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By Melissa

on Sep 04, 2015, Updated Feb 14, 2024

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This easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream is made with cream, peanut butter, and two kinds of chocolate. It’s a great homemade ice cream recipe you’ll want to make all summer long!

We all scream for ice cream. Here are a few of my favorites: Homemade Dark Chocolate Ice Cream, Cheesecake Ice Cream Recipe and Fresh Peach Ice Cream are total hits.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream

I feel like the summer got away from me in terms of the blog and recipes. I should be rolling out pumpkin, but I’m still dreaming about garden veggies and this amazing homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream. It’s still summer and plenty warm here in Southern Utah, so I thought I’d go ahead and post this recipe for you to enjoy. I’ve been making this ice cream for a few years now and it’s one of our favorites! It’s rich and smooth and that chocolate peanut butter combo is always a delicious classic.

This is the perfect easy recipe to celebrate a long weekend with! Don’t put summer away until you’ve tried this one, friends. You won’t regret it.

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Doesn’t that look amazing! I made this chocolate peanut butter ice cream for my daughter’s birthday a while ago. Now I’m thinking I’m going to have to make another batch soon… the peril of editing all those pictures! They made me hungry.

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Tips and Tricks for Making Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream

  • Thomas bought me this ice cream maker a few years ago and we LOVE IT! You freeze the bowl so there’s no ice or salt to mess with and it churns the ice cream really quickly. When our kids get a little older and their appetites increase, I’m going to need to buy a second one.
  • This ice cream is delicious frozen in between two of my famous homemade chocolate chips cookies (best chocolate chip cookies ever!).

What can I sub for unsweetened chocolate?

Good semi-sweet chocolate chips work well in place of the unsweetened chocolate if you don’t have any on hand.

How long should I freeze ice cream before serving?

If you like a harder ice cream, put the ice cream in a freezer container and cover. Let it freeze for at least 2 hours before serving. The ice cream straight out of the maker is just like soft-serve. Out of the freezer it is like store-bought.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream

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  • Author: Melissa Griffiths- Bless this Mess
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: Serves 4 to 6 1x
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This easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream is made with cream, peanut butter, and two kinds of chocolate. It’s a great homemade ice cream recipe you’ll want to make all summer long!

Ingredients

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  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups milk (whole is best)
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate (I like Ghiradelli), cut into small pieces
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter

Instructions

  1. In a medium pan whisk together the cocoa powder and sugar. While whisking add the milk and the cream. Whisk together well combined. Place the pan over medium to medium-high heat. When the milk mixture starts to steam (but isn’t boiling) add the chocolate and whisk until the chocolate melts. Remove from the head and add the vanilla and peanut butter and stir until well combined. Place the ice cream mixture in a container, cover, and refrigerate until cool (about 4 hours or overnight).
  2. Pour the ice cream mixture in your ice cream maker and process according to manufacturer’s instructions.
  3. I use a Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker that you just freeze the canister the ice cream is made in. It takes about 15 minutes to make ice cream with no salt and ice to mess with. I love it! If you like a harder ice cream, put the ice cream in a freezer container and cover. Let it freeze for at least 2 hours before serving. The ice cream straight out of the maker is just like soft-serve. Out of the freezer it is like store-bought.
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Stove
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Calories: 436
  • Sugar: 59.2g
  • Sodium: 189.5mg
  • Fat: 36g
  • Carbohydrates: 71g
  • Protein: 14.5g
  • Cholesterol: 36mg

Here are some of my favorite recipes involving ice cream:

  • Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
  • Cake Batter Dessert Waffles with Ice Cream
  • Easy Snow Ice Cream Recipe
  • Easy Snow Ice Cream Recipe
  • Homemade Cake Batter Ice Cream
  • No Machine Chocolate Truffle Ice Cream

Hope your weekend is awesome! Thanks so much for stopping in and enjoy this Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream recipe that is quick, egg-free and perfect!

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FAQs

How to make ice cream 4 steps? ›

How to Make Homemade Ice Cream
  1. Cook the milk, cream, and sugar until the sugar has dissolved.
  2. Transfer the mixture to a measuring cup, then add the vanilla extract. ...
  3. Pour the mix into an ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer's directions.
  4. Serve immediately or ripen in the freezer before serving.
Jun 22, 2023

How to make ice cream at home 5 minutes? ›

Warning: Donʼt touch rock salt with your bare hands!
  1. Prepare. Pour the cream, sugar and vanilla into the small bag and zip it up tightly. Fill the large bag with ice. and pour in the salt. ...
  2. Shake. Shake the large bag for 5 minutes. It will be cold, so wrap a towel around it or wear some oven mitts!
  3. Enjoy!

How to make ice cream in 10 minutes? ›

Step 1In a small resealable plastic bag, combine half-and-half, sugar, and vanilla. Push out excess air and seal. Step 2Into a large resealable plastic bag, combine ice and salt. Place small bag inside the bigger bag and shake vigorously, 7 to 10 minutes, until ice cream has hardened.

How to make ice cream 6 steps? ›

How to Make Ice Cream
  1. Step 1: Ingredients. whole milk. ...
  2. Step 2: Mixing. mix 1 cup of whole milk with 3/4 of a cup of sugar in a big bowl. ...
  3. Step 3: Mixing (part 2) ...
  4. Step 4: Machine Mixing. ...
  5. Step 5: Scooping and Putting the Ice Cream Away. ...
  6. Step 6: Enjoy!

How to make ice cream by step by step? ›

In a small plastic bag, add ½ cup heavy cream, ½ cup milk, 2 tablespoons fine sugar and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract. In another larger bag, add 2 to 3 cups ice and ¼ cup salt, then place the smaller bag inside and seal it. Shake the big bag for about 6 to 8 minutes, and presto! Instant ice cream.

How to make ice cream at home step by step with pictures? ›

  1. Step 1: Gather Materials.
  2. Step 2: Begin by Putting the Ice in the Larger Ziploc Bag and Setting It Aside.
  3. Step 3: Add ½ Cup Heavy Cream, 1 Tablespoon White Granulated Sugar, and ¼ Teaspoon Flavor Extract to the Mixing Bowl – Whichever You Choose to Use. ...
  4. Step 4: Whisk the Ingredients Together Until Blended Evenly.

How to make ice cream at home for beginners? ›

Method #1: Two Ingredient Ice Cream

Simply whip 2 cups of heavy cream, by hand or with an electric mixer, until stiff peaks form. Slowly drizzle in a chilled can of sweetened condensed milk. Add your desired flavorings or mix-ins. Remove to an airtight container and freeze.

How to make ice cream in the old days? ›

Ice cream at this time was made using the “ pot freezer” method,which involved placing a bowl of cream in a bucket of ice and salt (note: not mixing the ice and salt with cream as many believe).

What is the secret to making ice cream? ›

When it comes to great ice cream, cold temperatures and speed are your friends: the faster you bring your base from liquid to solid, the creamier it'll be. In a 2-quart unit, a typical batch of ice cream will take between 18 and 25 minutes to churn.

How to make ice cream for kids? ›

Step-by-step
  1. Measure the cream, sugar, and vanilla extract into the quart-size bag. Zip it up tightly.
  2. Fill the gallon-size bag with ice. Add the salt. ...
  3. Shake and shake the bags to make ice cream! It will take about 5 minutes until the cream hardens.
  4. Take the smaller bag out of the larger one.

How do you make ice cream in a Ziplock bag? ›

Mix ice cream ingredients in a large ziploc bag: Pour the cream and/or half-and-half or milk into a bag with the sugar and vanilla extract (or other flavoring) and squish it all up to help dissolve the sugar. Seal the bag well, pressig out as much air as you can.

How do you make homemade ice cream freeze faster? ›

A cold base will help it freeze faster, which will result in a better texture. Chill it in the refrigerator for at least an hour before putting it in the ice cream freezer. You can even refrigerate it overnight. Adding a little alcohol to your ice cream base can help keep the texture softer.

What are the 13 steps to making ice cream at Ben and Jerry's? ›

Our 13 Step Process:
  • From the Farms.
  • To the Factory.
  • The Blend Tank.
  • Pasteurized & hom*ogenized.
  • The Flavor Vats.
  • The Freezer.
  • The Chunk Feeder.
  • The Contherm & Variegator.

How do you make soft and fluffy ice cream? ›

Sugar, corn syrup or honey, as well as gelatin and commercial stabilizers, can all keep your ice cream at a softer consistency. Ice cream also stays softer when you store it in a shallow container, rather than a deep tub, and cover the surface of the ice cream with plastic wrap to keep ice crystals from forming.

What are the 4 phases of ice cream? ›

The structural elements in ice cream can be divided into four categories: (1) fat phase (fat content and degree of fat destabilization), (2) air phase (air cell size and overrun), (3) ice phase (ice crystal size and ice fraction), and (4) unfrozen serum phase.

How much is 4 scoops of ice cream? ›

1 scoop of ice cream is roughly 1/2 cup. There are 2 cups in a pint or 4 scoops of ice cream. There are 4 cups/2 pints in a quart so 8 scoops of ice cream.

How to make ice cream for kids step by step? ›

Directions for Making Ice Cream:
  1. Fill the one gallon bag with ice and salt.
  2. Fill the 1 quart zip bag with milk, vanilla extract, and sugar. ...
  3. Place the 1 quart zip bag into the gallon zip bag.
  4. Make sure both bags are tightly zipped and shake continuously for 10 minutes.
  5. Open the gallon bag and remove smaller bag.

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