Homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Vanilla Ice Cream and Dark Chocolate Reese's Brownies

Homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Vanilla Ice Cream and Dark Chocolate Reese's Brownies

I took the Nielsen-Massey Classic Vanilla Ice Cream and turned it into homemade Reese's peanut butter vanilla ice cream. It has chopped Reese's and some real peanut butter in it. It is perfect for a hot summer day! It is even better on a homemade dark chocolate Reese's brownie! This a a super decadent dessert so feel free to share it with a friend. Also FYI I highly recommend using real vanilla extract and Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Cocoa Powder. Recipes are below. (photos by Julie Hodges)

Homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Vanilla Ice Cream

original vanilla recipe is by Nielsen Massey Reese's recipe by Julie Hodges

Makes: about 4 quarts 

Ingredients:

• 3 pints heavy whipping cream
• 3 pints half-and-half
• 3 cups sugar
• 3 Tbsp. Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract or Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste
• 3/8 tsp. salt 
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• chopped Reese's (chopped minis work great)

Mix all ingredients until sugar dissolves. Add the Reese's last. Cover and chill until ready to use.  Follow the manufacturer's directions on your ice cream maker to churn and freeze ice cream.

Dark Chocolate Reese's Brownies  

recipe by Julie Hodges

Ingredients:

• 14 TBSP. Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa Powder plus 6 TBSP vegetable oil (make a paste 1st)
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter melted
• 3 large eggs
• 1 3/4 cups granulated  sugar
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract (Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract)
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
• Reese's chopped (mini's work great)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. * Make a paste with the cocoa powder and vegetable oil before adding the other ingredients.
 
In a large bowl, whisk together the cocoa and vegetable oil to make a chocolate paste. Then add the sugar, eggs, and vanilla. 

In a separate bowl, sift together the flour and salt. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet a little at a time. 

Add the chopped Reese's to the batter last. Then pour the Reese's dark choclate brownie batter into desired greased pan. For this recipe I used the Wilton Fanci-Fill Cake Pan Set.
 
Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out almost clean or with a few moist crumbs clinging to it. Be careful not to over bake. Let cool completely. Then add one scoop of  ice cream and drizzle with chocolate shell and top with chopped Reese's.

photos and recipes by Julie Hodges