This paleo ice cream doesn’t style in any respect like coconut, has a powerful vanilla taste, with hints of caramel from dates, maple syrup and cashews. It’s no-churn – all you do is mix and freeze! It’s additionally vegan and dairy-free.
I’ve by no means actually cherished any paleo vanilla ice cream – till this one!
The recipes I’ve tried have been too icy and never flavorful sufficient for me. They usually had method an excessive amount of coconut taste.
I don’t need coconut-flavored vanilla ice cream, so I added cashews. And dates. And maple syrup. All that goodness kills off the coconut taste.
It nonetheless doesn’t style precisely like conventional vanilla ice cream. However it’s nonetheless extremely scrumptious.
Excessive-speed blender vs. meals processor
To make it, you don’t want an ice cream maker, however you do want a high-speed blender. It would work in a meals processor, however I’m undecided you might get the cashews 100% obliterated.
I believe if you happen to soak the cashews and the dates, it’d most likely work in case your meals processor bowl isn’t enormous.
Can I take advantage of an ice cream maker?
I attempted it out with one and there was no distinction between the no-churn and churn variations.
Must defrost after freezing
The one draw back of this recipe is that it’s too exhausting to scoop from the freezer. An actual bummer, but it surely’s so tasty I needed to share it, anyway.
My Vegan Gelato additionally makes use of dates and coconut milk and is so silky easy, and you’ll scoop it from the freezer.
The chocolate recipe doesn’t have cashews like at present’s recipe however does have dates, in order that appears to be the distinction.
However the style with out the cashews on this paleo ice cream wasn’t practically nearly as good. So we’ll simply need to reside with defrosting the ice cream. It’s well worth the bother. 😉
Tremendous wealthy vs. common variations
One model, which is what you see within the images, requires 1 full can of full-fat coconut milk plus an additional 3/4 cup of coconut cream. That’s what I obtained from 1 can of full-fat coconut milk that I had chilled in a single day.
The ice cream is definitely creamier than what you see within the images. As an alternative of simply scooping smooth ice cream right into a bowl or ice cream cone after which taking images, photographers freeze particular person scoops of ice cream till hardened. That offers them extra time to take their images earlier than it begins to soften.
The photographer was fairly fast with the images, which is why the scoops look so frozen and exhausting.
However this model is just a little icy. I don’t like having any iciness in any respect in my ice cream, so my most well-liked model omits all of the water within the can of coconut milk. And reduces the maple syrup quantity by 4 teaspoons.
That makes the second model just about simply sugar and fats (wholesome fats, although!), however for my part, it’s so, so significantly better.
Nevertheless, I do know not everybody likes super-rich ice cream when it’s insanely sizzling and also you already really feel blah, so each variations are within the recipe field beneath.
In the event you make the wealthy model, attempt some after mixing. If it’s too over-the-top for you, merely add a part of the remaining coconut water that’s in your can of coconut milk. And if you happen to used canned coconut cream and never a can of coconut milk, that means you don’t have leftover coconut water, you’ll be able to add as much as 1 cup (240 ml) of water or paleo milk.
And if you happen to do love wealthy ice cream, you need to actually attempt my Wholesome Peanut Butter Ice Cream. I at all times make it with sunflower seed butter for a paleo model!
There’s additionally a paleo model listed in my Black Ice Cream recipe, however that recipe yields ice cream that’s a bit lighter than the peanut butter one.
Can I make it keto?
It’s not potential as a result of dates, which may’t be subbed or omitted. They’re important not only for the flavour but in addition for the feel of the ice cream.
Can I take advantage of one thing aside from coconut milk/cream?
No, as a result of nothing else is as thick as coconut milk/cream. Please don’t try this with one other sort of milk.
“Sprinkles aren’t paleo!”
I do know. I used to be initially going to name this vegan ice cream, and the photographer added some sprinkles.
In the event you’re paleo, there aren’t any paleo sprinkles you should purchase, however you may make your individual do-it-yourself paleo sprinkles.
In the event you’re vegan however not paleo, be certain your sprinkles are vegan!
I hope you’ll get pleasure from this paleo ice cream! I’d love to listen to what you suppose if you happen to attempt it out. Thanks! 🙂
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- Yield: 4 cups or about 3 cups if simply utilizing cream
Elements
- 3/4 cup (170 grams) coconut cream
- 1 1/4 cups (166 grams) uncooked cashews
- 1/2 cup (80 grams) pitted dates
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup (80 to 107 grams) maple syrup
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste or the seeds of 1 1/2 vanilla beans
- 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
- one 14-oz (400-ml) can full-fat coconut milk OR one other 3/4 cup (170 grams) coconut cream for a a lot richer model
Instructions
- In case your dates are dry and exhausting, you’ll be able to soak them with the cashews. To soak the cashews, put them in just a little pot and pour boiling water over them; let sit 5 minutes and rinse.
- To a high-speed blender, add 3/4 cup coconut cream, cashews, dates, 1/4 cup maple syrup, vanilla and salt. In the event you discover it exhausting to mix, you’ll be able to add just a little of the coconut milk, however if you happen to add it all of sudden, it will take loads longer to utterly mix the dates.
- Mix on excessive till completely mixed and no chunks of dates stay. This took me about 30 seconds.
- Add the can of coconut milk or the extra coconut cream and mix for a few minute. In the event you used the complete can of coconut milk (fairly than simply the extra 3/4 cup cream), add one other 4 teaspoons of maple syrup. In the event you made the richer all coconut cream model, style and if it is too wealthy for you, mix in coconut water, common water or paleo milk (like unsweetened cashew milk) till it is your desired richness.
- Pour right into a freezer-safe container and freeze for about 4-8 hours (it will depend on how thick the layer of ice cream is, the thickness of your container, your freezer temp, and so on.)
- Let thaw about 10-Quarter-hour earlier than scooping.
- May be stored frozen for as much as 3 months.
Notes
- I put a can of full-fat coconut milk within the fridge in a single day and obtained ¾ cup of coconut cream from that. You should use canned coconut cream if you’d like, but it surely must be very thick. Drain any liquid within the can. Be certain to make use of coconut milk/cream that does not have any stabilizers or bizarre stuff. That might forestall the coconut cream from rising to the highest of the can.
- Roasted and salted cashew additionally work, however then the ice cream has extra cashew taste. Omit the salt from the recipe after which add to style.
