Vanilla Bean Coconut Frozen Custard {Dairy Free}
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There’s no doubt that we love ice cream around here… Like way too much. Nothing to eat for dinner? Ice cream! Feeling snacky in the afternoon? Ice cream! Wanting to eat your feelings? Ice cream! Hah, but seriously… The only problem with this is that the hubby can only tolerate dairy in very small amounts (see why here). So I wanted to come up with a rich and creamy dairy free custard as a delicious replacement.
In the last few weeks we have bought are fare share of dairy free ice cream. But it is SO. Freaking. Expensive! Seriously… $5-6 for a pint. Which is one serving right? Kidding. But this custard cost maybe $5 for 1.5 quarts (AKA 3 pints). So at just a third the cost I’ll take it. Also, it includes all natural ingredients like full fat coconut milk
, egg yolks, vanilla beans
, vanilla extract, and less healthy but still natural organic brown sugar (moderation people)
. I tried this out on some regular ice cream lovers, including our very own Libby, and it was a winner.
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Coconut Vanilla Bean Frozen Custard
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Ingredients
- 2 cans Full Fat Coconut Milk
- 3/4 cup Organic Brown Sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 Vanilla Beans split and scraped (optional)
- dash of salt
Instructions
- Bring the coconut milk to a soft boil.
- In a separate bowl combine the sugar and egg yolks.
- Slowly add the hot milk to the egg mixture, whisking constantly, to prevent the eggs from clumping together.
- Stir in vanilla extract and scrapped vanilla bean.
- Chill in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
- Pour into ice cream maker as directed.
- When ice cream is as thick as desired eat right away or freeze to eat later.
Nutrition
Do you have to eat dairy free? Ever tried making your own homemade ice cream?
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Yum! I love me some ice cream even when it’s not summer time! Does it taste super coconut-y or more like sweet cream? I’m wondering whether this would lend itself to fruity additions like strawberry or peaches. Thanks for sharing!
Agreed, ice cream is great all year long. It actually tastes more like cream and would be great with fruit! I usually eat mine with frozen raspberries.