This smooth and creamy peanut butter ice cream can be totally dairy free and vegan, with just 150 calories per serving!
Just a few basic ingredients, and no ice cream machine required.
Top with peanuts, chocolate syrup, and Coconut Whipped Cream for the ultimate vegan peanut butter ice cream sundae!
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The recipe can be made with peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, sunbutter, or even coconut butter.
Have fun experimenting with different add-ins, such as shredded coconut, mini chocolate chips, jam or diced strawberries (peanut butter and jelly ice cream!), a pinch of instant coffee, or homemade Chocolate Truffles.
Recently I’ve discovered the new Ben & Jerry’s nondairy Netflix & Chill’d, and it is dangerously good. If you want to make your own healthier version at home, try adding crushed pretzels and crumbled Black Bean Brownies to this peanut butter ice cream base.
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Is it obvious that I really love ice cream??
My favorite way to make this ice cream is with crunchy peanut butter and canned coconut milk.
For a healthy lower calorie option, feel free to use almond milk, soy milk, oat milk, or your favorite milk of choice.
Above, watch the video of how to make the vegan ice cream
Vegan Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk of choice
- 4-5 tbsp sweetener of choice
- 1/2 cup peanut butter, or allergy friendly sub
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- optional banana, chocolate chips, chopped peanuts, etc.
Instructions
- Stir everything together. If using an ice cream maker, process according to manufacturer’s directions. Otherwise pour mix into either ice cube trays or 1-2 shallow containers. Freeze. Once frozen, pop the block out of the containers, thaw just enough for your blender or food processor to be able to handle it, and blend until smooth. If you don’t have a high-speed blender like a Vitamix, you can still use a food processor – just thaw a little longer, then scoop out and freeze up to a half hour for firmer ice cream. For authentic presentation, I scooped it out with an ice cream scoop.View Nutrition Facts
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More Peanut Butter Recipes:
Chocolate Peanut Butter Nice Cream
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars
Oh gosh Katie. You make my jaw drop ALL of the time. Your recipes are the BEST!!!!!!! KATIE! KATIE! KATIE! YOU ARE SO AMAZING!
how do you make your chocolate vegan?
Hi Courtney,
I’m confused as to what you mean. Only milk chocolate (or sometimes semi-sweet) is not vegan. There are many brands of chocolate bars, chocolate chips, and other chocolate treats that are vegan. And cocoa powder and even Hersheys syrup are vegan :).
I really want to try this recipe !! I am writing a shopping list as I type 🙂
I made this yesterday afternoon, it was SUCH a beautiful day out and I just had to treat myself to something delicious. Let me tell you, this was absolutely delicious! The portion was more than I could eat, which is great! I was very pleased. 🙂
Aww I am so glad you liked it! 🙂
I just made this icecream and it is by faaaaaar the best icecream I have ever tasted!! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe 🙂
Wow, I’m so glad you liked it!!
Katie, I made this recipe today and it turned out okay. It was very runny and was already melting in my cheap blender! Anyway, the flavor was great, but I know the texture was waaay off because of my blender.
So, I was wondering if you could let me know what kind/model of …vita-mix you have and where you got it. THANKS!
I’m not sure what model it is… it’s actually at my parents’ house at the moment. They’re holding it hostage from me ;).
But I think it’s a 5200. It’s at least 5 years old, but it still works perfectly!
Just made this, well not the ice cream exactly, I blended it all together with 2 ice cubes (from bag of ice, not tray) and after I blended I tasted it just to see….it was too good to let it sit in the freezer! haha, that’s bad I know, so I just drank it as a milk, very good and tasted like a peanut butter fudge shake from Sonic that I had years ago, but obviously does not have as many calories 🙂 Next time I will let it freeze and have it as cream, (if I can, I don’t have a vita mixer thing) if it doesn’t turn out, I’m perfectly fine with having it as a drink! I feel more satisfied with sweet liquids than with actual sweet things, when I eat cookies or pies I always feel like reaching for more, when I have a drink I feel completely satisfied and feel no need to get more. Of course, that’s not gonna stop me from trying out some more of your recipes because they all look amazing!!!
Hi,
I have NuNaturals stevia in a jar, not packets. Do you have any sense of what the measurement of “one packet of stevia” would be? (eg, 1/2 tsp, etc). I’m guessing it might vary depending on the brand of stevia, though… What brand do you use?
Thanks so much! I’m really looking forward to making this recipe! 🙂
I use NuNaturals too. There’s about a 1/2 tsp in each packet :).
(It’s not pure stevia; it’s cut with maltodextrin. But I think the jar is the same way.)
Thank you so much! This is really helpful to know 🙂
(And yes, the jar has maltodextrin too)
I have to admit that I’ve read this one in another website (bodyrock) but if you don’t know it yet I’ll give you a hint:
It’s about frozing a banana and than putting in into a blender. It magically turns into ice cream! It’s just the perfect consistancy… You can have it just like that or play and add something. I do peanut butter. 2 bananas usually need 1tp of crunchy peanut butter (or less) – no sugar, and if you want, no fat.
It’s definitely worth trying.
This is my new addition! I also tried it using Nutella and it was so yummy. My Magic Bullet isn’t powerful enough for blending the ice cubes, even after microwaving, but the food processor gets it done. Thanks for the recipe!