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3 oz bittersweet chocolate
6 Tbl cocoa powder
2 1/2 cup milk
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup sugar
1 whipping cup cream
1.5 tsp pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup peanut butter

Melt chocolate over low heat. Gradually stir in cocoa powder and milk while continuing to heat. You want the consistency to be thick but not solid as you add the milk and cocoa powder. Beat sugar into eggs. Stir hot chocolate/milk mixture into eggs. Add cream and vanilla extract. Cool. Just before adding to ice cream maker, stir a cup of ice cream mixture into peanut butter. Once mixed, stir into rest of ice cream mixture. Freeze in ice cream maker according to manufacturer’s instructions. Use fresh ground peanut butter if possible (ie, it should be 100% peanuts).

4 egg yolks, lightly beaten
1 cup sugar
2 cups table cream (18% milk fat)
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup cocoa powder (sifted)
2 tsp pure vanilla extract

Beat egg yolks lightly. Beat in sugar. Heat the cream/milk on the stove. As it’s heating, beat in cocoa powder. Heat cream/milk/cocoa mix until steaming. Stir into egg/sugar mix. Add vanilla extract. Cool. Freeze in ice cream maker.
Notes:
I use Dutch processed cocoa (instead of American processed), but I’m not sure how much difference it makes. I’ve tried using a higher milk fat content, but then the mix takes on the consistency of pudding when cooled, and doesn’t freeze hard enough in ice cream maker.