Peanut butter ice cream

Ingredients

• 1.3 cupsmilk
• 0.8 cupsugar
• 0.1 tspsalt
• 3 eggs
• 0.3 cupcreamy peanut butter
• 1.5 cupscup heavy whipping cream
• 1 Tbsvanilla extract
• 4 Tbspeanutsunsalted shelled coarsely chopped for sprinkling
• 8 servingsbaker's chocolatefor sprinkling

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• whisk
• hand mixer
• ice cream machine

Directions

1. Combine milk, sugar and salt in a saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until mixture almost boils. Reduce heat to low.
2. Beat the eggs with a hand mixer or a whisk for 2 minutes until frothy.
3. Gradually stir about cup of hot milk mixture into beaten eggs.
4. Add eggs to remaining milk mixture.
5. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until slightly thickened, about 2-3 minutes.
6. Remove from heat
7. Whisk in peanut butter and mix well.
8. Refrigerate at least 3 hours.
9. Combine cream, vanilla extract, and chilled mixture, stirring with a whisk.
10. Pour the mixture into an ice cream machine and churn until frozen.
11. Transfer to plastic container and place in the freezer for an hour before serving.
12. Serving: take it out of the freezer for 5-10 minutes before serving, or longer, so it comes to the right scooping temperature.
13. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts and chocolate bits.
14. 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).