Crunchy Peanut Butter Ice Cream with Brown Butter Graham Cracker Crumbs
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Ingredients
- 1/2 stick salted butter
- 6 graham crackers
- 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups half and half
- 6 egg yolks
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
Details
Level of difficulty Average
Cost Average budget
Preparation
Step 1
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
Step 2
2. Melt butter. Once it has melted, continuing cooking it until it smells nutty and the milk solids have turned light brown. Take off the heat and cool.
Step 3
3. Bash graham crackers in a zip loc bag until they're almost a fine powder (a few bigger chunks are ok). In an ovenproof dish, mix together brown butter and pulverized graham crackers. Spread out in a thin layer and toast for about 10 minutes until it's one shade darker. Keep an eye on it the whole time. Cool.
Step 4
4. Whip in a standing mixer (or by hand) the peanut butter and vanilla until softened. Set aside.
Step 5
5. Whisk together half and half, yolks, sugars, and salt. Set aside.
Step 6
6. Prepare an ice water bath. Place a fine strainer over a medium-sized bowl. Immerse bottom of bowl in a larger bowl filled with ice and water. Set aside.
Step 7
7. Heat heavy cream in a medium-sized saucepan. Turn off heat as it starts to boil. Take off heat and slowly whisk into half and half/egg mixture.
Step 8
8. Pour back into the pot and cook on low heat. Stir with a wooden spoon until it thickens slightly. It's done when you drag your finger across the back of the wooden spoon and it leaves a trail.
Step 9
9. Pour mixture through the strainer into the bowl that's over the ice bath. Whisk in softened peanut butter/vanilla mixture. Leave bowl in the ice bath until the custard is cool. Stir every 10 minutes or so. Place saran wrap on top surface of custard to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate custard for several hours. Churn in ice cream machine according to manufacturer's directions. Freeze for a few hours before serving. Top with brown butter graham cracker crumbs.
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