Peanut Butter Ice Cream

Creamy peanut butter ice cream is a favorite of

kids of all ages.

Makes about ten ½-cup servings

1cup creamy peanut butter

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cup granulated sugar

1cup whole milk 1½ cups half-and-half

1teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Place peanut butter and sugar in a medium bowl. Stir with a whisk until smooth. Add milk and stir until smooth and sugar is dissolved. Stir in half-and-half and vanilla. If not freezing immediately, cover and place in refrigerator until ready to use.

Turn on ice cream maker and pour in ingredients. Allow to mix and freeze until desired serving consistency is reached. Begin checking consistency after 12 to 15 minutes of freezing. If ice cream is not thick enough, pour back into the freezer bowl and continue mixing/freezing until desired consistency is reached, checking every few minutes.

Serve in cups or cones, adding mix-ins while dispensing ice cream.

Nutritional information per serving:

Calories 265 (58% from fat) • carb. 21g • pro. 8g

fat 18g • sat. fat 6g • chol. 17mg • sod. 150mg

calc. 76mg • fiber 2g

Tropical Fruit Ice Cream

Citrus is blended with mango and papaya for

a tropical flavor that everyone will love.

 

Makes about ten ½-cup servings

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cup orange or tangerine juice

 

concentrate, thawed

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cup (5 ounces) mango purée*

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cup (6 ounces) papaya purée*

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cup granulated sugar

½tablespoon fresh lemon juice

½teaspoon pure vanilla extract

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cup whole milk

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cup heavy cream

Place the orange juice concentrate, mango purée, papaya purée, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla, and milk in a blender jar. Blend on high speed until smooth and homogenous, about 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl and stir in heavy cream. If not freezing immediately, cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

Turn on ice cream maker and pour in ingredients. Allow to mix and freeze until desired serving consistency is reached. Begin checking consistency after 12 to 15 minutes of freezing. If ice cream is not thick enough, pour back into the freezer bowl and continue mixing/freezing until desired consistency is reached, checking every few minutes.

Serve in cups or cones, adding mix-ins while dispensing ice cream.

*Available in the frozen food section of well-stocked grocery stores. Fruit purées can also be made by puréeing fresh or frozen thawed fruit.

Nutritional information per serving:

Calories 159 (35% from fat) • carb. 25g • pro. 1g

fat 6g • sat. fat 4g • chol. 24mg • sod. 17mg

calc. 39mg • fiber 1g

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Cuisinart ICE-45 manual Peanut Butter Ice Cream, Tropical Fruit Ice Cream

ICE-45 specifications

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