Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream

This no churn peanut butter and jelly ice cream is swirled with organic homemade strawberry jam and crunchy oat crumbles. It’s honestly one of the best ice cream recipes I’ve ever had! The flavors are so spot on and one bite will make you feel like a kid again.

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How to make peanut butter and jelly ice cream

No churn ice cream is so incredibly easy to make and it turns out just like regular ice cream. No machines needed!

The base of any standard no churn ice cream recipe consists of heavy whipping cream, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla. Yep, just three ingredients and you have delicious homemade ice cream.

For this recipe, we’re adding a third ingredient. That being creamy peanut butter because, duh.

Start by whipping the heavy cream using the whisk attachment of an electric mixer. Continue to whip until you reach soft peaks, about 5-7 minutes.

Once whipped, pour in half of the sweetened condensed milk. This gives richness and creaminess to the ice cream while the whipped cream helps to lighten.

Gently fold in the sweetened condensed milk. Once combined, fold in the rest. It’s important to GENTLY fold as we do not want to disrupt the air in the whipped cream.

Finally, pour in about 1/2 cup of the peanut butter. For easy mixing, melt it in the microwave for about 30 seconds to thin it out. Give the batter 2-3 folds and nothing more. You want some ribbons of peanut butter running throughout the ice cream.

If you’d like just plain no churn peanut butter ice cream, feel free to stop here and enjoy peanut butter heaven. But if you want to level this up to gourmet status, let’s talk about making this a delicious PB&J ice cream.

How to make homemade strawberry jam

To get that bold strawberry flavor, I nixed store bought jelly for two reasons. A – because I wanted to keep it organic with no additives and B – it’s just fun to make homemade strawberry jam!

Again, we’re keeping it really simple with just three ingredients – organic strawberries, Wholesome Organic Cane Sugar, and the squeeze of half a lemon.

Using Wholesome Organic Cane Sugar makes this a completely organic homemade strawberry jelly free of GMO’s. Wholesome sources only certified organic sugar cane and it’s completely unrefined.

Utilizing Wholesome Organic Cane Sugar with organic strawberries keeps this homemade jam au naturale. It’s much more flavorful, tart, and you know exactly what’s in it.

There’s really only one step to this recipe. Add all three ingredients into a saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Continue to stir and reduce until you reach a thick glossy consistency.

While the jam reduces, pink foam will form on the top. Try your best to scoop it out with a spoon as this prevents the jam from turning cloudy. We want that clear jelly-like look to the jam.

Remove from heat and place the strawberry jam in the fridge to cool. Keep it in an air-tight container until you’re ready to mix it into the peanut butter ice cream.

The “bread” portion of this peanut butter and jelly ice cream

To add a little bit of texture to this ice cream (taking notes from Ben & Jerry’s) I added in a simple homemade oat crumble. You only need 5 ingredients and it comes together in a snap.

The recipe consists of oats, flour, Wholesome Organic Dark Brown Sugar, salt, and butter. Simply combine all of the dry ingredients and then work the COLD and CUBED butter into the mixture using your fingers.

It’s ready when you can squeeze it in your hands and it holds shape before crumbling back into the bowl. Spread the oat crumble mixture even onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper and bake at 350F for 15-20 minutes.

We’re using Wholesome Organic Dark Brown Sugar here because it adds so much richness and crispness to the crumbles. Because it’s unrefined, it has a softer and more moist texture than regular refined brown sugar.

It’s also ethically sourced so there are no pesticides or other chemicals used in the sugar cane fields. Thanks to Wholesome, all sugars used in this recipe are organic and you can definitely tell the quality with just one scoop!

Constructing the perfect peanut butter and jelly ice cream

Now that all the ice cream components are complete, let’s put this amazing peanut butter and jelly ice cream together.

In a 9×5 loaf pan, pour in half of the peanut butter ice cream. For easy clean up, you can line the pan with wax or parchment paper.

Next, drizzle on a couple spoonfuls of the extra melted peanut butter and spoon in about half of the cooled strawberry jam. If it thickened too much in the fridge, pop it in the microwave for 30-60 seconds to loosen it up before adding it to the ice cream.

Use a toothpick to swirl the peanut butter and jelly into the ice cream. Then, take a handful of the oat crumbles and sprinkle on an even layer. Repeat the process one more time to finish off the ice cream.

Place the container in the freezer uncovered for at least 4 hours but preferably overnight. If you need to keep it in there for longer, cover it in plastic wrap then foil once the top has set. We don’t want to cover it right off the bat as this could disrupt the pretty swirls on top.

When it’s ready, let it sit out at room temperature for about 20 minutes to soften then dig in!

For more no churn ice cream recipes, check out my:

• Peaches and Cream No Churn Ice Cream
• No Churn Churro Ice Cream

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