This Creamy Keto Low Carb Butter Pecan Ice Cream is not only an easy recipe, it tastes incredibly similar to traditional sugar filled butter pecan ice cream! You can make this with to without an ice cream machine!
The Best Sugar Free Keto Ice Cream
When it comes to ice cream one thing is certain, it's got to be creamy for that perfect mouth feel. With the right combination of flavors, just one spoonful, will linger on your tongue for days, bringing you back again for another taste.
Creating the perfect keto ice cream that can hold up against traditional sugary ice cream is no small feat, but today's recipe will make you believe in miracles. You can enjoy this luscious ice cream in your low carb life style for little effort in the kitchen and few carbs.
Churn or No Churn Ice Cream
Using an ice cream machine is truly the very best way to create that texture you'll remember from before your low carb days. If you have a stand mixer, like a KitchenAid, you can get an attachment to make ice cream so you wouldn't need another separate appliance. I have this one.
If you really want to try this recipe but don't have an ice cream machine then try whipping the heavy cream in a stand mixer and set aside. Melt the butter and gradually add it to the egg yolks then try blending it in the mixer together then pouring into the loaf pan and freezing. I can't say this is the best method for a creamy ice cream, but let me know if you do try it.
For the best results I highly recommend using an ice cream machine or attachment.
Nut Free Option
Since the base of the ice cream itself is completely nut free, you can certainly leave out the added pecans to make this nut free. It will still be a BUTTERY CREAMY Maple flavored ice cream and I'm sure you'll love it.
Try adding other items like sugar free chocolate chips instead of nuts for a bit of texture. Or crumble my low carb vanilla wafers into it or stir in my crumble mixture from my cookies and cream dip!
Tasty Toppings
You obviously don't need any toppings but if you're really in the mood for delicious, top this ice cream with more toasted pecans and a little drizzle of Choczero Maple Pecan syrup or Sukrin Fiber Gold Syrup.
If you're more of a chocolate kind of person, my DIY Sugar Free Magic Shell would be awesome on top of this!
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Keto Low Carb Butter Pecan Ice Cream
Keto Low Carb Butter Pecan Ice Cream
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 cups heavy cream
- ¼ cup Swerve confectioners sweetener
- ¼ cup liquid Allulose
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 teaspoon maple extract
- 1 tbsp Lakanto sugar free maple syrup or sweetener of choice
- 1 tablespoon MCT oil
- 2 tablespoon pecans toasted, chopped
Instructions
- Place the butter, heavy cream, Swerve sweetener, allulose and salt in a small sauce pan. Heat over low heat do not boil.
- Whisk egg yolks until light in color. Take a spoonful of the butter cream mixture and stir into the yolks to temper them. Continue with a few more spoonfuls then gradually add in the remaining yolk into the mixture on the stove.
- Continue to stir over low heat until mixture thickens, and coats the back of a spoon, 175 degrees F. Pour into a bowl to cool in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Remove bowl from the fridge and stir in maple extract and sugar free maple syrup or sweetener of choice and MCT oil.
- Once combined pour mixture into your ice cream machine. Follow manufacturer's instructions. Stir in pecans then spread ice cream into an 9 by 5 loaf pan and freeze for 2-3 hours for soft serve.
Notes
Brenda's Notes:
- If you don't have Swerve just use any sweetener of choice you prefer.
- Again if you don't have the Choczero sweetener that's fine too just use what you like, and add more maple extract, but I do highly recommend trying the Choczero sweetener.
- If you don't have MCT oil you can replace it with vodka. Both of these help to keep the soft texture after freezing.
- Allulose is another new favorite sweetener I've tried and also helps to keep the ice cream softer in texture.
- This recipe was first published in April of 2018 and updated with video in January 2020.
Nutrition
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Audrey
Swerve; granulated or confectioners? Thanks.
Brenda
confectioners is better for this recipe
Annette
If using vodka instead of MTC oil is it the same measurement?
Brenda
Same amount
Slammbo
Can you add cocoa? And at what point would you add, after chilled or while on stove?
Brenda
Hmm sorry I've haven't experimented with it, not sure on how much, don't want it to change the texture.
sammy
I made this and had to post it on my IG I've made lots of ice cream but this recipe is honestly "The BEST ONE EVER!!”
Its so creamy I really couldn't believe it and soft!
I used the 1 tablespoon vodka as a substitute as I didn't have MCT. Even hubby asked where I bought it and said I should have got more haha!
I'm going to try more if your recipes thanks so much @sugarfreemom!!!!
Thanks so much,
IG: shrinking Sammy
Brenda
Thank you so much Sammy!
Bri
THE BEST ICE CREAM EVER! I had to tell because it’s so delish! Thank you!
Brenda
Thank you!
Samantha Lundnlad
How far ahead can you make and store the mixture before you churn it?
Brenda
At least 24 hours.
Julie Ransopher Baker
Hi Brenda,
Have you ever tired adding peanut butter to this? Thanks! Julie
Brenda
No but that sounds like a great idea!
Genyl Bayona
If you are keto, you CANNOT add peanut butter.
Brenda
Not sure where you are getting your information but you can have peanut butter on a keto diet. All nuts are allowed.
Lynn
Nuts, yes. Peanuts are a legume. It's a no for strict Keto.
Sara
I love this & have made it a couple of times (didn’t use the ChocZero due to ingredients). But today I motioned the pecans & maple flavoring as well. I added blueberry extract & made a syrup using cooked, sweetened, strained blueberries & swirled it in before freezing. Oh my goodness!! It was awesome!!!
Brenda
Thank you Sara!
kellkit
I have been keto for two years. I have lost 55 lbs. and feel better than ever, at 60 years old. My one weakness has always been ice cream, which is a no-no on the keto way of eating. I made this yesterday and it is absolutely fabulous!!! It is very filling and you cannot eat a lot of it. I did not have Choczero but used Lakanto Maple Flavored Sugar-Free Syrup. I see myself using this base and adding many different flavors. Thanks, so much for this wonderful recipe.
Kelley
Brenda
Thanks so much Kelley!
Kris
This turned out amazing! The taste is addictive. I don’t know if I would have self control other than the fact it is so rich. Right out of the ice cream machine it was very smooth and fluffy. This morning after being in the freezer (yes I said morning) it is very hard. So, I’ll try with more mct or vegetable glycerin. Either way a quick sit on the counter and it will soften. Thanks.
Ursula L Banks
Made this last night. I subbed vodka for MCT oil and I left out the pecans. I also used an ice cream maker. Taste is phenomenal. Texture is DISGUSTING (I'm talking frozen, crumbly, sandy, butter chunks, disgusting.) HELP! What did I do wrong?
Brenda
Did you use an ice cream machine? How long did it churn? Did you let the mixture chill in the fridge before adding it to the ice cream machine?
Ursula
I did use an ice cream machine. I chilled the mixture in the fridge for approximately six hours before churning. I churned twice (40 minutes each time) because the texture looked very odd after the first churn.
Brenda
I'm so sorry. I'm stumped then I've no idea why you had trouble with it. Did you bring the mixture to a boil on the stove?
Ursula
Yes, but only for about 30 second-not long enough?
Joda
DON'T "boil" eggs -- you cook them that way. You probably had chunks of cooked egg in your ice cream. Just get it over about 155 degrees. Even that isn't really necessary unless you're worried about bacteria.
Dense Meyers
I have not read all the comments, sorry if this is a repeat. The nutritional information says it is for one serving but I didn't see how many servings the whole recipe contains or what the serving size is. Do you have that info?
Brenda
Right under the title in the recipe card, it shows 8 servings @ 1/2 cup each.
Gina
When I put my ingredients into my app it gives me 8 carbs per serving. The only thing I changed was Monk fruit instead of swerve and I used the vodka instead of mct. I'm not sure the change in sugar added 6 carbs per half cup. I even used half the amount of sweetener as well.
Brenda
I don't count the carbs from Swerve in my recipes as it is directly excreted through urine and never actually enters bloodstream so it has little effect on blood glucose. Monk sweetener may have carbs that you counted?
Linda Call
The choc zero maple pecan syrup says it's keto - but it's made from corn and tapioca solids. Corn is not keto.
Replacement?
Brenda
Maple flavored syrup from Lakanto sweetened with monk fruit would be a good replacement. https://amzn.to/2IeZaxJ
LynC
Everything from ChocZero is keto. The ingredients for the Maple Pecan syrup is Liquid vegetable fiber, natural toasted pecan flavor, natural maple flavor and monk fruit extract. It does not have corn or tapioca solids.
TK
I wanted to share since I did not use an ice cream maker. I followed the directions and whipped the cream in a standing mixer & then added the saucepan of butter, eggs, etc into the cream S L O W L Y, then I added the pecans. It turned out GREAT. My only advice is to maybe up the amount of MCT oil. I used the correct amount but it's kind of like chiseling a giant fat bomb. 😉
Brenda
Thank you for sharing!
Anitha
I just put this in the ice cream maker and the taste before is yummy. I did not see the comments but I added coconut oil but very little. Looking forward to sharing this with my kids.
Mary
I can’t have dairy. I plan to use coconut cream in place of the heavy cream. Would butter flavored coconut oil work instead of butter?
Brenda
I think so though I have not tested that out.
Mary
Thanks! I’ll let you know how it turns out.
mary
Thank you so much, I'm going to order that part for the Kitchenaid!
mary
I don't have an ice cream maker, can I do this in the freezer?
Brenda
I mentioned the method without using an ice cream machine under the title that say, Churn or No Churn.
Noel
What is the serving size of the nutritional guide. 1/2 cup??
Brenda
right under the title of the recipe, 8 servings @ 1/2 cup
No Junk
I like to brown my butter before adding the other ingredients. It was the first keto ice cream recipe that I tried and I LOVE it!
No Junk
I also don't add maple flavoring, just vanilla. The browned butter adds all the flavor.
Janel
Brenda, what is MCT oil?
Brenda
Medium Chain Triglycerides, a fatty acid with so many health benefits. Here's more info from Dr.Axe https://draxe.com/mct-oil/
Anil Anand
i will try making this at home. Yummy Ice - cream.
Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Vickie Maness
This looks so delicious! I do not have MCT oil, do you think that coconut oil might work as a replacement? I have every other ingredient... 🙂
Brenda
No coconut oil will harden when cold, MCT oil will not and will keep the texture smooth instead of icy. Try vodka instead.
Steve Pritchett
Would Bourbon work instead of Vodka?
Gina
Vodka didn’t work when I’ve tried it in the past. Allulose, swerve, etc... all harden to brick consistency if ice cream is left in the freezer overnight. If you want it semi soft, freeze for 4 hrs and serve or leave out on counter until it softens again.
Jeremy
Um. That sounds amazing if it works lol.
Jane
Many keto icecream recipes call for vegetable glycerin instead off mtc oil for the same purpose. I would prefer to use mtc oil but if you have the glycerin...
Mae
I can't have milk so can you make this with coconut cream?
Brenda
I've not tried it but I think it could work.