Friday, April 30, 2010

Homemade Peanut Butter Ice Cream

1 cup creamy peanut butter
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 cup whole milk, well chilled
2 cups heavy cream, well chilled
1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup roughly chopped Reese's peanut butter cups or Reese's pieces
2/3 cup chopped toasted peanuts

In a medium bowl, using a hand mixer on low speed, combine peanut butter and sugar until smooth. Add the milk and blend on low speed until smooth and sugar is dissolved, about 2 min. Stir in heavy cream and vanilla. Turn machine on and pour mixture into the freezer bowl. Let mix until thickened, about 25-30 min. Add the chopped candy and peanuts during the last 5 min of mixing.

I used my kitchenaid to mix the mixture, I just made sure to scrap the bowl. Also I used the Reese's peanut butter eggs (cut into 4) and milk chocolate chips. I don't like peanuts in my ice cream :D