Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream
I have many kitchen appliances but there is one that runs on overtime during the summer time and it’s my ice cream machine. As soon as we’re done with one flavor, there’s another one (or two) waiting in the freezer. I never thought I would enjoy making ice cream so much. I love to experiment with new flavors and more often than not, I end up with a new taste sensation.
At home, we use peanut butter quite often to cook with like in my Indonesian Peanut Sauce, Tahini Mango Peanut Butter Smoothie, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups or Paçoca. The other day, David bought a “monster” size peanut butter jar. – “It was on sale”, he said. Okay, great, now what! When I say we use peanut butter to cook with, we do but not on that scale. I mean between the two of us, a regular jar can last us 2 to 3 months. If you’re vegan or vegetarian I’m sure peanut butter goes faster but in our case, not so much…
Peanut butter doesn’t keep well; it can get rancid quickly especially during the summer months. There’s only a few things I could cook and bake with this humongous jar and I knew I would have to come up with some new recipes – “so let’s make some ice cream with it”, I decided! Here’s my Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream!
I’ve been making ice cream from scratch for a while now but right from the first try, this Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream recipe was a hit! It’s summer and of course I wouldn’t share a complicated recipe with you. This cold treat is simple, easy to make and kids of all ages will enjoy this ice cream flavor, begging for more! I have a few more “cold chocolate treats” for you to enjoy; Chocolate Ice Cream, Fudgesicles and Chocolate Frozen Greek Yogurt
Bon Appétit!
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups 35% heavy cream
- 1/2 cup milk (1 to 2% works fine)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp. good quality cocoa powder
- 1 pinch ground Himalayan sea salt
- 3/4 cup smooth peanut butter Footnote
- 1/8 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1 ounce good quality bittersweet chocolate, finely shaved
- 1/4 cup pecans or walnuts, finely chopped *optional
Directions
- In a medium saucepan over medium high-heat, combine cream, milk, sugar, cocoa powder and salt. Whisk the mixture until it starts to simmer.
- Remove from the heat and whisk in peanut butter until well combined. Add vanilla extract.
- Transfer to the refrigerator until completely chilled.
- When chilled, add the mixture to an ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer’s instruction. 5 minutes after churning, add chocolate. If using, add walnuts at the end.
- Spoon the mixture into a container and transfer to the freezer until frozen, about 4 hours.
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