Mocha Latte Ice Cream

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon instant espresso
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
• 2 cups chopped pecans
• 2 ounces finely chopped semisweet chocolate

1. Whisk together the first 4 ingredients in a large heavy saucepan.
2. Gradually whisk in milk and whipping cream.
3. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 10-12 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly; remove from heat.
4. Whisk egg yolk until slightly thickened.
5. Gradually whisk about 1 cup hot cream mixture into yolk.
6. Add yolk mixture to remaining cream mixture, whisking constantly.
7. Whisk in vanilla bean paste.
8. Cool 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
9. Place plastic wrap directly on cream mixture, and chill 8-24 hours.
10. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350u0b0.
11. Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring once halfway through.
12. Cool completely (about 30 minutes).
13. Pour chilled cream mixture into freezer container of a 1 1/2 quart electric ice cream maker, and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.
14. Before transferring ice cream to an airtight container for further freezing, stir in pecans and chocolate.

sugar, cornstarch, espresso, salt, milk, heavy whipping cream, egg yolk, vanilla bean paste, pecans, semisweet chocolate

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mocha-latte-ice-cream-485281 (may not work)