Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Sweet Potato Pecan Ice Cream

Category: Ice Cream

1 large sweet potato

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk

About half a (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

3 eggs, well beaten

Bake sweet potato at 375 degrees F for 45 minutes (until easily pierced by a fork). Let cool, then peel

and mash.

Combine potato, pecans, vanilla extract, and nutmeg.

In a separate bowl, blend milk, sugar, and eggs thoroughly. Heat this mixture in a saucepan over

medium heat for 5 minutes, but don't let it come to a boil. Chill completely in the refrigerator.

Combine the two mixtures and process in an ice cream machine according to manufacturer's

instructions.