Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups milk,¾ cup sugar,⅛ tsp salt,3 eggs,1/3 cup smooth peanut butter,1 ½ cups heavy cream,1 Tbs vanilla extract,4 Tbs peanuts, unsalted, shelled, coarsely chopped, for sprinkling,Bits of bitter chocolate, for sprinkling
Instructions:
- Combine milk, sugar and salt in a saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until mixture almost boils. Reduce heat to low.
- Beat the eggs with a hand mixer or a whisk for 2 minutes until frothy.
- Gradually stir about cup of hot milk mixture into beaten eggs.
- Add eggs to remaining milk mixture.
- Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until slightly thickened, about 2-3 minutes.
- Remove from heat
- Whisk in peanut butter and mix well.
- Refrigerate at least 3 hours.
- Combine cream, vanilla extract, and chilled mixture, stirring with a whisk.
- Pour the mixture into an ice cream machine and churn until frozen.
- Transfer to plastic container and place in the freezer for an hour before serving.
- Serving: take it out of the freezer for 5-10 minutes before serving, or longer, so it comes to the right scooping temperature.
- Sprinkle with chopped peanuts and chocolate bits.
- Easy suggestion: ice cream is best served in chilled glass or porcelain bowls. Scoop it with a hot, but dry, ice-cream spoon (soak it in boiling water, then wipe dry).
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