- 1 ½ cups Sugar
- ½ cup Water
- 1 cup Heavy Cream, hot
- 2 tablespoons Butter
- Kosher Salt, to taste
- 1 ¾ cup Heavy Cream, chilled
- 1 ½ cup Whole Milk
- ½ tablespoon Vanilla
- Place the sugar and water in saucepan, stirring to dissolve the sugar
- Heat on high and bring to a boil
- Using a basting brush dipped in water, brush the sides of the pan down to dissolve any sugar crystals that form
- Continue cooking until the sugar starts to turn a deep amber; as soon as it reaches this point, immediately remove from the heat or it will burn
- Wearing oven mitts, slowly pour the hot heavy cream into the caramel and whisk it in; the mixture will bubble severely, but will calm down as you mix; add the butter to the mixture and mix in until it is melted and fully incorporated
- Add kosher salt to the caramel, little by little, tasting, until desired saltiness is achieved
- Pour half of the caramel into an air tight container and set out at room temperature to cool
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the remaining half of the caramel, chilled cream, milk and vanilla
- Refrigerate until cold
- Stir together well after chilling and freeze it in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturers instructions
- When the ice cream is fully frozen, pour the room temperature caramel into the ice cream and let it swirl through the mixture
- Scoop into container and freeze until firm
- Top with pralines pecans
Here is the ice cream maker I use!