(#47) VANILLA BEAN WITH CARAMEL & PBUTTER SWIRLS & CHOCOLATE PRETZELS: "Take 5"

A co-worker recommended this flavor, based on the "Take 5" candy bar.  

Note: we would have a nicely staged photo had my parents decided not to eat the entire pint that I mistakenly left in their freezer.  

Scoopsies' Take Five Ice Cream

(yields 1.5 pints)

1 1/2 cups heavy cream

3/4 cup whole milk

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 vanilla beans

4 eggs

salt

1/2 cup peanut butter, melted then cooled

1/2 cup chocolate covered pretzels, cut in half

Caramel

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup heavy cream

1/8 tsp salt