So what's a famous award winning flavor combo that never gets old? Peanut butter and chocolate of course! What's the best type of candy bar to find in your candy bag at Halloween? Snickers! What happens when you put those two truths together in the form of ice cream? Serious Eat's "Better than Snickers," ice cream of course! I tagged and flagged this recipe a while ago. With the weather turning chilly and the patio seating options not as plentiful I've had to find new ways to amuse myself. Which meant out came the ice cream maker.
As I've mentioned before I use corn starch instead of egg yolks to thicken my ice creams. This recipe is even better because the peanut butter works as the thickener. No slurry! Just add some no-stir peanut butter to that cream base!
Some of the basics. Gently warm these things and
PB in a sauce pan. Whisk together.
Pour mixture into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and chill.
While the half and half mixture is cooling make caramel. Place sugar in a sauce pan w/ just enough water to wet it. Stir and cook on medium heat.
Sugar so sweet... add water and heat to make caramel.
Bring to a boil and continue to bubble until it turns a dark amber color.
Remove from heat and add these three: butter, half and half and salt. Stir...let cool.
Use that time the caramel is cooling wisely.... it's churning time! Set up your ice cream maker and bring out the wet mixture from the fridge. Churn that mother down.....
During the last 10-15min. of churning add in some peanuts and dark chocolate.
Once you're ice cream is done churning you'll want to store it. Layer caramel between the ice cream and twirl a knife through it to create a "ripple."
Enjoy!
I have to say this ice cream was crazy delicious! It is really "busy," as Tom Colicchio of Top Chef would say. There's a lot going on between the peanut butter ice cream base... chunks of chocolate... peanutty crunch... and that caramel ripple. I enjoyed that because it's flavor is more than one note. My taste buds never got bored. As soon as I got tired of the crunchy peanuts I got the mellow dark chocolate with a bit of bitterness. Then I'd be shocked by the sweet caramel swirl and the process would start all over again. Not for those who love vanilla ice cream.
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