Peach-Pecan Ice Cream Pie With Caramel Sauce

Serves: 4

Rowena Kautzer

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

48

Sweetness

47

Sourness

44

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 cups

Sugar

1 cup

Water

1.25 cups

Whipping Cream

Directions:

1

Make crust: Preheat oven to 325°F

2

Butter 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides

3

Mix cookie crumbs and melted butter in medium bowl until crumbs are evenly moistened

4

Press crumb mixture firmly onto bottom and 1 inch up sides of prepared pan

5

Bake until crust is set and pale golden, about 15 minutes

6

Cool completely

7

Preheat oven to 325°F

8

Butter 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides

9

Mix cookie crumbs and melted butter in medium bowl until crumbs are evenly moistened

10

Press crumb mixture firmly onto bottom and 1 inch up sides of prepared pan

11

Bake until crust is set and pale golden, about 15 minutes

12

Cool completely

13

Make caramel sauce: Combine sugar and 1/2 cup water in heavy medium saucepan

14

Stir over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves

15

Increase heat to medium-high; boil without stirring until syrup is deep amber color, occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan, about 8 minutes

16

Remove from heat

17

Gradually add cream (mixture will bubble vigorously)

18

Stir over low heat until any caramel bits dissolve and sauce is smooth, about 1 minute

19

Stir in vanilla

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Let stand until cool but still pourable, about 1 hour

21

Drizzle 1/4 cup cooled caramel sauce over bottom of crust

22

Freeze until caramel sets, about 10 minutes

23

Spread 1 quart ice cream over caramel in crust

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Sprinkle chopped pecans over ice cream

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Drizzle 1/2 cup caramel sauce over ice cream

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Freeze until caramel sets, about 10 minutes

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Spread remaining ice cream over

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Freeze until top of pie is firm, about 1 hour

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Arrange pecan halves in 3 concentric circles around top of pie

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Drizzle 1/4 cup caramel sauce over pie

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Freeze pie until frozen solid, at least 4 hours

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(Can be prepared 5 days ahead

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Cover tightly with foil; keep frozen

34

Cover and chill remaining caramel sauce

35

) Rewarm remaining caramel sauce over low heat, stirring often

36

Cut around pan sides to loosen pie

37

Let pie soften slightly at room temperature, about 10 minutes

38

Remove pan sides

39

Serve pie with warm caramel sauce

40

Combine sugar and 1/2 cup water in heavy medium saucepan

41

Stir over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves

42

Increase heat to medium-high; boil without stirring until syrup is deep amber color, occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan, about 8 minutes

43

Remove from heat

44

Gradually add cream (mixture will bubble vigorously)

45

Stir over low heat until any caramel bits dissolve and sauce is smooth, about 1 minute

46

Stir in vanilla

47

Let stand until cool but still pourable, about 1 hour

48

Drizzle 1/4 cup cooled caramel sauce over bottom of crust

49

Freeze until caramel sets, about 10 minutes

50

Spread 1 quart ice cream over caramel in crust

51

Sprinkle chopped pecans over ice cream

52

Drizzle 1/2 cup caramel sauce over ice cream

53

Freeze until caramel sets, about 10 minutes

54

Spread remaining ice cream over

55

Freeze until top of pie is firm, about 1 hour

56

Arrange pecan halves in 3 concentric circles around top of pie

57

Drizzle 1/4 cup caramel sauce over pie

58

Freeze pie until frozen solid, at least 4 hours

59

(Can be prepared 5 days ahead

60

Cover tightly with foil; keep frozen

61

Cover and chill remaining caramel sauce

62

) Rewarm remaining caramel sauce over low heat, stirring often

63

Cut around pan sides to loosen pie

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Let pie soften slightly at room temperature, about 10 minutes

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Remove pan sides

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Serve pie with warm caramel sauce