I love ice cream in the summer. There’s nothing like that cool and creamy yumminess on a roasting hot summer day. I used to make ice cream and frozen yogurt all the time, but with Little Miss’ dairy allergy, I haven’t made ice cream in years. With summer coming up, I’m going back to using my awesome machine and making ice cream that is fun and also has ingredients I can pronounce in it.
With Memorial Day yesterday, I took my chance to start making good on my ice cream resolution. With the dairy allergy, I decided to make a dairy alternative ice cream. Have you ever had coconut milk ice cream? It is so good and creamy and delicious, and no, it doesn’t make everything taste like coconut. It’s lighter and more refreshing than regular ice cream, I think.
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How to Make Peach Coconut Milk Ice Cream
Before you start, ensure you have sufficiently chilled your bucket for your ice cream – assuming you’re using a machine that requires you to have a frozen bucket. Mine needs to be in the freezer overnight, and now that I’m making ice cream again, I’m keeping my buckets in the freezer permanently.
Place the coconut milk, 1 cup of the peaches, brown sugar, lemon juice, and peach juice into a blender. Blend on high for a minute or so until it’s completely incorporated. Add the remaining cup of peaches and blend on low for ten seconds, just until the peaches are chopped into bite-size pieces. Honestly, this is one of those times when I fell in love with my Vita-Mix all over again.
Taste test the ice cream base – someone’s gotta! – and ensure that it’s to your liking. I don’t like my ice cream super sweet, so you may need to doctor it a bit to get it perfect for you. That isn’t to say that this isn’t sweet – it definitely is – but it isn’t syrupy.
Prepare your ice cream maker. You don’t want to take your bucket out of the freezer until this point, or it will start to melt. Carefully pour your base into your ice cream maker, and turn it on. Let it churn for 20-30 minutes. You don’t want it to go too long, but let it start to get a little solidified and have plenty of air incorporated.
Pour your almost ice cream into a container that you can seal and put in the freezer for two to three hours, and you’re ready to go. This ice cream does best when you let it warm up just a little bit by sitting out 10 to 15 minutes before serving. It will keep in the freezer, but it’s best in the first few days after you make it, but it’s good no matter what! We served this with fresh fruit atop it yesterday, and it was awesome.
Peach Coconut Milk Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 2 cups peaches
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/2 cup peach juice
Instructions
- Before you start, ensure you have sufficiently chilled your bucket for your ice cream – assuming you’re using a machine that requires you to have a frozen bucket.
- Place the coconut milk, 1 cup of the peaches, brown sugar, lemon juice, and peach juice into a blender. Blend on high for a minute or so until it’s completely incorporated. Add the remaining cup of peaches and blend on low for ten second, just until the peaches are chopped into bite size pieces.2 cups coconut milk, 2 cups peaches, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1/2 cup peach juice
- Taste test the ice cream base and ensure that it’s to your liking.
- Prepare your ice cream maker. Don't take your bucket out of the freezer until this point, or it will start to melt. Carefully pour your base into your ice cream maker, and turn it on.
- Let it churn for 20-30 minutes. You don’t want it to go too long, but let it start to get a little solidified and have plenty of air incorporated.
- Pour your almost ice cream into a container that you can seal and put in the freezer for two to three hours, and you’re ready to go. This ice cream does best when you let it warm up just a little bit by sitting out 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
- The full fat of the coconut milk will give you the creamiest results.
- If it’s not peach season, you can use good-quality jarred peaches.
- If you don’t have peach juice, you can easily make a simple syrup to use instead. Combine ½ cup water and ½ cup sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat and let cool completely.
- Adjust the ice cream base to your liking.
- Serve this with fresh fruits or whatever you have in mind.
- For more tips and tricks, be sure to read the full article above.
Nutrition
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Tara – Wait wait wait… you live in Florida and don't have an ice cream maker? I thought that would be a mandatory appliance they hand you as you cross the state lines 😉
Steph – You absolutely can make ice cream in a VitaMix, but it's not quite the same. You need to use ice cubes, etc. I've made it with oranges before, and it was really good and super fast.
Sandra – Yay! So glad I have something that can help you. And you know what I mean about coconut milk, right? The full fat kind that comes in the can. Yummmm.
Kelly – Glad you're back in blogland, too. I'm amazed by how many people don't have an ice cream maker. Get one. Or you can do it with the salt and Ziploc baggie method, too!
Laural – Yes, you do. This is the perfect way to keep up with your pledge. I love that there are ways to help your kids. 🙂
Pat – It was so good. And yes, it's gone. We're making it again pronto.
Ditto to all those who said “I need an ice cream maker.” This looks utterly delectable.
Oh my word, I need an ice cream maker!! I knew I wanted one, after making a pledge to myself to try and eat as healthy and naturally as possible (and that ALL sweets we eat at home will be HOMEMADE), but now I know for sure. I love the coconut milk idea, too, since my kids both have cow milk issues.
Oh, I need to get an ice cream maker too. You give such great ideas Michelle! Thanks. Hope all is well with you and your family 🙂 I'm happy to be back in blogland.
Wow, I'm gonna have to try this since those of us with lactose intolerance cannot eat ice cream without lactase or consequences! Time to dig out the ice cream maker!
I was thinking I read the vitamix was also an ice cream maker? Or was that a different model? I really want one, would love to hear your thoughts! 🙂
We love making dairy free ice cream and sorbets, can't wait to try this!
I was thinking I read the vitamix was also an ice cream maker? Or was that a different model? I really want one, would love to hear your thoughts! 🙂
We love making dairy free ice cream and sorbets, can't wait to try this!
This is just another reason why I need an ice cream maker.