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Chocolate–Peanut Butter Ice Cream

Two great tastes—smooth, creamy peanut butter and pure unadulterated cocoa—merge together to make one terrific ice cream.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes about 1 quart (1 liter)

Ingredients

2 cups (500 ml) half-and-half
1/4 cup (25 g) unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/2 cup (100 g) sugar
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup (130 g) smooth peanut butter

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Whisk together the half-and-half, cocoa powder, sugar, and salt in a large saucepan. Heat the mixture, whisking frequently, until it comes to a full, rolling boil (it will start to foam up). Remove from the heat and whisk in the peanut butter, stirring until thoroughly blended.

    Step 2

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

  2. Perfect Pairing

    Step 3

    For Chocolate Fudge Swirl Peanut Butter Ice Cream, layer in one recipe of Fudge Ripple (page 210) and mix in Peanut Butter Patties (page 204).

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