Pecan Caramel Ice Cream

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup caramel ice cream topping
• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (such as eagle brand®)
• 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans, or more to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 6 hrs 30 mins


• place caramel ice cream topping into a microwave-safe container and heat in microwave until slightly warmed and softened, 10 to 30 seconds.
• whisk caramel topping, milk, sweetened condensed milk, instant vanilla pudding mix, vanilla extract and salt in a large mixing bowl until pudding mix has dissolved and batter is smooth.
• cover bowl and chill batter thoroughly, at least 6 hours to overnight.
• pour chilled batter into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions; stir pecans into soft ice cream at end of freezing time.
• serve soft if desired. if a harder ice cream is preferred, pack pecan ice cream into a lidded container and freeze to desired consistency.