This recipe for Peanut Butter Crunch Ice Cream Cake was a huge hit with my family. The combination of sweet and salty, crunchy and creamy is delicious!
We are a family of peanut butter lovers! We go through more peanut butter in a week than most families use in a month. We have peanut sandwiches, in desserts, on pancakes and yes, it even gets eaten right by the spoonful at times.
The ice cream shop in our town recently did a renovation and we found out that they took Zack’s favorite ice cream sundae with peanut butter topping off the menu! So, I decided to make a peanut butter ice cream. I will be sharing three ice cream recipes this week, starting with this Peanut Butter Crunch Ice Cream Cake!
How To Make Peanut Butter Crunch Ice Cream Cake
Step One: Peanut Butter Crunch
The first thing to make is the peanut butter crunch, which is crunchy, peanut butter coated Rice Krispies.
It is a mixture of light corn syrup, granulated sugar, peanut butter and salt that is cooked in a saucepan.
After cooking it, spread it out on a piece of parchment paper. Break apart the large pieces and let it cool.
Step Two: Nutter Butters
To make this ice cream cake have even more peanut butter goodness, the crust needs to include peanut butter as well. So instead of making a graham cracker crust, I used Nutter Butter cookies!
Step Three: Springform Pan
Once the crust dough is ready, press it into a springform pan. If you don’t have a springform pan you can use a 9×13″ pan or a couple of cake pans (one won’t be big enough) but you’ll have to serve the cake from the pan.
Step Four: Ice Cream
The ice cream layer of the cake is a fabulous combination of vanilla ice cream, peanut butter crunch, and peanut butter. Spread the ice cream over the crust in the springform pan.
Step Five: Topping
The peanut butter ice cream cake is topped with the rest of the peanut butter crunch!
Now the hard part is waiting for the cake to harden in the freezer for 4-6 hours.
Step Six: Serving
Remove the sides of the springform pan before serving.
If you have a difficult time removing the sides of the pan, run a thin knife around the edge first.
Leave the bottom of the springform pan in place and set the entire thing on a platter or plate.
The easiest way to cut the peanut butter ice cream cake is to dip a knife in very hot water, quickly dry it off and use the hot knife to cut the ice cream cake!
I brought this peanut butter crunch ice cream cake to my sister’s house yesterday. She had a bunch of company over so it was the perfect time to share. Everyone loved it and I came home with an empty platter. I call that a success
Peanut Butter Crunch Ice Cream Cake
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Crunch
- ½ cup light corn syrup
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 cups Rice Krispies
Nutter Butter Crust
- 24 Nutter Butter cookies crushed
- 5 tablespoon butter melted
Peanut Butter Ice Cream
- ½ gallon vanilla ice cream softened slightly
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 2 cups peanut butter crunch (from above)
Instructions
Peanut Butter Crunch
- Mix together light corn syrup, peanut butter and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes stirring constantly. Pour over Rice Krispies in a large bowl and quickly stir to coat. Spread onto a piece of parchment paper. Break apart the large pieces and allow the peanut butter crunch to cool.
Nutter Butter Crust
- Combine crushed Nutter Butter cookies with melted butter. Press into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
Peanut Butter Ice Cream
- Mix together the slightly softened, vanilla ice cream, 2 cups of the peanut butter crunch and 1 cup of peanut butter. Scrape into the springform pan and spread it out.
Finishing the Ice Cream Cake
- Top with remaining 2 cups of the peanut butter crunch and gently press into the ice cream cake. Cover the springform pan and place the ice cream cake in the freezer for 4-6 hours or overnight to harden. When ready to serve, remove from the freezer and carefully remove the sides of the springform pan.
Nutrition
Here are a few more of my ice cream recipes for you to try:
Raspberry Swirled Peach Ice Cream
Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips says
Wowowowow! This is amazing, Tonia!
Jennifer Reynolds says
I love just about any ice cream, but if has chocolate and marshmallows, I am all in!
Angie says
Salted caramel with chocolate chunks.
shaunie says
Would have to say that it would be Strawberry
Kristine says
Strawberry and Chocolate. Either Separatly or together. Both ways taste great.
Dorothy Teel says
My favorite ice cream goes to old fashioned vanilla, love it and can add topping and change it if you want
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
I am DYING over this. The crunch, the peanut butter, the ice cream. We go through a lot of PB in our house too and this would be a huge hit!
Tonia says
Good thing for the extra large size container of peanut butter, right? Thanks, Dorothy!
Bri D. says
Butter pecan is my favorite!
Shawna S says
I love good old fashioned vanilla, but I usually like it topped with caramel!
JoeyfromSC says
I never came across an ice cream flavor that I didn’t like haha..I love strawberry the best!! & pistachio….lol
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Tonia says
I hear you, Joey! I don’t think I’ve ever tried pistachio ice cream, though. I’ll have to give a try sometime.
joeyfromsc says
you MUST!! lol..I recently tried it for the 1st time in my life and am addicted haha
Elin says
Either mint chocolate chip or teaberry.
Amy S. says
My favorite ice cream is butter pecan.
Tonia says
Yes! I love the combination of creamy and crunchy!
Tonia says
Yeah, so do I, although I usually combine it with chocolate! 🙂
Jessica Z says
I love chocolate coconut brownie!
Kristie D. says
My favorite flavor of ice cream is “Caramel Cheesecake.” Yum! kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you.
Shelby says
Oh my, our pie looks delicious! AND you used one of my favorite store bought cookies…the Nutter Butter!
Cynthia says
Chocolate with peanut butter swirled in.
Jen says
I love mint chocolate chip!
Cheryl says
I have way too many favorite flavors of ice cream to count! But peanut butter chocolate is one of them! This ice cream cake looks DELISH! I would love it if you would come share it at my recipe link party The Yuck Stops Here. It starts Tuesday evening at 8pm ET on Hot Momma’s Kitchen Chaos. I hope I win the ice cream prize and I hope you’ll swing by the party! HUGS