Copycat McDonald's Peanut Butter Crunch McFlurry

If you’re lucky enough to hit up a McDonald’s drive-thru when their ice cream machine is actually working, you can get your hands on their newly released (August 9) Peanut Butter Crunch McFlurry. But if you’re not so lucky, or simply feel like trying your hand at their latest creation, give our copycat recipe a whirl. It’s easy to make and, in my opinion, even more delicious than the original.

And for those dearly missing the bygone Reese's McFlurry era, you’ll be glad to know that its flavors have been reborn in the new crunchy cookie version. To achieve the iconic taste and texture at home, you’ll need nothing more than vanilla ice cream, peanut butter chocolate cookies, and about 5 minutes of patience before you can dig in.

Like their other limited-edition menu items released this year — including the Strawberry Shortcake McFlurry and the berry-flavored Grimace Shake that quickly amassed a cult following and inspired a slew of mini horror film tributes on social media — the Peanut Butter Crunch McFlurry won’t stick around forever… so be sure to bookmark this recipe!

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What Ice Cream is Most Like McDonald's Soft Serve?

McDonald’s ice cream is basically milk, sugar, cream, and vanilla flavoring. The sweet soft serve-style ice cream is hard to find elsewhere but the good news is, you can make it at home in just a couple of minutes using only two ingredients.

You’ll want to look for vanilla ice cream labeled as “old-fashioned.” Not only does this style of ice cream typically contain more cream, but it also has a very mellow vanilla flavor — unlike those speckled with vanilla bean seeds — that’s very similar to what you’ll get at McDonald’s.

Adding a little bit of whole milk helps loosen the ice cream just enough to be able to blend it to the signature McDonald’s soft serve consistency.