Coconut Milk Ice Cream Almond - Vegan

Hello,

I scream, you scream, we all scream for all ICE CREAM! We love ice cream in our house but it was starting to become a thing of the past for us!  My husband is sensitive to sugar and too much can lead to migraines.  You can certainly buy coconut ice cream made with agave nectar and similar varieties at health food stores however, it will cost you an arm and a leg!  I decided to buy an ice cream maker and get busy creating this creamy delicious concoction in my kitchen…..
The ice cream maker I am using is by Cuisinart and I bought it on Amazon for about $50.00.  I love the simplicity, you freeze the bowl overnight, mix your ingredients and you have homemade ice cream in about an hour or less.  You can make any flavor you like.  The recipe below is for Almond Ice Cream.  I have made chocolate, chocolate peanut butter, pistachio, strawberry and vanilla.  The base remains the same, coconut milk, vanilla extract, salt, cornstarch & coconut sugar.  You swap out the mix-ins! 

Who doesn't love ICE CREAM? :)

Enjoy! 

Almond Ice Cream 

1 can of coconut milk - I recommend using full fat.  You can use the light version, the only difference is the consistency will be a bit icy vs. creamy. 

2 teaspoons vanilla extract or use a vanilla bean - scraped
1/2 cup coconut sugar or white sugar 
1 teaspoon salt 
2 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon cornstarch
3 tablespoons almond butter

Mix all ingredients using a blender, pour into ice cream maker and finish freezing process in freezer!  The ice cream maker is important, it whips air into the ice cream giving the ice cream that creamy texture!  

Flavor Options:
Pistachio: almond extract & pistachio nuts - shelled
Chocolate: coco powder (un-sweetend) & chocolate chips (melted or whole)
Chocolate Peanut Butter: coco powder (un-sweetend) and peanut butter - if watching calories: PB2 is a great substitute for full fat PB. 
Strawberry: Fresh Strawberries chopped

I used MFP (My Fitness Pal) to obtain calorie content and the Almond Ice Cream is 209 calories per serving, based on 6 servings total.  This is about 1/2 cup per serving.