Today is National Ice Cream day and coincidentally I have an awesome ice cream recipe to share with you. As some of you are aware of, my oldest daughter is allergic to dairy. If she ingests anything with cows milk she will suffer a severe eczema outbreak which often results in tears and frustration. A few months ago I purchased an ice cream maker because we wanted to make our own dairy-free ice cream just as good as “regular” kind. We’ve made ice cream using a soy base which was good but we’ve been making A LOT of coconut milk based ice cream which is our favorite. In fact, I like this ice cream so much, it is my new favorite, even more so than my beloved Häagen-Dazs coffee flavor. Coconut milk is nearly as creamy as heavy cream when using it as a base. The coconut flavor is very mild, slightly noticeable, but completely complimentary to this chocolate dessert. Best part of this recipe is it uses only 3 ingredients: coconut milk, sugar, and cocoa powder.
Not only is this recipe dairy-free, it’s also vegan. Creamy, chocolately, fantastic ice cream for the whole family to enjoy. So dust off your ice cream makers from the kitchen pantry and give this recipe a go – you won’t regret it. My new favorite ice cream inspired by Abigail.. I present to you chocolate coconut ice cream. Enjoy!
Chocolate Coconut Ice Cream Recipe
Ingredients:
1 14oz can coconut milk *Coconut milk can often be found in the Asian section of your local grocery store. UPDATE: I made this with an organic coconut milk which WAS NOT labeled “light” but in fact it was. It was not as creamy as when I use Chaokoh brand. So if your ice cream is silky creamy, it may be the coconut milk you are using.
1/3 cup sugar or 1/3 cup agave syrup
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
Directions:
Place all coconut milk, sugar, and cocoa powder in a blender. Blend everything for 30 seconds and pour into your ice cream machine bowl and follow manufacturer’s directions. Transfer to a Rubbermaid type container with lid.
The Food Hunter says
I love coconut milk….can’t wait to try this.
Leigh Anne says
my daughter is also highly allergic to dairy. thank you so much for this recipe! i would not have thought to use coconut milk. my efforts with soy ice creams have left me feeling like she would miss out on really great ice cream :/ i cant wait to try this!!!!
tina117 says
This looks very delicious!! thanks for posting thisss!!
kitchen table says
I have been searching for different ice cream flavors for an hour now. I have found four delicious flavors and I think this is going to be the fifth. That looks so chocolaty. It is perfect for my collection.
Betty says
This looks so easy and delicious- I’m not vegan or dairy free, but several of my friends are. This will be perfect! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Cookin' Canuck says
I have recently fallen in love with coconut milk-based ice creams, but I have yet to try a chocolate version. This photos is so pretty!
Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction says
I’ve been making a lot of custard based ice creams lately, but they can be a lot of work! I love this… I will definitely be giving it a try soon! I’m dreaming up all sorts of ice cream flavors with a coconut milk base now, too… Yum!
Jenn AKA The Leftover Queen says
I love the simplicity of this recipe and it looks creamy and delicious! We just stocked up on coconut milk for this very purpose!
alice says
Bonnie:
Whisking works great too. I like to use the blender because I just want to make sure everything is well combined but certainly can use some elbow grease too. Glad you liked it.. isn’t it good?
alice says
Hi Su,
This recipe serves between 2-4 people. It makes approx. 2 1/4 cups so if you want to split it with one other person it would be a very generous portion. However, if you are serving this as part of a dessert after dinner, it could serve up to 4 people.
Bonnie says
I tried this last night with my brand new ice cream machine. It was so good! I didn’t want to get my blender out too, so I just whisked the ingredients together and it worked just fine. Thanks so much for the recipe!
Sharlene says
Vegan ice cream? I had no idea such a thing existed! This looks ridiculously delicious with the coconut milk.
Su says
Looks delicious! I have all the ingredients so I’m going to make it tomorrow. Thank you for the recipe. How many servings does this make?
Baking is my Zen says
This looks so refreshing! Nice to see those (like your daughter) that can’t eat dairy can still enjoy ice cream!
Great photos!
Carmen
Georgia Pellegrini says
No way. This ice cream beat out Haagen Daas Coffee for the number one slot? It must be utterly delicious.
Rocky Mountain Woman says
I am so into coconut milk, but mixing it with chocolate, well that’s just a crazy good idea!
Eliana says
Homemade ice cream is such a great treat. This one looks amazing.
Danica says
YUM! I just bought a new ice cream maker this month so I know this recipe is definitely going into it 🙂
Lauren says
A made-to-measure dessert on a day I need medication-by-chocolate! If I’d known you could make ice cream with coconut milk…. I’d be buying 2 airplane seats.
Jackie Baisa says
Nuh uh! Three ingredients?! That’s awesome. Definitely going to give it a try when I get back from vacation. I love that flavor combo, as well!
maggy@threemanycooks says
I can’t believe you could make something this delicious with just 3 ingredients! And I love ANYTHING with coconut milk.
Maria says
I want a scoop or two:)
Heather (Heather's Dish) says
oh my goodness, this sounds divine! i love the idea of coconut milk 🙂
Jessica @ How Sweet says
Fabulous! I love coconut milk and coconut milk ice cream. Delicious flavor too.
Jana says
Thanks Alica, this looks great! I plan on trying this recipe as my kids are dairy-free too! Yummy!