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Peanut Butter Ice Cream

Kids, naturally, love this ice cream. And it’s easy enough that kids can put it together themselves with a minimum of help from Mom or Dad. To make it even more fun, layer in a swirl of their favorite jam.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes about 1 quart (1 liter)

Ingredients

3/4 cup (180 g) smooth peanut butter
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (180 g) sugar
2 2/3 cups (660 ml) half-and-half
Pinch of salt
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Purée the peanut butter, sugar, half-and-half, salt, and vanilla in a blender or food processor until smooth.

    Step 2

    Chill the mixture thoroughly in the refrigerator, then freeze it in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

  2. Variation

    Step 3

    To make Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream, as you remove the ice cream from the machine, layer it with 3/4 cup (240 g) of your favorite jam or jelly.

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