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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.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/2 cup
  • Calories: 301
  • Sugar: 13.5 g
  • Sodium: 11.5 mg
  • Fat: 21.8 g
  • Saturated Fat: 2 g
  • Carbohydrates: 24.9 g
  • Fiber: 5 g
  • Protein: 6.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg

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

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 makes butter pecan butter pecan? ›

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'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.

Is butter pecan ice cream just vanilla ice cream? ›

Butter pecan ice cream is smooth vanilla ice cream with a slight buttery flavor, with pecans added. It is manufactured by many major ice cream brands. A variant of the recipe is butter almond, which replaces the pecans with almonds.

Whose favorite ice cream flavor is butter pecan? ›

Southerners like butter pecan ice cream the most (42%), while Midwesterners like chocolate chip cookie dough (44%) and caramel ice cream (41%). Northeasterners are more likely to be fans of coffee ice cream (32%) and peanut butter ice cream (29%) than are people from any other region.

Does Breyers make butter pecan ice cream? ›

Smooth, Creamy and Delicious

Nothing comes even close to the smooth, delectable taste of Breyer's Butter Pecan. I believe this Ice Cream was heaven sent.

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

In some old school recipes of butter pecan ice cream, you start with a base flavor of what is commonly called butterscotch and then add the pecans.

What does it mean if you like butter pecan ice cream? ›

Butter Pecan: If you love butter pecan ice cream, you might be a mature, responsible, and hardworking individual who values stability and consistency. Cookies and Cream: Fans of cookies and cream ice cream are often seen as playful, creative, and youthful.

Who invented butter pecan ice cream in America? ›

It's unclear who invented butter pecan, but according to an oft-repeated piece of Jim Crow-era folklore, the classic flavor became popular among Black Americans when they were not permitted to eat vanilla ice cream.

What age group eats butter pecan ice cream? ›

Those aged 55 and up are significantly more likely to prefer butter pecan (17%) and vanilla (16%).

Does Blue Bell ice cream make a butter pecan? ›

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

Is butter pecan ice cream grainy? ›

The only time the butter pecan flavor comes through is when you bite into a nut. This wouldn't be too bad except that the ice cream itself has a very grainy texture, which can be common in ice cream not made with a cooked base.

Is butter pecan like butterscotch? ›

Though butterscotch and butter pecan have similar names, don't let that fool you. Both have the richness inherent to butter, but beyond that, they're not very much alike. They're both pretty tasty, though.

What color is butter pecan ice cream? ›

The color of butter pecan ice cream ranges from pale cream to light caramel, vanilla white or a light shade of brown, with small pecan flecks.

Does Lactaid make butter pecan ice cream? ›

Lactaid® Butter Pecan Lactose Free Ice Cream 1 qt Tub.

Does butter pecan at Dunkin have dairy? ›

A Dunkin' mystery: The Butter Pecan Sundae Latte contains no nuts. The leaked Dunkin' summer menu with the Butter Pecan Sundae Signature Latte presents a little mystery. In its notice about allergens, the menu posted on Reddit warns about milk in the Butter Pecan Swirl but says the swirl contains no tree nuts.

Does dairy Queen make a dairy-free ice cream? ›

In the past, their dairy-free menu items were limited, but now they have quite a few options for non-dairy diners of all ages. In fact, they even have dairy-free ice cream bars! Their non-dairy Dilly Bars are made with vegan chocolate and coconut ice cream.

Does butter pecan ice cream have milk? ›

Cream, skim milk, water, sugar, corn syrup, pecans (pecans, cottonseed oil, butter, salt), high fructose corn syrup, sweetcream buttermilk, whey, contains less than 2% of guar gum, mono & diglycerides, cellulose gum, polysorbate 80, carrageenan, xanthan gum, natural flavor, annatto (color). Contains: Pecan, milk.

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