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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

What ice cream has chocolate and peanut butter in it? ›

Delicious Breyers® Chocolate Ice Cream is thoroughly swirled through with real peanut butter, making Chocolate Peanut Butter one spoon-lickin' good ice cream, perfect for sharing….or not! It's the Breyers® Chocolate ice cream you love with swirls of peanut butter.

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!

What is the secret to making ice cream very creamy? ›

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.

What are the ingredients in Haagen Dazs chocolate peanut butter ice cream? ›

Cream, concentrated skim milk, sugar, peanut butter (peanuts, peanut oil, sugar, salt), liquid egg yolk, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa. May contain nuts.

Does Blue Bell have chocolate peanut butter ice cream? ›

Our smooth Milk Chocolate Ice Cream loaded with peanut butter cups and peanut butter cookie dough pieces.

Is homemade ice cream better with or without eggs? ›

Eggs add rich flavor and color, prevent ice crystallization and help create smooth and creamy ice cream.

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 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 to make ice cream in the old days? ›

Vanilla Ice Cream:

Mix ½ cup sugar or 1/3 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons corn syrup 1 teaspoon flour and a few grains salt. Add to milk and stir until thickened. Cover and cook ten minutes. Beat 1 egg yolk slightly, add a portion of the hot milk, return to double boiler and stir and cook one minute.

What thickens homemade ice cream? ›

Egg Yolks: The most traditional thickening agent, egg yolks contain natural proteins and fats that contribute to a rich and luxurious texture in custard-based ice creams. Cornstarch: Often used in non-custard ice creams, cornstarch mixed with milk helps thicken the base and create a smooth mouthfeel.

Do eggs make ice cream creamier? ›

Eggs leverage the fat already present in the ice cream base (the butterfat in cream and milk) and make it work even further for a creamier texture. But wait, there's more! Egg yolks also improve the stability of an ice cream, reducing its tendency to melt before you can get it from freezer to cone to mouth.

Why is my homemade ice cream so hard? ›

the amount and/or type of sugar used in the recipe. From what I've experienced and also understand from others involved in ice cream making, concentrated sugar depresses the freezing point of ice cream, so too little an amount of sugar in the recipe makes it too hard and too much makes it too soft.

Does Baskin Robbins have chocolate peanut butter ice cream? ›

P.B. 'N CHOCO

Peanut butter is chocolate's best friend, so it stands to reason that this chocolate ice cream with a chunky peanut butter ribbon is a winning partnership! *No Artificial Dyes!

Who combined chocolate and peanut butter? ›

The ingenious flavor combination in each of these treats can be traced back to 1928, when H.B. Reese, an employee of The Hershey Company, created REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups in his basem*nt. The Hershey Company supplied Reese with the chocolate coating for his candy and eventually purchased his business in 1963.

Does Baskin Robbins have peanut butter ice cream? ›

Perfectly paired with classics like decadent Chocolate Fudge and timeless Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter Blossom features sweet and salty peanut butter ice cream, chocolate chips, peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough pieces, and rich fudge swirls.

Who mixed peanut butter and chocolate? ›

Peanut butter cup
Small peanut butter cups
TypeCandy
Created byH. B. Reese
Main ingredientsChocolate (usually milk chocolate), peanut butter
Media: Peanut butter cup
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