FRUITS AND VEGGIES MONDAY{} COCONUT ICE CREAM

Good Morning, #fruitsandveggiesmonday chefs, it's that time again. I do love #favm, it is a learning experience in different vegan food creations. @lenasveganliving, our creator, has taken the competition to a new level with the added category awards. Her creativity is boundless. Her capable assistant/host, @plantstoplanks, is right there with her every step of the way.

The competition motivates me to find or create simple but delicious vegan dishes. This week I decided to make some non-dairy ice cream. I've made ice cream before but it was made with coconut milk straight from the can. When I made whipped coconut cream last week, I figured that I could use the whipped coconut cream to make ice cream.

I found a recipe for making sweetened condensed coconut milk which I figured would add some sweetness and creaminess to the ice cream. The ice cream that I've made before would become icy upon freezing. I know that it won't be creamy like dairy ice cream with all that fat, chemicals, and preservatives, but it should be good.

Here is the recipe for the sweetened condensed coconut milk.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/131659989092910740/

Instead of honey or maple syrup, I used coconut sugar which made it a little dark like caramel.

For the ice cream I used the sweetened condensed coconut milk, coconut cream, maple syrup, creamed coconut, and vanilla extract. I whipped the coconut cream first then combined everything else and whipped until it was fluffy and poured it into the ice cream maker. I used my Kitchen Aid mixer with the wire whip to make the ice cream mixture and my Cuisinart Ice Cream maker to freeze the ice cream.

This is the whipped coconut cream before I added the other ingredients.

Pour ice cream mixture into the ice cream maker.

This is the ice cream after 25 minutes in the ice cream maker.

This is the ice cream ready to be stored in the freezer. I let it freeze for about 1-1/2 hours before I starting scooping it up to serve.

The ice cream came out very good. With the creamed coconut it had little bits of coconut flakes in the ice cream. Think I will try making some chocolate ice cream next week.

Until then, Bon Appetite!!!