This is a custard based recipe which means CREAMY!!
Peanut butter ice cream
Ingredients
- 3/4 C granulated sugar
- 2 lrg eggs
- 2 lrg egg yolks
- 1 C whole milk
- 3/4 C peanut butter chunky will get stuck in the machine
- 2 C heavy whipping cream
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Beat the sugar, eggs and egg yolks until they are thick and pale yellow
- In a saucepan bring the milk to a simmer
- Slowly beat the milk into the eggs (don't just pour it it will cook the eggs)
- Pour the entire mixture back into the saucepan and place over LOW heat
- Stir constantly until the custard thickens (be careful not to scramble the eggs)
- Remove from heat and stir in the peanut butter
- Pour through a strainer into a bowl and stir in the cream and vanilla
- Refrigerate overnight until cold.
- Run through your ice cream machine according to your machine's directions
- You can eat it when done, or freeze at least 2 hours for firmer ice cream (my preference)