- 3 cups half-and-half or light cream
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups whipping cream
- 4 cups finely chopped, peeled peaches
- 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans
- Peach slices (optional)
- In a very large mixing bowl combine half-and-half or light cream, sugar, and vanilla. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in whipping cream. Stir in chopped peaches and toasted pecans.
- Freeze in a 4- or 5-quart ice-cream freezer according to manufacturer's directions. Remove dasher. Repack outer freezer bucket with ice and salt and ripen for about 4 hours. Garnish with peach slices, if desired.