Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream

Creamy peanut butter and ripe bananas are combined with mini chocolate peanut butter cups in this recipe for chocolate peanut butter banana ice cream.

Rumor has it that Elvis Presley’s favorite comfort food was peanut butter and banana sandwiches. If that’s the case, he would love this ice cream.

I crave ice cream when the weather turns hell hot. Unfortunately, I don’t possess the metabolism that will allow me to eat ice cream for every meal. However, last week I couldn’t stand it anymore. A frigid bowl of homemade ice cream was consuming my every waking thought. The Husband offered this idea several months ago for chocolate peanut butter and banana ice cream during one of our drinking brainstorming sessions. I knew it was high time I make this a priority.

Bananas don’t last long in our house. My boys love them. Rarely do they make it to the ripe stage. However, when they do, I don’t throw them out. I toss them in the freezer. Sure, they turn black and when they thaw they are a slimy mess. But they are perfect for something this. After digging through my freezer, I found three forgotten bananas lurking within the frosty depth. Homemade ice cream would be mine at last.

What goes better with peanut besides bananas? Chocolate! I took the peanut butter component of this recipe to the next level by tossing in some mini peanut butter cups. The flavors are distinct, yet they complement each other so well. Along with homemade strawberry ice cream, this ice cream flavor will definitely be added to the rotation of our favorite summer homemade ice cream recipes.

More ice cream recipes:

• Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream
• Cinnamon Sugar Pecan and Fig Ice Cream

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Chocolate Peanut Butter and Banana Ice Cream

Creamy peanut butter and ripe bananas are combined with mini chocolate peanut butter cups in this recipe for chocolate peanut butter banana ice cream.

Servings 6 people

Author Lisa B.

Ingredients

• 3 ripe bananas
• 1 cups peanut butter not natural
• 1 cups whole milk
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cup heavy cream
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups mini peanut butter cup candies

Instructions

• Place bananas, peanut butter, milk, and sugar in a blender. Process until smooth.
• Pour banana peanut butter mixture into a large mixing bowl. Add cream and vanilla. Stir until combined. Place bowl in the fridge or freezer for about 20 mins.*
• Churn ice cream according to manufacturer’s directions. During the last five minutes of mixing, add peanut butter cups.
• Serve immediately for soft serve ice cream. For a firmer consistency, freeze ice cream for several hours.