Since today is such a lovely day and my ice cream maker has miraculously started working again, after months of not switching on, I decided to make some of my favourite ice cream – Blueberry coconut ice cream.
Vegan Blueberry Coconut Ice Cream
Yield:
6
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
5 minutes
Additional Time:
6 hours
Total Time:
6 hours 15 minutes
A vibrant vegan ice cream made with blueberries and creamy coconut milk.
Ingredients
- 720 ml / 3 cups coconut milk (use the full-fat kind from a tin)
- 2 tbsp arrowroot powder
- 200 g / 1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
- 120 ml / ½ cup maple syrup
- A big squeeze of lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Optional 1 tbsp alcohol, such as vodka or gin
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients, except the alcohol, together in a blender and mix until smooth.
- Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Once boiling, remove from the heat and whisk until smooth and thickened.
- Stir in the alcohol, if using.
- Pour into a container and chill overnight.
Instructions for using an ice cream maker
- Once the mixture is chilled, you simply need to add it to your ice cream machine, following the manufacturer's instructions. Once churned, add to a shallow, freezer-safe container and freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight.
Instructions without using an ice cream maker
- If you have a stand mixer with a metal bowl, you can freeze the bowl overnight and "churn" the ice cream using the paddle attachment.
- Otherwise, you will need to whisk the mixture well before freezing it and may need to check on it a couple of times and whisk again to add lot's of air to it and prevent it turning icy.
Nutrition Information
Amount Per Serving Fiber 0g
Kristina says
Any thoughts on swapping strawberries for the blueberries? I’d love to try your strawberry shortbread recipe but I’m doing it with my kiddo. These instructions are short and sweet – right up his alley!
Aimee says
That would work just fine! I’ve made it with strawberries before too, you can also use my base recipe here: https://wallflowerkitchen.com/vegan-strawberry-shortbread-ice-cream/ (no need to add the shortbread if you don’t want to)
Hope you enjoy :)
Margo says
What is the purpose of adding the alcohol? Flavor? Texture? Just for fun?
Max says
Hi Aimee,
great recipe!
We spontaneously tried it but we did not have time to boil and chill it.
It was still deliciousAF.
Just wondering why you boil it?
Will this increase flavour?
best wishes
Max
Danielle says
Hi
What are the calories for this recipe?
Aimee says
Hi Danielle, I’m afraid I don’t have the nutritional information but you can find out by inputting the information into a calorie counter such as myfitnesspal.com
Hilary Powell says
Pity you live so far away, you could have used mine. Though I make a batch every week or two with fresh fruit we’ve grown ourselves. At the moment I’m making raspberry as we grow autumn raspberries, and if my blueberries ripen up I’ll be making blueberry. I made a load of this last year and I was wondering what other flavours go with blueberries? I thought about apple? But I’m not sure. I thought I’d ask 1st…..
AmyW says
Hello! The colour of this is incredible! I’m just wondering if there was meant to be an additional note about the arrowroot powder, as there’s an asterisk beside it?
Aimee says
Hi Amy! I’m not sure why that was there… I’ve removed it now, sorry for the confusion! Let me know if you try it out :-)
AmyW says
Thanks for replying! Asterisks can be sneaky – must’ve just snuck in there when you weren’t looking!
I’ll let you know if get round to making it – I’m always forgetting to put my ice cream maker bowl in the freezer!
Aimee says
Me too – I wish I had one of the professional ice cream machines that don’t require pre-freezing. Would make my life much easier! Anyway, good luck with your ice cream creations :)
Laura (Blogging Over Thyme) says
This is beautiful! Sounds so delicious.
Aimee Ryan says
Thank Laura :-) I’m enjoying looking through all your amazing food photos and recipes right now… I wonder how your chocolate peppermint syrup would go with this ice cream? Delicious I bet!
Karen Eagle says
Thanks so much for the response. I’m adding this to my Must Make file.
Aimee Ryan says
Glad to hear it, I hope you enjoy!
Aimee Ryan says
Hi Karen :-) just use 1 cup of Blueberries, 1 cup of milk, 3/4 cup sugar and 2 cups of cream. I’ll get round to adding American measurements to my recipes at some point!
Karen Eagle says
What is the conversion to American measures: ounces, cup, etc. Recipe sounds delicious!
Thanks