Peanut Butter Ice Cream

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, beat the sugar into the eggs until thickened and pale yellow; set aside.
• 2 in a saucepan, bring the milk to a simmer; slowly beat the hot milk into the eggs and sugar mixture.
• 3 pour the entire mixture back into the pan and place over low heat.
• 4 stir constantly with a whisk or wooden spoon until the custard thickens slightly (be careful not to let the mixture boil or the eggs will scramble).
• 5 remove pan from heat and beat in the peanut butter.
• 6 pour the hot custard through a strainer into a large clean bowl.
• 7 allow the custard to cool slightly.
• 8 stir in the cream and vanilla; cover and refrigerate until cold or overnight.
• 9 stir the chilled custard; then freeze in 1 or 2 batches in you ice cream maker according to manufacturer’s directions.
• 10 when finished, the ice cream will be soft but ready to eat; for firmer ice cream, transfer to a freezer-safe container and freeze several hours.
• 11 *chocolate peanut butter ice cream: add ½ cup miniature chocolate chips to the machine when the ice cream is semifrozen; allow the machine to mix in the chips; proceed as directed.