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PEANUT BUTTER BLISS NO CHURN ICE CREAM

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Dessert vs Veggies

I’ve been spending a lot of time in the garden lately. It is such a beautiful distraction from the daily grind of work and laundry and lack of quality sleep. When I go out there, I feel like I’m in another world. I’m focused on something that brings me joy whether the plants flourish or fail. I daydream about all the potential these plants have and all the fresh produce I can use this summer. Until the garden is actually producing those veggies though, I am buying everything at the store. The comparison of a homegrown tomato vs store bought… well, you can’t even really compare. The color, the juiciness, the FLAVOR are all totally different. To be clear, I am thankful for every bit of food we can afford and have access to. However, with each watery tomato I grab from the store, I yearn more and more for the fresh garden variety. And in an effort to hold out for those fresh garden vegetables, I find myself opting for desserts instead of those watery tomatoes (or any other less flavorful veggie). I know it isn’t the healthy choice. But… it did bring me to this new recipe for Peanut Butter Bliss No Churn Ice Cream. So, don’t judge me, just enjoy the ice cream with me, lol!

Ice cream cone and scooper, each with a scoop of ice cream.

Bliss

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I feel like this is true for ice cream in addition to art (as I think that phrase was originally intended). To be fair, I wouldn’t have leaned toward peanut butt flavored anything a few years back. I’m not sure what has changed in the last several months but I’ve been enjoying several foods I didn’t want in the past. NO, I’M NOT pregnant, so let’s not even go there. Anyway, my new joy-giving ice cream is this Peanut Butter Bliss No Churn Ice Cream. A creamy base flavor of peanut butter with pieces of peanut butter cups and swirls of marshmallow cream. Those hints of chocolate and marshmallow are what really put it over the top for me. They are subtle but they both pair perfectly with the peanut butter. As usual, I’ve kept this recipe simple for you and made it a no churn ice cream. So, go grab your ingredients and your mixer, whip this up, and enjoy it with me as we wait for our gardens to grow.

Pan of ice cream with a cone and a scooper each with a scoop of ice cream.
Ice cream cone and scooper, each with a scoop of ice cream.

Peanut Butter Bliss No Churn Ice Cream

Sarah Baade
Creamy peanut butter ice cream with pieces of chocolate peanut butter cups and swirls of marshmallow cream.
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Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 cup peanut butter cup candies (I used mini sized candies. You can use any size and cut them down into bit sized pieces)
  • marshmallow cream (I used about half of a 7oz jar but feel free to use more or less to your own liking)

Instructions
 

  • In a medium mixing bowl, stir together condensed milk, peanut butter, vanilla, and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large, chilled mixing bowl, beat heavy cream on high until soft peaks form.
  • Beat peanut butter mixture into whipped cream.
  • Stir in peanut butter cups.
  • Pour half of the mixture into a 9×5 loaf pan. Drop a few tablespoons of marshmallow cream into the pan and swirl with the ice cream mixture. Repeat this process with second half of ice cream and additional marshmallow cream.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and freeze for a minimum of 6 hours, preferably overnight.
Keyword Homemade Ice Cream, Ice Cream, No Churn, No Churn Ice Cream, No Churn Peanut Butter Ice Cream, Peanut Butter Bliss No Churn Ice Cream, Peanut Butter Ice Cream

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PEANUT BUTTER CUT-OUT COOKIES

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In high school I was known for being the girl who was nice to everyone. Not a bad thing to be known for but that doesn’t necessarily make a girl particularly popular. Most people knew who I was and which activities I was involved in. I had a solid couple of groups of friends but I certainly wasn’t getting invited to any big parties on the weekends. In fact, the one time did attend a party with the popular kids, I found the scene to be boring and didn’t understand what the draw was. The get-togethers that stand out in my mind are actually almost juvenile. One of my friends would invite a few of us over at Easter and Valentine’s Day for cookie decorating. Her mom was the one who actually wanted her to host these decorating parties, my friend might have even been embarrassed to have us over for cookies and hot chocolate. I hope she looks back at it as fondly as I do though. I remember there being tons of cookies, tons of frosting, tons of sprinkles, and tons of laughter. There was no pressure to impress boys or to do something that might get us into trouble. It was just pure fun. I’m hoping my daughter will want to host similar parties as she grows up.

Peanut Butter Cut-Out Cookies - Slice of Honey Blog

As I’ve gotten older, I still occasionally spend days decorating cookies but I’ve expanded beyond sugar cookies. Over the past few years I’ve favored gingerbread but February doesn’t exactly feel like gingerbread season. The cooler temperatures still have me thinking deep flavors – I’m just not quite ready for light floral/spring flavors. With Valentine’s Day coming up I still wanted to incorporate chocolate without making it the main event. What could pair better with chocolate than peanut butter?! So, I’ve created peanut butter cut-out cookies. The flavor is traditional but they are just as fun to decorate as a sugar cookie.

Peanut Butter Cut-Out Cookies - Slice of Honey Blog

Tips:

  • While you don’t have to refrigerate this dough before rolling and cutting it, you can if you want to. Feel free to make the dough a day ahead, wrap it in plastic wrap and then chill in the fridge. Just be sure to pull it out and get it back to room temperature before rolling it.
  • I know it can be tempting to dunk the entire cookie in chocolate but try to show some restraint. Honestly, if you cover more than about half of the cookie, the chocolate will overwhelm the peanut butter flavor.

Peanut butter cookies dipped in dark chocolate – the perfect cut-out cookie for Valentine’s Day.
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Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 36 Cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups creamy style peanut butter
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 10 oz dark chocolate melting wafers
  • variety of sprinkles for decorating (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350F. 
    In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt then set aside. 
    In a large mixing bowl, beat peanut butter, butter, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. 
    Beat in eggs and vanilla. 
    Gradually stir in flour mixture. 
    Once flour is fully incorporated, place 1/3 of the dough between two sheets of plastic wrap and roll to ¼” thick. 
    Remove top layer of plastic wrap and cut dough with cookie cutters. 
    Bake on a parchment lined sheet pan for 11-13 minutes or until edges start to brown. 
    Cool cookies completely before decorating. 
    Melt chocolate wafers according to package. 
    Dip cookies in chocolate then add sprinkles as desired. Alternatively, drizzle chocolate over cookies.
Peanut Butter Cut-Out Cookies - Slice of Honey Blog