Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sandwiches

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 whisk together 3/4 cup sugar and 3 eggs until thick. in a medium saucepan, bring the milk to a simmer. whisk a few tablespoons of the warm milk into the egg mixture, then pour the mixture into the pan. cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture coats a spoon, about 6 minutes. remove from the heat and whisk in the creamy peanut butter. strain into a bowl. stir in 1 1/2 cups cream, the peanuts, vanilla and salt and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• 2 scrape the chilled peanut butter mixture into an ice cream maker and prepare according to the manufacturer's directions.
• 3 preheat the oven to 350°f
• 4 line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. using an electric mixer, combine the crunchy peanut butter, the remaining 1 cup sugar and 1/4 cup chocolate chips on medium speed. whisk together the remaining egg and baking soda, then mix into the crunchy peanut butter mixture until combined. place tablespoon size balls of dough 2 inches apart on baking sheets. bake until golden, about 16 minutes. let cool on the baking sheets.
• 5 in a small saucepan, bring the remaining 1/2 cream to a boil. remove from the heat and stir in the remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips until smooth. cover to keep warm.
• 6 assemble the ice cream sandwiches and drizzle with the chocolate sauce before serving.