I’m quite late jumping on the salted caramel bandwagon, I admit. But this recipe was just too good not to share!
Vegan Salted Caramel Ice Cream
Yield:
6
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Total Time:
15 minutes
A vegan salted caramel ice cream, made using coconut milk and coconut sugar. Sweet, delicious and healthier than regular ice cream, as a bonus!
Ingredients
- 700 ml 3 cups full-fat tinned coconut milk
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 150 g ¾ cup coconut sugar*
- optional 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (further enhances the caramel taste)
Instructions
- Take the cans of coconut milk out of the fridge, open them and notice how the fat has sunk to the bottom and the skimmed has floated to the top. We want the fat part, the cream (Don't fear the fat!) So pour out the liquid and discard or keep for another recipe. And scrape out the cream to use for the ice cream, you will need 3 cups full.
- Combine all the ingredients in a blender and mix for a minute until completely smooth.
- Follow your ice cream maker's instructions to churn the ice cream.
- When it's churned, transfer it to a shallow, freezer-safe container and leave it to firm up for at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Take out the freezer 5-10 minutes before you want to serve, to let it soften slightly. Then use an ice cream scoop, soaked in hot water to create the perfect scoops! ENJOY!
Notes
*refrigerating and separating the coconut milk is a necessary stage in this recipe. It's what gives such a creamy end result.
*coconut sugar is also known as coconut palm sugar but please note that 'palm sugar' is not the same.
Karla says
So your fat sinks to the bottom? That’s interesting, which planet do you live on? On earth, where I live, the fat always floats on the top. :D
Becky Striepe says
Oh my gosh, this looks awesome. I love salted caramel!
Aimee says
Thanks Becky :D It’s sooooooooo addictive.
Helaine says
Made this for some friends the other night, absolutely delicious!! The coconut sugar gives it so much depth of flavor. There was one person who really doesn’t care for coconut flavor but loved this ice cream. Thank you for the recipe!
Aimee says
Oh I’m so pleased you liked it, thanks for letting me know! I know, isn’t coconut sugar amazing stuff? :D
Lucy says
I’m a newcomer to vegan desserts. I made this ice cream earlier, and it tastes amazing! So simple, no making of caramel! No custard, no cooling and chilling…. it’s the easiest and most delicious ice cream I’ve ever made! Thanks for the recipe, I’ll be buying your book
Whitney says
I made this just now and… wow. It tastes exactly like salted carmel. I love coconut palm sugar but the mix of coconut sugar and coconut milk makes this beautiful carmel taste. Thank you!!
Aimee says
So glad you liked it Whitney! It’s one of my favourites… I try and always have some in the freezer :-)
Chacher says
I don’t have an ice cream maker, but would this work just blended and poured into popsicle moulds? Should I add a little arrowroot for thickening? Any ideas?
Renee says
I made this tonight for my mother who is allergic to just about everything! The flavor was so good. A few things went wrong so the texture was a bit grainy. First my coconut milk didn’t seperate :( I improvised and did a sort of ‘scoop out as much of the clumpy cream while cussing at the can’ thing. Second, I used a hand mixer instead of the blender (I know, totally a bad idea). All and all it wasn’t a complete disaster because it really did taste like salted caramel!! I will do this again and succeed! I ordered your book for my mom and we are so excited to try the other recipes.
Aimee says
Hi Renee! I’m glad you enjoyed the flavour and sorry to hear the rest of it didn’t quite come together… The grainy texture would definitely be from not blending it and if your coconut milk didn’t separate it might not be a full-fat variety or might contain lot’s of emulsifiers to keep it separating. Once you receive my book, you’ll see an updated version of the recipe which isn’t raw (hope that’s not a problem for you) but will be a lot easier and give you a much better result too! It’s one of my top 3 favourites in the book so I know you’ll love it. Thank you so much for ordering a copy by the way, really appreciated :-)
Marija says
Can you use coconut cream instead of coconut milk? (since you are only using the fatty part of the milk)
Aimee says
Hi Marija, yes you can, as the fatty part of the coconut milk is essentially coconut cream but be careful not to use ‘creamed coconut’ or ‘cream of coconut’ as these are not the same. I now have an updated version of this recipe available in my book (see my sidebar for details) using all the coconut milk and some arrowroot powder instead, it’s not raw though.
Sarah Grace says
Wow this looks delicious! Found your blog through a foodgawker search for coconut milk, boy this looks delicious! I love using coconut milk for recipes!
xoxo Sarah Grace, Fresh Fit N Healthy.
Agie says
Making your recipe for the first time and so excited to try. I have a couple of questions, first, can I use my nutri bullet in place of a regular blender? Second, I don’t have an icecream maker, do you have a suggestion for churning? Thank you
Karina says
So cool! Will try that next weekend. But please, could you not encourafe people to throw what is left from coconut milk.. Siunds like a waist of food, isnt it?
Aimee says
Thanks Karina! Oh no, I never encourage food waste, which is why I mentioned they could keep the leftovers for another recipe. It goes great in a curry :-) Let me know how you get on if you try it!
Atika says
It is common for Indonesian people to make ice cream using coconut milk. But I never thought of combination of coconut milk, coconut sugar and sea salt (although I always have all this ingredients in my kitchen) could tasted so delicious ! You are very smart and creative Aimee :)
Mike says
Looks good, want to try this. We just made some coconut milk ice cream Saturday night when we had some friends over. One question, you mention raw coconut milk from a can, how can something canned be raw? Thanks.
Aimee says
Hi Mike, very good question. I’m not on a raw diet myself so I confess this wasn’t something I considered. However, I have found this tutorial from The Spunky Coconut on how to make fresh, raw coconut cream: http://www.thespunkycoconut.com/2013/03/how-to-make-coconut-cream-tutorial.html Hope that helps, and I’ll edit the post to cover this!
[email protected] Vegan Weirdos Next Door says
This ice cream looks positively divine. I can’t even think of any other way to describe it. I have a list of vegan ice creams that I want to make, and this nudged it’s way to the top!
Aimee says
Thanks Kristen! Let me know how yours turns out :-)
Samina | The Cupcake Confession says
I’m absoluetlyyyyyy LOOOVINGGGG this ice cream! Coconut milk…I’m a fan… Coconut sugar… I’m a fan… this salted caramel ice cream? I’m DEFINITELY A FAN! :) LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!
Aimee says
Haha thank you Samina! I’m a fan too :P
Rosie says
Looks gorgeous but where do you get coconut sugar from? I’ve never even heard of it before :s
Aimee says
Thanks Rosie :-) Coconut sugar is a pretty popular health food at the moment. You’ll find it in any health food store (holland and barrett do some, but it’s a little expensive!)
joanna says
I love easy recipes with hardly any ingredients. this is perfect for me. I just bought my first bag of coconut sugar at the store. I am making a carrot cake this weekend and haven’t baked with it yet. glad I have found this so I can use it up. might be a nice side with the cake since I am going for maple flavors.
Aimee says
Mmm, that cake sounds good. I think the maple flavour with compliment the coconut sugar, as they’re both quite dark, trecaley in flavour. Do let me know if you try it, I’d love to know what you think of it :-)
Jane's Adventures in Dinner says
Yes please! I need to make this before it gets too cold-all my favourite flavours in one.
Aimee says
It’s never too cold for ice cream ;-) Let me know if you try it!
Vicky and Ruth says
Love salted caramel and in a vegan ice cream it is even better. A must try
Aimee says
Mmm, it’s just too good! Let me know if you try it :-)
Kate says
I love salted caramel. And I LOVE my ice cream maker! Anyone who hasn’t got one needs to get out there now and treat themselves! There really is NO substitute….. Can’t believe how simple this recipe is. No cooking? Fab!!!!
Aimee says
I agree! I couldn’t be without mine :-)
[email protected] says
oh dear, did I mention “ice cream sandwich”, I mean “ice cream machine.”
Aimee says
hahah you crazy girl, this is the longest comment I’ve had :D and I love it. My anti-spam plugin must hate long comments though, I’ve changed the settings now! There used to be a delicious vegan ice cream they sold over here but then suspiciously they disappeared off the face of the earth, it was coconut milk based with various tropical flavours and it was SOO good. But since they disappeared, I’ve had to make my own! My ice cream maker is really rubbish to be honest, it does the job though and was cheap so I got what I paid for. You should definitely treat yourself to one! And I hope you get to try the salted caramel ice cream if and when you do :-)
[email protected] says
I had to comment again due to the word limit, hehe! So here is the last paragraph…I’ve never made coconut milk ice cream before, but I’ve made ice cream with the blackest bananas in a food processor with raw almond red maca butter. I’ve never posted it (haha, they are gonna melt anyway!) But I’ve tried coconut milk ice cream by SoDelicious Dairy-Free (so goooood) and my favorite one is the Cookie Dough! Now I want some Cookie Dough & Salted Caramel coconut ice cream :)
[email protected] says
Wow Aimee, I am loving your vegan recipes, you’re amazing! Salted caramel is one of my favorite “ingredient” on any desserts – brownies, ice cream, cakes, cheesecakes, and loads more. I heard about the legal battle between Nigella and her husband on DailyMail (it sounds horrible) but I really like her quote! I wish I have an ice cream sandwich, it has been sitting on my kitchen wish list for about a year now…which one did you have? I’m bookmarking this recipe…these ingredients are so simple and easy to use and make…thank you Aimee! :)
[email protected] says
Oh my gosh! This looks delicious! And such simple ingredients. Simple is best! :)
Aimee says
Thank you Chris! Definitely, it’s such a bonus when the number of ingredients are kept to a minimum :-)
Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says
I desperately need a ice cream machine to make this amazing ice cream! Salted caramel, give me a bowl! MMM.
Aimee says
You definitely need an ice cream machine in your life, Pamela. And the fact that it’s Autumn is no excuse! (I bought mine around this time of year) It’s a really cheap “crappy” one too, but it does the job :-)
Milk and Honey says
Looks utterly delicious. I adore salted caramel and I love that you use coconut sugar. I’m making ice cream today too, must be something in the air.
Aimee says
Thanks :-) T’was a day for ice cream, clearly!
miss messy says
Wow this is awesome. I’m thinking about doing a vegan month soon so this would be perfect!
Aimee says
Ooh good luck with that! Will we be seeing lot’s of delicious vegan recipes on your blog then?
Paula says
It looks amazing, and I love that you use coconut sugar. It is one of my favourites as well, just too bad it has to be so much more expensive… I will try this for sure!
Aimee says
I know, it can be crazy expensive… it’s worth it sometimes though. Like in this recipe :-)
Consuelo @ Honey & Figs says
If it tastes like salted caramel I’m in! Gosh, this looks amazing! I’d never tell it’s a healthier version, actually!
Need. This. NOW.
Aimee says
Thanks Consuelo! I hope you get to try some ;-)
Alanna says
Oh. my. gawd. I keep seeing such fantastic vegan ice cream recipes everywhere I think I might need an ice cream maker. This sounds so delicious and I love the simple ingredients.
yummmm
Aimee says
You won’t regret getting an ice cream maker!