Honey Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Creamy and decadent, this homemade honey peanut butter ice cream is a fantastic treat! With plenty of peanut butter and honey swirled right into the base, itโs hard to resist. Gluten free and vegetarian.
Note: This recipe is NOT dairy free. It was published before Cook Nourish Bliss transitioned to dairy free recipes and remains popular with long time readers. Instead try this dairy free peanut butter ice cream!
I had visions and dreams about showing up today with a cashew milk ice cream that was every bit as delicious and creamy as the ones you can buy at the store.
This is not that recipe.
After several failed versions, I decided to cut my losses for now and instead I bring you this wonderfully decadent honey peanut butter ice cream.
Yes, it is full of cream and whole milk and sugar – i.e. the complete opposite of what I had planned.
But I suppose the cashew milk version was not in the stars for me at the moment.
Anywho, I also learned another important lesson while making this ice cream.
Do not use the apparently not-completely-working garage freezer to store your precious treat. Because it wonโt completely harden and youโll be left with a melt-y mess to take photos. Womp womp.
Honey Peanut Butter Ice Cream
But, getting back to the actual recipe.
Todayโs ice cream starts with my absolute favorite vanilla ice cream base. My go-to whenever Iโm making full fledged regular ice cream. Except I doctored it all up with plenty of peanut butter and honey.
A match made in ice cream heaven.
After the mixture churns in an ice cream maker and gets that awesome soft serve consistency, weโll layer it in a container with even more honey – so the flavor is all up in there.
Once it freezes nice and firm, scoop that ice cream into a serving bowl and enjoy. Or, may I suggest drizzling on a touch more honey? The best.
Or, or, a sprinkle of flaky sea salt and some dark chocolate? I die from happiness.
Additional Ice Cream Recipes You Might Enjoy:
- Rosemary Ice Cream
- Fresh Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
- Mocha Chip Ice Cream
- Coffee Frozen Yogurt
- Dairy Free Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Did you make this recipe? Rate and review it down below! I’d love to hear from you.

Honey Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Creamy and decadent, this homemade honey peanut butter ice cream is a fantastic treat! With plenty of peanut butter and honey swirled right into the base, itโs hard to resist. Gluten free and vegetarian.ย
Ingredients
For the ice cream base:
- 2 cups heavy cream, divided
- ยฝ cup loosely packed light brown sugar
- ยผ cup honey
- โ cup creamy peanut butter
- ยผ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 ยฝ teaspoons vanilla extract
For layering:
- 2 to 4 tablespoons honey, to taste
Instructions
To make the base:
- In a small saucepan, add 1 cup of the heavy cream, the brown sugar, honey, peanut butter and salt. Set the pan over medium heat and cook, stirring frequently, until the sugar, honey and peanut butter have dissolved into the mixture.
- Let the mixture just barely start to simmer around the edges then immediately remove from the heat. Stir in the remaining cup of cream, the milk and vanilla extract.
- Refrigerate the mixture until well chilled, at least several hours.
- Freeze the chilled mixture in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s directions, until it is the consistency of soft serve.
For layering:
- Add some of the ice cream to the container that you are going to store it in. Drizzle on some of the honey. Repeat this process - ice cream then honey - until the container is filled. Freeze until firm.
- When serving, I would highly encourage drizzling on a touch more honey - so good!
Notes
Prep time only includes active / hands on time. It does not include time to let the mixture chill in the fridge for several hours before churning.
The type of honey you use here will make a difference. I use a light honey, so while the flavor is there, itโs not super strong. If you use something that is more potent and darker, you may or may not want to use the extra honey for layering. Use your judgment!
Ice cream vanilla base recipe from The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 377Total Fat: 28gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 150mgCarbohydrates: 30gFiber: 1gSugar: 28gProtein: 5g
Nutrition data shown is an estimate provided by an online calculator and is for informational purposes only. It should not be considered a substitute for a medical professionalโs advice.
MMMMM ice cream!
Ice cream is the best! ๐
I love the sounds of this ice cream! Homemade ice cream is such a delicious treat and this one promises to be one of our favorites. Thanks for the giveaway and the delicious sounding recipe.
Thanks so much Mary! And good luck in the giveaway!
Sometimes you just can’t beat a full fat properly made ice cream and this one sounds delish! Loving the honey and peanut butter combo ๐ I too have been trying to conquer the low fat ice cream demons, its difficult without the fat it just never seems to set properly. But we shall continue to try ๐
They can be so tricky! But we shall! Hopefully we’ll get it right eventually! ๐
Awesome giveaway! I’d definitely have to try coffee ice cream or coffee fudge ice cream.
Good luck Lynn! Coffee ice cream is definitely one of my favorites!
Ice cream looks amazing! I would love to make a nutella ice cream or blueberry ice cream since we grow our own blueberries!
Thank you!! Good luck in the giveaway! A blueberry ice cream sounds fantastic!
Ooooh I would love to win an ice cream maker! I’ve been wanting to get one all summer. Peanut butter + honey sounds like such a heavenly ice cream flavor combo!
I hate it when recipes don’t turn out, but it’s always good to go back to the basics and make something lovely like this! Honey and peanut butter go so well together and in ice cream form – yum!!
This ice cream sounds delicious! I love the honey and peanut butter combo, especially with those drizzles of honey on top. Sprinkling sea salt and dark chocolate on top sounds perfect!
Peanut butter and honey are the PERFECT combo! I LOVE this dish, and the fact that it’s extra creamy makes it all that much better! Pinned! ๐
I would love to see a cashew milk ice cream recipe once you’re ready to share it. But in the mean time oh man, this honey peanut butter version looks just as incredible! Love the flavor combo! It’s another hot one today and I could really go for one of these creamy and delicious cones right now ๐
I’m sorry your cashew cream recipe didn’t work out, but I love that you gave us this! I fully believe in indulging in full blown whole milk and cream ice cream, and I love the peanut butter honey flavor! This looks mighty fine, and what a fun link up and giveaway!
Thanks Marcie!! Hopefully I’ll figure out the other version soon! ๐
This sounds awesome. Love love love the brown sugar in here. I bet it gives it great flavor!
I am somewhat reassured Ashley, that it is not only me who cannot fulfil my dreamy ice cream recipes on my first attempt. The upside, of course, is that we got to see this gorgeous peanut butter and honey ice cream. What a great idea to layer the honey!
Thanks Jo!!
The title of this ice cream says it all – how can it not be good! Very addicting stuff, Ashley! Good luck with your cashew milk version…I eat tons of cashews but haven’t even had cashew butter and I’ve been thinking about using it in baked goods for a change. Okay…I’m off to have some more ice cream. Enjoy the weekend!
Bummer that the cashew version did not work out, but I have to say the peanut butter honey version sounds great!
thanks for the giveaway!
You’re very welcome!
Love how the honey accentuates the sweetness of the peanut butter in this!
I would love an ice cream maker. Thanks for the giveaway.
Yum, I absolutely love peanut butter! ๐ Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!
Peanut butter is the best! You’re very welcome – good luck!
i love peanut butter, would love to try this recipe!
Good luck in the giveaway! Peanut butter is one of my favorites! ๐
Combining honey and peanut butter in ice cream sounds amazing, Ashley! Even with your broken garage freezer, the photos turned out gorgeous! Shooting cold things can be so hard. My acai bowls were a soupy mess but I wasn’t about turn my AC to 50 degrees for a photo. Sometimes you just gotta roll with it!
This giveaway is awesome too! Such a fun collection!
Have a great weekend, lady!
Aw, thank you! So hard! It melts too fast before the perfectionist in me is happy! haha Happy weekend Sarah!
I have an entire folder of saved ice cream recipes that I’ve been saving for when I actually have a machine!
Good luck in the giveaway! Homemade ice cream is the best! ๐
This looks luscious Ashley! Simply luscious! Love the honey/PB combo – though I might have to go the lactose-free milk route! And what a fun giveaway!
This sounds SO good! I bet it would be awesome with almond butter, too. I have been wanting my own ice cream maker so that I can attempt to make coconut milk ice cream. My fingers are crossed!
Good luck!!
What a terrific ice cream flavor that sounds like! Peanut butter and honey are perfect together, so I imagine they are just lovely in this ๐
Aw, thank you!! ๐
Peanut butter, vanilla and heavy cream is love language. I love I.C., it’s the best. Ice cream makes me happy year round and yes, even I indulge time to time. Must try! Awesome giveaway. Hope I win!
Ice cream really is the best! And good luck!!
i am loving the sound of this! delish!
thanks for the giveaway!! that ice cream looks delish!!!
Honey and peanut butter are two of my favorite things! Can’t wait to try this.
Thanks Courtney!! I feel the same way about them – so good!
This giveaway is amazing and so is your ice cream!
Thanks so much Shoshana! Happy weekend!
Sweet!
My parents never use their ice cream maker; I’ll have to encourage some experiments.
Yes! That’s a great idea! ๐
Cashew milk ice cream sounds incredible. I can’t wait for that.
But, peanut butter ice cream sounds just as amazing. I wouldn’t be able to stop eating that.
Thanks Dannii! Hopefully sooner rather than later!!
Cashew milk ice cream sounds amazing! I hope you pull off the recipe soon so you can share it with us all! It’s so frustrating when you envision the way a recipe will turn out but then it just doesn’t work out as planned! It really gets to me sometimes. This ice cream sounds heavenly! We definitely need to indulge every now and then ๐
Me too! I figure I’ll give myself a little break from it and then back at it! haha ๐
Oh wow!! This is one of my favorite flavour combinations! Looks awesome!
This ice cream sounds amazing, Ashley! I love the combination of honey and peanut butter! Such a perfect way to savor the summer!
Anything with peanut butter has got to be delicious! Your ice cream looks so creamy and smooth.
Honey peanut butter ice cream. Wow! I am just intrigued by this gorgeous name. Looks so decadent and classic. Waiting for many more awesome ice-cream recipes! ๐