Never heard it with cinnamon, so what a nice addition. Thanks for sharing your creative inspiration with Sunday’s Best – you helped make the party a success!

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  20. Miz Helen

    August 31, 2012 at 9:48 pm

    Hi Evelyn,
    What a wonderful flavor combination for your Cinnamon Pecan Ice Cream. We will just love a dish or two of this treat. Hope you have a fabulous holiday week end and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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  23. Evelyn

    September 1, 2012 at 3:15 pm

    Yes, I was so lucky, my eldest daughter bought me the mixer for Christmas one year and I bought the bowl. The bowl is just perfect for the two of us now the children have all grown and left home.:) Thank you for stopping by.

    Reply

  31. Claiming Our Space

    September 3, 2012 at 11:25 pm

    This looks delicious. We keep out KA ice cream maker in the freezer too. You never know when you may need to make an emergency batch of ice cream. Thanks for sharing on Tout It Tuesday. Hope to see you tomorrow!

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  37. Jann Olson

    September 5, 2012 at 3:14 am

    Oh Yum Evelyn! This sounds so delicious! I love pecans and homemade ice cream is so delish. We are going to try making it this weekend. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    Hugs,
    Jann

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  41. Theresa

    September 7, 2012 at 6:38 am

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  44. Kelly

    January 21, 2013 at 3:47 pm

    I LOVE ice cream recipes that give DIRECT steps to use the kitchenaid maker, because that is what I have. Making this as soon as the weather gets warm!!!!

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  45. Joanne DiPalo

    April 4, 2014 at 9:51 pm

    I'm always making ice cream and I love pecans. Your recipe will be next on my ice cream 'must make' list. Thanks for sharing this week on Foodie Friends Friday. I've chosen this recipe as my favorite this week. I've pinned, tweeted and I will share it on my FB page on Monday.

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  48. chubbybunny

    June 30, 2015 at 10:04 pm

    Another way to make ice cream, and no machine needed:

    Whip 2 c. heavy cream to soft peaks.
    Drizzle in one can sweetened condensed milk, and beat to stiff peaks.
    Add-ins would be anything you want – for your Pecan Ice cream, add cinnamon, vanilla, and chopped pecans. LorAnn Oils make a pecan flavor which would make it a more pecan flavored ice cream.
    Pile into a lidded container and freeze.

    For Chocolate Mint – add mint extract, green food color, and mini chocolate chips.
    Etc.

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