Peanut Butter and Jelly ice cream is the ice cream of your childhood dreams. Whole family approved, this homemade ice cream recipe is a huge hit!



Homemade Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream


How to Make Homemade Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream

Peanut Butter and Jelly ice cream is the ice cream of your childhood dreams. Whole family approved, this homemade ice cream recipe is a huge hit!
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk divided
- 1 3/4 cups heavy cream
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 cup unsalted peanut butter divided
- 3/4 cup grape or strawberry jam
- chopped peanuts optional
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Fill a large bowl with ice water. Set aside. In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of the milk with the cornstarch, whisk, and set aside. Whisk the peanut butter and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
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In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of the milk with the cornstarch, whisk, and set aside.
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In a medium bowl, add 1/2 cup peanut butter and set aside.
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Combine the remaining milk, heavy cream and sugar in a medium saucepan and place over medium heat. Bring the milk mixture to a low boil. Cook until the sugar dissolves, 3 minutes.
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Remove from the heat and gradually whisk in the cornstarch mixture. Return to a boil and cook over moderately high heat until the mixture is slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
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Pour into the bowl with the peanut butter and whisk until smooth. It will looks like tiny peanut butter pieces throughout.
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Set the bowl in the ice water bath to cool for 20 minutes. Whisk together. Then, cover and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 4 hours or overnight.
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Once chilled, pour the ice cream based into an ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacture's instructions.
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Spoon a small layer of jam into a freezer-safe container. Then, lightly spoon a layer of ice cream on top. Drop 1/2 tsp globs of peanut butter on top and use the tip of a knife to carefully swirl it around. Continue to alternate layers of jam, ice cream, and peanut butter until the container is full. Freeze until firm, at least 4 hours.
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Optional: Add chopped nuts to the layers for an added crunch or use them on top.
- *Recipe adapted from Scoop Adventures: The Best Ice Cream of the 50 States.
- We use this Nostalgia Electrics Ice Cream Maker
- Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates.
- Optional chopped peanuts are not included in nutritional facts.
- Recipe can easily be doubled.
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My husband and I love the cookie dough ice cream! 😀
Looks so good. I can't believe all the different flavors. This sounds like fun for the family
You sound a little like me when we got our ice cream churn I made peach was delicious and I made vanilla, never tried any of the others, I think that hubby and I are now older and would like to experiment with some different ice creams, now that Junk in the Tree stump sounds interesting