Pour into your ice cream maker and allow to churn for 20-30 minutes (or following manufacturer's instructions for your ice cream maker) During the last 5 minutes of the freezing cycle, add the pecans.

Two tender pecan-studded cookies sandwich a thick layer of butter pecan ice cream, which is then rolled in toasted pecans. It’s better than anything you can pick up at the grocery store.

Butter pecan could take a slice of pecan pie over the top; salty caramel ice cream is the ideal complement to apple pie; while pumpkin pie might be made more special with the addition of a spicy ...