Vegan chocolate ice cream with maca powder for a malted flavour. Super cream and packed with nutritional goodness too!
This recipe is my take on malt chocolate ice cream. Instead of malted milk or Horlicks powder, I use maca - a delicious superfood with a natural "malted" taste.
And as with all the ice creams I make, this one is vegan and made using coconut milk. If you like the comforting taste of malted cocoa, then you'll love this healthy treat!
Maca powder comes from the Peruvian maca root and boasts a variety of vitamins, minerals, enzymes and every essential amino acid. Delicious added to smoothies - it gives that "milkshake" taste!
📖 Recipe
Malted Maca Chocolate Ice Cream (Vegan)
Yield:
2 pints of ice cream
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Additional Time:
6 hours
Total Time:
6 hours 20 minutes
A chocolatey, comforting vegan ice cream with a superfood twist. Yields approx 2 pints / 1 quart.
Ingredients
- 720 ml / 3 cups full-fat coconut milk
- 2 tbsp arrowroot powder
- 20 g / ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp maca powder
- 120 ml / ½ cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 90 g / ½ cup dark chocolate chips
- optional 1 tbsp alcohol
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 cocoa powder, maca powder and maple syrup and bring to a boil, stirring all the time. 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, chocolate chips and alcohol. Keep stirring until all the chocolate is melted.
- Chill the mixture in the fridge until cold and churn.
- Transfer the ice cream to a freezer-safe container and freeze for at least 3 hours or overnight.
Nutrition Information
Yield 10 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 245Total Fat 17gSaturated Fat 14gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 1mgSodium 15mgCarbohydrates 22gFiber 1gSugar 14gProtein 2g
Richard Randall says
Great recipe. I'e never tried vegan icecream.
Csilla Kontig says
It looks so good. Do you have recipes for other flavours as well?
Choclette says
I am so not keeping up. Hadn't realised you'd written a book well done. I've tried maca powder in the past and found it just tasted bitter. So I'm thinking maybe I had a bad batch and it would be good to try a different brand.
Sarah Greene says
Hi Aimee
Thanks for the great recipe. I've been taking maca powder on daily basis for almost 2 years now in order to boost my energies, and I love the results. But I kind of dislike the maca taste, so I'm always looking for recipes where I can add maca to mask its taste. I will love to try this yummy looking ice cream ,thanks.
Cate @ Chez CateyLou says
This looks so creamy and delicious, I can't believe it is vegan!