Description
A luscious coconut ice cream from fresh coconut to finish!
Ingredients
- 1 whole coconut, cracked open and grated (see above)
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
For the Fresh Coconut Milk
- Measure your grated coconut and add it to a high speed blender. For every 2 cups of coconut, add 3/4 cup water. Blend on high for one minute.
- Pour the coconut mixture into a nut milk bag and squeeze out the contents into a large bowl.
- Add the coconut back to the blender with another amount of water (the same amount you added before).
- Blend again for one minute, then empty the blender’s contents into the nut milk bag and squeeze out all the coconut milk into your bowl.
For the Ice Cream
- Add 2 1/2 cups of the coconut milk along with the cream and sugar into a saucepan over medium heat.
- When the mixture starts to heat, stir constantly. Don’t let it boil.
- When it starts to release steam, add 1/4 cup of the mixture to a small bowl, along with the cornstarch. Whisk the mixture, then add it back to the saucepan.
- Keep stirring until the ice cream base coats the back of a spoon, about 2-3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla.
- Transfer the ice cream mixture to the refrigerator and chill overnight.
- The next day, process the ice cream as directed in an ice cream maker.
Notes
Sugar: Unlike most of my recipes, this one contains a fair amount of sugar to ensure the finished product is scoopable when frozen. Recommended added sugar intake suggests to eat no more than 1/6 of this recipe in a single day. If you’re concerned about sugar intake, agave or coconut sugars as sugar substitutes would be a great option to try!
Nut milk bag: If you don’t have a nut milk bag, you might want to try a quadruple layer of cheesecloth over a strainer, or even a kitchen towel. Even better, use the t-shirt of your rival school. 😉
Coconut milk: If you don’t have time to make fresh coconut milk yourself, you can use store-bought coconut milk, preferably boxed coconut milk, instead.
Keywords: coconut, coconut milk, coconut ice cream, fresh, dessert, treat, vegetarian