Easy, No Machine Required, Homemade Peanut Butter Fudge Swirl Ice Cream

Please see the updated version of this recipe at my new website, Everyday Made Fresh.

We love homemade ice cream in our house.  It’s a staple with Summer right around the corner.  We always keep our ice cream canister in the freezer, ready to go at a moments notice.  But this ice cream doesn’t even need an ice cream maker!  You can make it easily without one. :-)

What do you need?

• 2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream
• 1  can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• Breyers Natural Hot Fudge {any brand will do}

What do you do?

1. Put your heavy whipping cream into a bowl and beat until it’s almost whipped cream consistency.
2. In a separate bowl mix together your vanilla, condensed milk, and peanut butter until thoroughly incorporated.
3. Fold your peanut butter mixture into your heavy whipping cream. 
4. Spread evenly into a freezer safe container. 
5. Pour your hot fudge all over the top; I did a zig zag pattern across mine. 
6. Take a butter knife and swirl the fudge through out the peanut butter ice cream.
7. Freeze for about 6 hours.

Now if you have an ice cream maker.  You do steps 1 through 3 the same.  Then you’ll put it into your ice cream maker, and let it go until right before it’s finished freezing.  At that time you’ll open the lid, while it’s churning and pour in the fudge toping until it’s swirled throughout.  Don’t let it go too long after you’ve put the fudge in, because it will blend right it and you won’t get any swirls. :-)