Peanut butter and chocolate are one of my favorite combos in food.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Ice Cream
Early on in my celiac journey I discovered this recipe for peanut butter chocolate ice cream by paleorunningmomma. I’ve adjusted it a bit to fit my needs, but it is absolutely wonderful.
The texture is so rich and creamy, almost decadent. Celiac or not, you will enjoy it! Yes, there are some gluten & dairy free options at the store but there seems to always be an ingredient or two that my body doesn’t like. This recipe fills the ice cream void for me!
Ingredients
Instructions
Start by making your base layer.
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Add the following ingredients to a blender container.
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1 – 14 oz can coconut cream or full fat coconut milk
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1 C Smucker’s Natural creamy peanut butter
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1/2 C pure maple syrup
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1 t pure vanilla extract
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1/4 t Real or sea salt
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Blend until smooth. This usually takes about 2 minutes.
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Scrape down the sides, blend another minute.
Pour 1 cup of this mixture into a bowl and set aside.
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To the remaining mixture in the blender container add the following ingredients and blend.
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1/2 C cacao powder
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1/4 C pure maple syrup
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Scrape down your blender sides to really incorporate the cacao powder. You do not want gritty ice cream! Blend until the powder is fully incorporated.
You can do this next step 1 of 2 ways.
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Pour all of the chocolatey mixture from the blender into a freezer friendly container. Then take your 1 cup of peanut butter mixture you set aside and pour into the chocolate mixture. Take a butter knife and swirl these 2 mixtures together. Freeze until hardened. Before eating, let thaw on the counter for a few minutes to soften.
Or
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Divide your chocolatey mixture from the blender amongst 4-5 smaller freezer friendly containers. Then take your 1 cup of peanut butter mixture you set aside and divide amongst each of your containers and swirl the 2 mixtures together with a butter knife. Freeze until hard.
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I like the 2nd option as it gives you more of a serving size and you do not need to thaw a large portion of ice cream. You will still need to thaw on the counter a few minutes before eating to soften but it’s quicker since your container size is smaller. It also helps you not to eat the entire batch in one setting. It’s amazing and you may not be able to stop!
