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Peanut Butter Snickers Ice Cream

Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Author: Kaylynn

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 C Whole Milk Again, Raw milk instead. SOO good
  • 1 1/2 C Heavy Cream
  • 1 Vanilla bean CHEATER! and used Vanilla bean paste!
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 large egg yolks
  • 3/4 C sugar
  • 2 - 4 Snickers Peanut Butter candy bars depending on how chunky you want your consistency - I did 4

Instructions

  • Combine milk and cream in a medium saucepan.
  • Add your vanilla bean paste.
  • Bring the mixture to a slow boil over medium heat, reduce to low, and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Combine eggs, egg yolks, and sugar in a medium bowl.
  • Mix with a hand mixer on medium, beat until mixture is thick, smooth, and pale yellow (about 1-2 minutes).
  • Add about 1 C. hot cream mixture to egg mixture slowly and beating constantly.
  • When thoroughly combined, pour egg mixture back into the saucepan and stir to combine.
  • Cook, stirring constantly until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
  • Transfer to bowl, cover with a plastic sheet, and chill completely.
  • In the last 5 minutes of chilling, add your chopped Snickers and put it back in the fridge.
  • Turn your ice cream machine on, pour the chilled custard into the freezer bowl and let mix until thickened, 25-30 minutes.