Originally made with almond milk, this is the oat milk counterpart of a vegan dairy-free peanut butter ice cream. I love this recipe because we always have the ingredients on hand -- if not oat milk, then almond milk. Both work. Also, compared to other peanut butter flavored ice creams, this is creamy but not over-the-top rich. All of the fat comes straight from the peanut butter and the low calorie vegan milk balances out the richness. For a slightly richer version, you can use half oat milk and half coconut milk.
Pint Containers from Amazon
For some reason I've found a lot more joy in ice cream making when I have these little containers on hand. I always think I'm going to make cute labels and never quite get around to it, but with or without cute labels, they are perfect for holding small batches of ice cream. I've also used them for leftover soup.
Low Carb Peanut Butter Ice Cream
I recently tested this recipe with almond milk, peanut butter and Birch Benders keto maple syrup which is made from monk fruit. The maple flavor was more pronounced since sugar free maple syrup is more like pancake syrup and has a strong fake maple flavor, but it paired well with the peanut butter flavor. So you can use sugar free maple syrup, or for a more neutral flavor you could try allulose syrup or something like allulose honey.
Oat Milk Peanut Butter Ice Cream Ingredients
- Oat Milk or Almond Milk -- Any brand should work.
- Unsweetened Peanut Butter -- Whole Foods, Wegmans Just Peanuts or Trader Joe's Unsweeetened are my go-tos, but I've also tested with Smuckers Natural.
- Vanilla
- Maple Syrup-- Adds sweetness and creaminess. Agave syrup works really well too.
- Salt -- Just to counteract the sweetness
- Peanut Butter Powder -- You don't have to go out and buy PB2 for this, but if you happen to have some peanut butter powder in the house, it's a nice addtion
- Sweetened Peanut Butter Swirling -- Unsweetened peanut butter works best for the base, but a little swirl of mainstream sweetened peanut butter like Jif or Skippy or any other brands makes this more of a treat.
- Extra Peanuts -- Not crucial, but a nice addition!
Almond Milk Peanut Butter Macros
I've been making this with the lowest calorie almond milk I can find so I put in the macros for the almond milk version. The macros are for regular maple syrup, but if you use Keto maple syrup it brings the carb count down to 8 grams. But as always, if you are serious about macros be sure to put the ingredients in your own trusted software.
Recipe
Oat Milk or Almond Milk Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Equipment
- 1 ice cream maker
- 1 blender
Ingredients
- 2 cups oat milk or almond milk (460 grams/16 oz)
- ⅔ cup unsweetened creamy peanut butter (measure by weight for best results) (200 grams or about 7 oz by weight)**
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 6 tablespoons maple syrup or golden agave or keto maple syrup (120 grams a little over 4 oz by weight)
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon peanut butter powder (optional)
- Handful of salted cocktail peanuts (optional)
- Peanut butter for swirling (preferably sweetened) plus a tiny bit of olive oil or another oil optional
Instructions
- Put the oat or almond milk, peanut butter, vanilla, syrup and peanut butter powder (if using) in the blender. Puree until smooth and creamy.
- Pour into ice cream maker and process as directed by manufacturer. I use a Cuisinart ice cream maker and this is done in about 20 minutes.
- Scrape into a small container and freeze until firm.
- For peanut butter swirled throughout, soften two tablespoons of peanut butter in the microwave and stir in about ½ to 1 teaspoon of olive oil, flax oil or whatever oil you like. Drizzle the mixture in as you spoon the ice cream into its carton. Alternatively, just spoon in straight peanut butter without adding the oil. I've done it both ways. The oil makes it a little softer and smoother once frozen, whereas the frozen straight peanut butter chunks are a little harder.
Anna says
Thanks for the review! I like this recipe too, but hadn't heard from anyone else and was hoping it was working well for people. Great to know you didn't need to use the ice cream maker.
MeChell says
I didn't have my bowl frozen for my ice cream maker, so I just followed the recipe and froze it in metal pie pans and it worked wonderfully!