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Vegan Butter Pecan Ice Cream is 100% dairy-free, churn-free, and made with a handful of healthy whole food plant ingredients for a delicious dessert or treat!

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If you follow TSV, you know that we love using bananas as a base for ice creams like this Almond Chunky Monkey Ice Cream, Banana Coconut Ginger Ice cream, or Banana Cherry Garcia Soft Serve.

Bananas are inexpensive and can be blended into all kinds of delicious and healthy flavored nice cream like this Butter Maple Pecan Ice Cream!

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Why We Love This Recipe!

  • No ice cream maker required! This simple no-churn vegan ice cream is perfect for those of us who don’t have an ice cream maker or are just too lazy to use one. All you need to do is blend and freeze.
  • Refined sugar-free.The only sugars you will find are the natural fruit sugars and all their nutrients.
  • Healthy and nutritious.Full of nutrients, healthy fats, and 100% dairy- and egg-free, this whole food plant based ice cream is a great alternative to dairy filled ice creams.
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Ingredient Notes

Now you can enjoy butter pecan ice cream in a nutritious way that tastes great without using any dairy products. It’s a win, win for everyone – my favorite kind!

Here is everything you’ll need, including substitution ideas when possible:

  • Banana – Overripe bananas are best for flavor and added sweetness. You can use fresh or frozen bananas.
  • Almond Butter – I like to use my Homemade Almond Butter, but store bought is great too. If in a pinch peanut butter or sun butter is ok too, but almond butter is a little more neutral in flavor.
  • Tahini – Adding richness and decadence to the ice cream, you can use store bought or make your own Homemade Tahini.
  • Pure Maple Syrup – This natural sweetener can be adjusted to taste. Depending on how sweet your bananas are I suggest to start with the lower amount and add more as needed.
  • Vanilla – Adds a nice layer of flavor to the ice cream.
  • Pecans – Bold and distint in flavor, if you’re a lover of pecans feel free to double the amount!
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How To Make Vegan Butter Pecan Ice Cream

Making vegan and non-dairy butter pecan ice cream is as easy as 1, 2, 3!

  • In a food processor or blender, add the frozen banana, almond butter, tahini, maple syrup, and blend until smooth.
  • And the pecans and give a quick pulse, or stir them in by hand.
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  • Place the ice cream mixture in a freezer-safe container, cover, and freeze for at least six hours, or overnight.

And voila, you have yourself a most deliciously decadent and healthy vegan ice cream.

Top Tips

  • Leftovers can be stored in the freezer for up to 2 – 3 months.
  • Serve in chilled bowls or glasses.
  • Double the batch to fill a 9 x 5 loaf pan, as pictured.
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More Healthy Pecan Recipes!

  • Raw Pecan Pie Energy Balls
  • Salted Chocolate Chip Pecan Sandies
  • Healthy Bowl of Cinnamon Oatmeal
  • Pumpkin Granola
  • See all vegan recipes with pecans on TSV!
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If you try this vegan ice cream recipe, please let me know!Leave a comment and rate it below. I love to hear what you think, or any changes you make.

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Vegan Maple Butter Pecan Ice Cream

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Rich, decadent vegan butter maple pecan ice cream made with wholesome plant-based ingredients!

  • Author: Julie | The Simple Veganista
  • Prep Time: 6 hours
  • Total Time: 6 hours
  • Yield: Serves 8
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: Vegan

Ingredients

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  • 3 large or 4 small ripe bananas, frozen or unfrozen*
  • 1/2 cup raw almond butter
  • 1/41/2 cup pure maple syrup, to taste
  • 1/4 cup tahini
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon, optional
  • 2 teaspoons or so vanilla extract
  • 1 cup pecans

Instructions

Place ingredients, except for the pecans, in a food processor/high-speed blender and process, scraping down the sides as needed, until creamy and combined. Taste for sweetness, adding more maple syrup if needed. Stir in pecans.

Place in an airtight container and keep in the freezer for at least 6 hours to harden. Let sit for about 10 minutes or so to soften before scooping into serving bowls.

Makes about 4 cups

Notes

If using frozen bananas, you can serve right away as it will be a soft-serve ice cream. Or store in the freezer to harden completely as above.

As with any of my recipes, adjust flavors to your own taste…I have made this using 1/4 cup almond butter along with just a few tablespoons of maple syrup and tahini with great success. I have also used less pecans. So feel to play around with the ingredient amounts.

Updated: This recipe was originally published in January 2013. It has been retested and updated with new photos and helpful tips in July 2021.

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FAQs

What is the base flavor of butter pecan ice cream? ›

What flavor is the ice cream in butter pecan? The ice cream flavor in Butter Pecan Ice Cream is actually classic vanilla! The “buttery” flavor in the ice cream comes from the toasted pecans and the brown sugar, it has almost a caramel-like flavor.

Why is butter pecan the best ice cream? ›

A Favorite Ice Cream Flavor

Butter pecan has been a long-running ice cream flavor favorite for many southerners and is considered a classic. It combines the nutty flavor of fresh pecans with roasted pecan undertones and the distinct flavor of sweet vanilla.

Who makes dairy-free butter pecan ice cream? ›

Veg O Licious Butter Pecan - Guernsey Farms Dairy. We put the same level of care in our non-dairy dessert offerings that we do in our dairy staples. It became clear that our customers needed a non-dairy dessert that actually tasted good.

What's the difference between butter pecan ice cream and praline pecan ice cream? ›

Compared to butter pecan ice cream, praline ice cream is smoother in texture, owing to the fact that the nuts have already been transformed into pralines. Butter pecan ice cream keeps the actual pecan nuts intact, resulting in a crunchier texture.

Is butter pecan just vanilla with pecans? ›

Simply put, butter pecan is a flavor that merges the nutty notes of pecan with rich butter and a hint of sweet vanilla extract. The distinctive flavor of the pecan is hard to pinpoint – even for experts – but is perhaps best described as having sweet, fat, and roasted undertones.

What flavor compliments butter pecan? ›

Adding vanilla and maple is like the perfect duo for this Southern butter pecan cake.

What is the number one favorite ice cream in the world? ›

Vanilla reigns supreme as the most popular ice cream flavor around the globe.

What age group eats butter pecan ice cream? ›

People who are 18-34 years old were more likely to prefer cookies 'n creme (14%) and chocolate chip cookie dough (13%), while people 55 and up were far more likely to prefer butter pecan (17%) and vanilla (16%).

Does butter pecan ice cream taste like butterscotch? ›

Butterscotch and butter pecan are wildly different, and it comes down to how they're made. In fact, butter is really the only ingredient they share (other than the basic ice cream components), and the only point of flavor overlap between the two. Beyond that, there's little they have in common.

Does Breyers make butter pecan ice cream? ›

Our Breyers® Butter Pecan is made with 100% Grade A milk and cream that comes from cows not treated with artificial growth hormones*. We use flavors and colors from natural sources* and 100% sustainable vanilla.

Does Lactaid make butter pecan ice cream? ›

Lactaid Butter Pecan Lactose Free Ice Cream 1 qt Tub | Non-Dairy Ice Cream & Novelties | Donelan's Supermarkets.

Is butter pecan ice cream a southern thing? ›

In fact, some say it started in the Jim Crow-era southern United States and was a response to racism.

What flavor is similar to butter pecan? ›

American pralines often include pecans as the nut of choice, which might explain why some people think of them as being similar in flavor to that other favorite Southern classic — butter pecan ice cream.

Does Ben and Jerry's make butter pecan? ›

I have tried every butter pecan flavored ice cream under the sun from other brands and none remotely compares to that of Ben & Jerrys.

Does Blue Bell ice cream make a butter pecan? ›

A rich, butter pecan ice cream with lightly salted, roasted pecan halves.

Does butter pecan taste like peanut butter? ›

The pecan flavor is rich and sweet enough to enjoy, so buying it with added sugar would do you no good. Unlike peanut butter and other kinds of nut butter, it doesn't affect your breath or leave a lingering aftertaste. Moreover, it isn't particularly oily like almond butter either.

What is the base of rolled ice cream? ›

Condensed milk and double cream both work brilliantly in an ice cream roll base. The base mixture needs to be freezable yet pliable (to allow it to be rolled up properly) and, of course, it should taste rich, creamy and delicious.

What does butter pecan swirl taste like? ›

Charming Dunkin' fans since 2013, the Butter Pecan Swirl features notes of butter roasted pecan and sweet cream.

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