Creamy Peanut Butter Ice Cream

Creamy Peanut Butter Ice Cream combines creamy peanut butter with a sweet cream base, along with chopped-up peanut butter cups. Use a 4-quart ice cream maker and enjoy the best ice cream for days!

Peanut Butter Ice Cream

My family never complains when I’m testing out an ice cream recipe. I’ve been dreaming about this one for years now because I love a good creamy peanut butter bowl of delish. My dad is a HUGE ice cream lover, and one of his favorites is peanut butter. So this one is for him. Dad, I want to make this one for YOU!

One of the best parts about adding peanut butter to ice cream (besides the creaminess) is the PROTEIN! How often do you get to enjoy a sweet treat that has some actual nutrition? I know it includes sugar too, but let’s celebrate with the “bowl is half full” mentality instead of half empty. Ooookaaayyy?! 😀

Y’all. This ice cream is…

• creamy
• peanut buttery
• with some chunks of peanut butter cup throughout
• and hopefully a little bit melty, which is how I love to consume this.

You MUST try this recipe!

Ingredients needed for Creamy Peanut Butter Ice Cream:

• Pasteurized Eggs – These are safe to eat in raw form. If you are unable to find them, you will need to temper your eggs.
• Sugar – You’ll need just 3/4 cup for this recipe, much less than my other ice cream recipes!
• Vanilla – I always use Watkins Vanilla for my ice cream recipes because it has the best flavor.
• Dairy – Heavy Cream and 1% Milk – You’ll need an equal ratio of both for this recipe.
• Creamy Peanut Butter – I’ve only tried this with creamy peanut butter, but you could also try crunchy if preferred.
• Peanut Butter Cups – These are stirred into the ice cream at the end of churning. You could also omit these if you’d like.
• Ice and Rock Salt – These are used for churning the ice cream only. They don’t go into the actual recipe ingredients.

** This recipe is for a 4-quart ice cream maker. If using a smaller size, you will need to adjust recipe quantities. Make sure your machine has enough room for the ice cream to expand as it freezes. If it doesn’t have room, it will stay in liquid form!

How to make Creamy Peanut Butter Ice Cream:

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs. Add the sugar and vanilla and beat again.
2. Scoop the peanut butter into a microwavable dish. Warm up for about 30 seconds to get it slightly warmed and extra creamy.
3. Add the peanut butter to the mixing bowl, and mix well.
4. Next, add the heavy cream and milk, and mix again.
5. Pour the mixture into the canister of the ice cream maker.
6. Place the canister into the ice cream maker, and layer the ice and rock salt all around it. As ice melts, continue adding layers of ice and salt. You’ll know when it’s done when ice cream starts to expand and thicken, and the ice cream maker slows down.
7. When the ice cream is finished, add the chopped peanut butter cups, and stir. Pour into a Tupperware container (but save yourself a small sample-sized bowl), and freeze immediately.
8. Let the ice cream harden in the freezer a bit before serving if you can wait that long.

I’ve got several amazing ice cream recipes on the blog. All of them require an ice cream maker:

• Double Chocolate Ice Cream
• Cookies and Cream Ice Cream
• Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream
• Very Berry Strawberry Ice Cream

Let’s celebrate summer and eat ice cream!! 😀

Kitchen Tools used for this recipe: (Affiliate Links)

• 4-Quart Electric Ice Cream Maker – You’ll need this for this recipe!
• 11-Inch Whisk – to whisk the ice cream mixture.

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xoxo ~Sue