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Recipes » Desserts » frozen treats » Coconut Ice Cream

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Coconut Ice Cream

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Please welcome Kim, from Cravings of a Lunatic, and her scrumptious vegan coconut ice cream to the table today! She has been an amazing resource for me and I hope to meet her some day in person. Y’all are gonna love her photography and her recipes are amazing! For now…I will continue to stalk her online.

Vegan Coconut Ice Cream

I have to tell you I am such a sucker for ice cream. Coconut ice cream is a serious weakness of mine. Any chance I get to make a recipe that uses coconut is good day in my book. 

When Wendy asked me to guest post for her I was thrilled. That feeling was quickly followed by a moment of panic. I’m not vegan, so I started to wonder if I could pull off a vegan ice cream recipe.

The question was quickly answered with a resounding yes when I realized I could use coconut milk for the recipe. I adore coconut milk. I could swim in coconut milk. If it was socially acceptable (and I’m hoping one day it will be) I would bathe in coconut milk. 

Okay that last part is a stretch, but only because I’m more of a shower kind of girl. 

Vegan Coconut Ice Cream

I make whipped cream with coconut milk all the time. I knew it would give a great flavour and texture to the ice cream. I considered using coconut cream but it’s incredibly difficult to obtain where I live. Coconut cream will give a creamier texture to ice cream, so if it’s available to you it’s great to use. 

When I started to develop this recipe I had a bit of a happy accident. I knew I wanted to add toasted coconut to the ice cream. So as I was toasting the coconut in the pan I added some coconut sugar. I do this often with regular sugar as it helps speed up the process a bit. Coconut sugar does not melt like regular sugar does. I discovered that cooking it in a pan with the coconut changed the texture of the sugar. It was forming amazing candy like coconut sugar crumbles as it cooked. I have to admit I was thrilled. Those crumbles taste like coconut candy, and I could not stop popping them in my mouth as I worked on this ice cream. 

Vegan Coconut Ice Cream

Make sure you try this out for yourself. It’s such a great recipe and you could adapt to your own dietary needs. I hope you love it as much as we did. 

Thanks so much to Wendy for allowing me to sit at her family table for the day. It was a pleasure, and honour to visit. 

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Vegan Coconut Ice Cream

Vegan Coconut Ice Cream

Yield: 3 cups

This coconut ice cream is so rich and creamy, nobody will believe it's dairy-free and vegan!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup almond milk (use coconut flavored if you can find it)
  • 1/2 cup coconut sugar, divided
  • 13.5 oz canned coconut milk, chilled overnight before using
  • 1 teaspoon coconut extract (or vanilla extract)
  • 1/2 cup coconut flakes, toasted

Instructions

  1. In a non-stick pan toast the coconut flakes and half of the coconut sugar over medium heat. Adjust the heat down if it cooks too quickly. Stir around every few minutes and continue to cook until the coconut starts to turn a light brown colour. At the same time the coconut sugar will start to form crumbles. Turn off heat once finished toasting the coconut, transfer to a bowl and set aside until needed. 
  2. In a stand mixer, using the whisk attachment, combine the almond milk and the other half of the coconut sugar. Mix on low speed, and gradually increase to medium speed. Continue mixing for about 3 to 4 minutes, allowing the coconut sugar enough time to mix thoroughly with the almond milk. 
  3. Add the coconut milk and coconut extract to the stand mixer. Start mixing on low speed for a few minutes until the mixture thickens slightly, then gradually increase to high. Allow to mix for a good 3 to 5 minutes. The mixture will start to thicken, when that happens turn mixer off, cover the bowl and place in the fridge for at least one hour, preferably overnight. 
  4. Remove the bowl from the fridge, uncover and transfer the mixture to a frozen ice cream bowl. Place the ice cream bowl on the machine and allow to churn for about 10 to 15 minutes, add the toasted coconut and coconut sugar crumbles during the very last minute. Let it churn briefly until they mix in, then turn the machine off, remove the bowl from the machine, and cover it. Place in the freezer for about 4 hours, preferably overnight. 
  5. Remove from freezer about 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

  1. You can also use coconut cream in this recipe if you want a more creamy texture to your ice cream. Coconut cream is incredibly difficult to find where I live so I rarely have it on hand. I do think using it would give this recipe a great texture, and it would hold up better in the freezer for a longer time.
  2. You can sweeten this with other things, use your judgement based on your diet. 

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1/2 cup
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 297Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 18gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 71mgCarbohydrates: 30gFiber: 2gSugar: 25gProtein: 2g

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© Kim / Cravings of a Lunatic
Cuisine: American / Category: desserts

 

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Comments

  1. Lois Chowen says

    July 28, 2016 at 2:17 pm

    This sounds great! Regarding the coconut cream vs coconut milk: if you refrigerate the cans of coconut milk for a few days, the “cream” separates and solidifies. Wouldn’t it work to use just the cream portion of two cans of coconut milk? [instead of the 1 can listed in the recipe]

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    • Wendy O'Neal says

      July 31, 2016 at 3:04 pm

      It might. I haven’t tried it though. w-

      Reply
  2. Karen D says

    September 14, 2014 at 12:49 pm

    This looks wonderful! I am a real coconut ‘fiend’, so this is right up my alley!

    Reply
  3. Sherry Conrad says

    September 13, 2014 at 8:02 am

    My daughter would love this – am saving for her. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  4. Simone says

    August 17, 2014 at 1:01 am

    That does look pretty amazing! I just hopped over from Kim’s blog to check out the recipe for this coconut icecream… I’m planning on making icecream today so might just give this a go!

    Reply
    • Wendy O'Neal says

      August 17, 2014 at 8:03 am

      Thanks for stopping by Simone. Welcome to AMFT. Enjoy your ice cream today!!!

      Reply
  5. Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says

    August 15, 2014 at 7:40 pm

    AMAZING!!! Coconut is like a miracle worker!

    Reply
  6. Kim Beaulieu says

    August 15, 2014 at 7:09 pm

    Thanks so much for having me Wendy. I am so honoured to be here. And thanks for allowing me to expand my horizons a bit. I really enjoyed making this. And eating this!

    All my love, your kind words touched my heart.

    Kim
    xx

    Reply
    • Wendy O'Neal says

      August 15, 2014 at 7:54 pm

      Thanks for taking on this challenge! You created an amazing ice cream…I can’t wait to make it myself.

      Reply

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