This vegan Eton Mess Ice Cream consists of sweet, sharp strawberry pieces mixed with aquafaba meringue chunks, combined together with a super creamy vanilla ice cream base.
After the success of my vegan meringue experiments, I've been going meringue-crazy in my kitchen!
I'm working on a macaron recipe and plan to try angel food cake soon too but since making ice cream is kinda my thing, I had to incorporate the meringues into an ice cream recipe somehow and Eton Mess seemed to be the perfect fit.
This classic British dessert consists of crushed meringues, strawberries and cream - made to be turned into an ice cream flavour, right??
I originally served the ice cream in cones for a quick treat but when serving as a dessert, a sundae dish of the ice cream topped with extra meringue and strawberries is really hard to beat.
Seriously, so amazing <3
If you've been experimenting with chickpea meringues too, you have to make this ice cream! It's so simple and you can even make it without an ice cream maker.
Simply follow the instructions on the recipe below but instead of using the ice cream maker, you whip the mixture using a stand mixer or whisk then freeze for 30 minutes, whisk again, freeze and repeat for approximately 3 hours until you have a mixture that looks like thick ice cream.
📖 Recipe
Vegan Eton Mess Ice Cream
A traditional English dessert in ice cream form! This Eton Mess Ice Cream makes the perfect Summer dessert. Made with no dairy or eggs.
Ingredients
- 720 ml / 3 cups coconut milk
- 2 tbsp arrowroot powder
- 120 ml / ½ cup maple syrup
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- optional 1 tbsp alcohol (such as vodka, brandy etc.)
- Approx 5 vegan meringues
- 80 g / ½ cup strawberries, hulled and halved
Instructions
- Mix 60ml / ¼ cup coconut milk with the arrowroot powder in a small bowl and set aside.
- Pour the rest of the coconut milk into a large saucepan with the maple syrup and bring to a boil. As soon as the mixture begins to boil, stir in the arrowroot mixture to thicken the liquid. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla and alcohol, if using.
- Chill the mixture in the fridge until very cold and churn in your ice cream maker, following the manufacturer's instructions. During the last few minutes of churning, crush the meringues into the mixture, reserving a few for decoration later, if you wish.
- Blitz the strawberries in a food processor or blender for a few seconds until you have a mixture of purée and strawberry pieces.
- Transfer the ice cream to a freezer-safe container, swirl the strawberry mixture through using a skewer or spoon and freeze for at least 3 hours or overnight.
- To serve, let the ice cream sit at room temperature for a couple of minutes and use an ice cream scoop, dipped in hot water, to create smooth scoops. Enjoy!
Natalie | Feasting on Fruit says
This looks picturesque ice cream shop level of perfect Aimee! Wow, just gorgeous photos! I can't imagine trying to arrange cones perfectly all while in a hurry before the ice cream starts to melt, major respect for your photo skills here <3 Plus meringues in ice cream sounds delicious, I've never had Eton Mess ice cream before!
Aimee says
Ohh thank you SO much Natalie, means a lot coming from you because your photos are perfection!
Sarah | Well and Full says
This looks absolutely dreamy! I love the way you photographed it. And THANK YOU for including instructions to make the ice cream without an ice cream maker, I don't have one and I can never find recipes I can make!!
Kate - Gluten Free Alchemist says
Loving this Aimee! I love eton mess and I know meringue is so good in ice cream, so I am guessing this wouldn't last long in my freezer! Fantastic photos too! x
Aimee says
It didn't last long at all, I'll have to make double the amount next time! Have a great Easter, Kate :-) x
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says
This looks fantastic! Ice cream is my favorite all around treat and combining it with all these goodies makes it even more irresistible!
Aimee says
I know, you can't go wrong with this combination, can you?! Have a great Easter Kelly :-)
Vicky says
Awesome Aimee! I love your ice cream recipes and this has to be one of the most original I've seen, excellent!
Aimee says
Thank you Vicky! It's definitely my favourite at the moment :-) Have a great Easter x