Jeni's Bangkok Peanut Ice Cream (For all of Jeni's incredible ice cream recipes, buy her book, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home! Your friends and family already thank you.)
by: Jeni's Bangkok
Serves: Makes about 1 quart
Ingredients
1 ¼ cups whole milk
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 ½ ounces (3 tablespoons) cream cheese, softened
¼ cup natural peanut butter
½ teaspoon fine sea salt
1 ¼ cups heavy cream
¾ cup unsweetened coconut milk (not light)
⅔ cup sugar
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
2 tablespoons honey
½ unsweetened shredded coconut, toasted
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
Instructions
Prep: Mix about 2 tablespoons of the milk with the cornstarch in a small bowl to make a smooth slurry.
Using a spatula, mix the cream cheese, peanut butter, and salt in a medium metal bowl until smooth.
Fill a large bowl with ice and water.
Cook: Combine the remaining milk, the cream, coconut milk, sugar, corn syrup, and honey in a 4-quart sauce pan, bring to a rolling boil over medium-high heat, and boil for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and gradually whisk in the cornstarch slurry.
Bring the mixture back to a boil over medium heat and cook, stirring with a heatproof spatula, until slightly thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
Chill: Gradually whish the hot milk mixture into the peanut butter mixture until smooth. Whisk in the toasted coconut and cayenne.
Pour the mixture into a 1-gallon Ziploc freezer bag and submerge the sealed bag in the ice bath. Let stand, adding more ice as necessary, until cold, about 30 minutes.
Freeze: Pour the ice cream base into your ice cream freezer and spin until thick and creamy.
Pack the ice cream into a storage container, press a sheet of parchment directly against the surface, and seal with an airtight lid. Freeze in the coldest part of your freezer until firm, at least 4 hours.
Notes
We topped the ice cream with chocolate sauce, whipped cream, and chopped peanuts.
Recipe by Three Many Cooks at https://threemanycooks.com/recipes/sweet-treats/jenis-bangkok-peanut-ice-cream/