Have you seen the viral Little Debbie’s Ice Cream? My family was able to try the Little Debbie Nutty Buddy Ice Cream and fell in love.
Sadly, we can’t find it in stores anymore, so I created my own. And, I am SO glad that I did. This ice cream is chocolatey, peanut buttery and oh so delicious.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- You don’t need an ice cream maker to make this Little Debbie ice cream recipe.
- Full of delicious chocolate and peanut butter flavors.
- A creamy and sweet to beat the heat this summer, it’s great for parties and company.
🛒Ingredients
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- heavy cream
- sweetened condensed milk
- peanut butter
- semisweet chocolate chips
- half and half
- Little Debbie nutty buddy bars
See the recipe card below for quantities.
🔪 How to Make Little Debbie Nutty Buddy Ice Cream
Step 1: Whip the heavy whipping cream and add peanut butter
Whip the heavy cream until soft peaks form. Then add the peanut butter and combine with the whisk.
Step 3: Fold in the condensed milk
Add the condensed milk.
Step 4: Melt the chocolate chips
Melt the chocolate chips with a tablespoon of half and half, stir to form hot fudge.
Step 5: Chop the Little Debbie Bars
Chop nutty buddy bars into pieces and fold into ice cream.
Step 6: Add the ice cream mixture to a loaf pan
Pour ice cream mixing into a loaf pan 1/3 full. Add half of fudge. Swirl to make ribbons. Repeat step 6 until completely full. Then pour remaining ice cream mix in pan and top with a few nutty buddy pieces.
Step 7: Freeze
Freeze for 4-6 hours or overnight.
Hint: using a chilled mixing bowl will help the peaks form.
📝Variations
Do you want to change up this recipe and make it your own? Here are some ways that you can do that!
Coconut: Add 1/2 cup of coconut flakes for extra sweetness.
Peanuts: For added crunch fold in 1/2 cup of roasted peanuts. I prefer to use unsalted peanuts.
Caramel: Instead of using hot fudge, use a caramel sauce instead.
If you love chocolate and peanut butter check out this Reese’s Peanut Butter Cake recipe.
🥄 Equipment
- measuring cup
- mixing bowls
- microwave safe bowls
- whisk
- spatula
- hand mixer or stand mixer
- knife and cutting board
- loaf pan
🥫 Storage
Store this nutty buddy ice cream in the fridge for up to 3 months. Be sure to keep it tightly covered to prevent contamination.
💭 Tips
- If you prefer an extra sweet ice cream, you can add a tablespoon of sugar to the whipping cream when you are mixing it.
- Serve this in a waffle cone or a cup for a delicious summer time treat.
- You can also chop up pieces of waffle cones and fold them into the dessert.
- Add more flavor to this dish by adding a dash of vanilla extract.
- For easy scooping dip your scoop in cold water before serving.
- You can also let this recipe sit on the counter about 5 minutes for easy serving.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
The serving size is one cup and you will get four servings from that. Or, you can reduce the serving size to half cup and get 8 servings.
No, unfortunately, you need to see dairy for this recipe.
I prefer using waffle cones, but you can use any type of cone that your family prefers. A dipped cone would be amazing.
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[mailerlite_form form_id=1]Little Debbie Nutty Buddy Ice Cream
Equipment
- Measuring cup
- mixing bowls
- Microwave-safe bowls
- whisk
- spatula
- hand mixer or stand mixer
- knife and cutting board
- Loaf Pan
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon half and half
- 6 little Debbie nutty buddy bars
Instructions
- Whip the heavy cream until soft peaks form.
- Add the peanut butter and combine with the whisk.
- Add the condensed milk.
- Melt the chip with a tablespoon of half and half, stir to form hot fudge.
- Chop nutty buddy bars into pieces and fold into ice cream.
- Pour ice cream mixing into bread pan 1/3 full. Add half of fudge. Swirl to make ribbons.
- Repeat step 6 until completely full.
- Then pour remaining ice cream mix in pan and top with a few nutty buddy pieces.
- Freeze for 4-6 hours or overnight.
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