Keto Ice Cream
This Keto Ice Cream is made with just 5 ingredients and is the perfect low carb dessert for summer. It's an easy no churn ice cream recipe that is sugar-free and easy to make with less than 10 minutes of prep.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups (one 13.5 oz) chilled coconut cream , use only brands containing coconut milk + water with no other fillers - etc. Arroy-D, Trader Joe's
- 8 ounces Kite Hill's Plain Cream Cheese , If you are not dairy-free, feel free to use regular cream cheese.
- 2/3 cup creamy cashew butter , if you are not dairy-free, feel free to use heavy cream or whipping cream (at least 35% fat)
- 1/4 cup Lakanto powdered monk fruit sweetener , or powdered Swerve. For strict paleo, you sub with powdered maple sugar or pure maple syrup but may have to adjust the amount to your preferred sweetness.
- 1.5 teaspoons pure vanilla bean paste , (or 2 teaspoons high quality pure vanilla extract, such as Nielsen Massey)
OPTIONAL:
- 1 teaspoon vodka , to help offset the ice cream from getting too hard & icy
Instructions
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In a high-speed blender, add the chilled coconut milk and cream cheese and blend until smooth.
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Add the cashew butter, sweetener and vanilla paste (and vodka, if using) and blend again until creamy.
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Scrape the ice cream into a freezer container. (If you have an ice cream maker - you can add the mixture to your ice cream maker and churn until smooth before adding into a freezer container).
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Place container in the freezer and give the ice cream a good stirring every 30 minutes for the first 2-3 hours (to avoid getting too icy - skip if ice cream maker was used) then every hour or so for the next 2 hours.
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Allow ice cream to sit out at room temperature for about 15 minutes to thaw out slightly before scooping.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
*Be sure to use full-fat canned coconut cream not lite or coconut milk beverage.
*If your ice cream is too hard to scoop, let it sit on the counter for about 15 minutes to soften. Adding vodka to the ice cream helps to offset some of the iciness.
Please note that nutrition facts were estimated for 1/3 cup. serving.