½cupunsalted natural peanut butter stirred until smooth or salted, or peanut butter powder
¼cupnonfat dry milk
¾cupsugar or 1 cup allulose & additional stevia to taste for sugar free version
¼teaspoonsaltomit if using salted peanut butter
¼teaspoonguar gum
¼cupfudge sauce optional, sugar free for sugar free version
Instructions
Put the milk and cream in a blender, then start blending on low.
Heat the peanut butter very briefly, if needed, to become soft enough to blend. Do not let it get hot. Drizzle into the blender with the swirling milk/cream mixture (so it combines rather than clumps up). Turn off the blender when well combined.
In a small bowl, combine the nonfat dry milk, sugar or sweetener, salt and guar gum if using. Stir together and break up any lumps.
Turn the blender on low again, then slowly add the dry ingredient mixture until well blended. Taste and add additional salt and stevia if needed.
Pour mixture into ice cream freezer, then process according to manufacturer directions.
If adding a fudge ribbon, one option is to drizzle into the machine at the VERY end (to keep it separate). Otherwise drizzle over the ice cream as you transfer it to the freezer container. (I alternate scooping in ice cream and drizzling--don't be a perfectionist).
Put your full ice cream container in the freezer. Keep overnight before serving for best results.
Before serving, remove the ice cream container from the freezer and let rest 2-3 minutes for soften slightly. This may not be needed for the sugar free version.
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Notes
Calorie count is for version with sugar. Sugar free version would be about 75-100 calories less per serving. Since I’m trying to use less plastic, I now use a metal Bento box with a silicone seal for homemade ice cream storage. I’ve kept this in my freezer for as long as a couple weeks and it hasn’t had problems getting icy or getting too hard.
I am not a health professional and nutrition data is calculated programatically. Accuracy may vary with product selection, calculator accuracy, etc. Consult a professional for the best information.