Homemade Vegan Ice Cream Recipe – 3 Ways (2024)

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homemade vegan ice cream recipe: learn 3 easy ways to make delicious vegan ice cream: vanilla, chocolate and strawberry! dairy-free, non-dairy, plant-based. Homemade Vegan Ice Cream Recipe – 3 Ways How to Make Vegan Ice Cream with an Ice Cream Maker? Without an Ice Cream Maker? Vegan Ice Cream #1: Vegan Chocolate Ice Cream Get the recipe here 🍨 Vegan Ice Cream #2: Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream Get the recipe here 🍨 Vegan Ice Cream #3: Vegan Strawberry Ice Cream Get the recipe here 🍨 Looking for Keto Low Carb Vegan Ice Cream? Recommended Tools for the Best Vegan Ice Cream Recipe More Homemade Vegan Ice Cream Recipes Homemade Vegan Ice Cream Recipe – 3 Ways Description Ingredients Instructions Equipment Notes FAQs References

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homemade vegan ice cream recipe: learn 3 easy ways to make delicious vegan ice cream: vanilla, chocolate and strawberry! dairy-free, non-dairy, plant-based.

Homemade Vegan Ice Cream Recipe – 3 Ways (1)

Chocolate, Vanilla or Cookies and Cream? According to this super-scintillating article I read about the most searched for ice cream flavors in the USA, those are the three most popular flavors of ice cream.

I honestly thought it was Chocolate, Vanilla and Strawberry. Oh boy! Anyone else right there with me? Now I’m totally kicking myself for not creating a cookies and cream vegan ice cream flavor for you. Next year, perhaps? 😉

Meanwhile, has anyone figured out what Superman ice cream flavor is? Comment below and let me know, folks in Michigan! <– This is apparently your most searched for flavor. How extra. Lol.

Anywho, let’s get today’s show on the road, because: folks want vegan ice cream! And they want it, like, right now.

Homemade Vegan Ice Cream Recipe – 3 Ways

How will we learn how to make homemade vegan ice cream today? Let us count the ways:

  • Way #1: Vegan Chocolate Ice Cream
  • Way #2: Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream
  • Way #3: Vegan Strawberry Ice Cream

How to Make Vegan Ice Cream with an Ice Cream Maker? Without an Ice Cream Maker?

All of today’s vegan ice cream recipes call for an ice cream maker. But, they don’t require it. So why even use an ice cream maker? Because: ice cream is fluffier, lighter and creamier with a delicious texture when you use an ice cream maker. However, we’ve all been there: you want homemade vegan ice cream, but you don’t want to use an ice cream maker. So skip that step and simply pour your vegan ice cream mixture into a freezer-friendly container and chill until firm. That’s it!

Now, are you ready to count all the ways we can have vegan ice cream? (Or at least 3 of them?) Let’s do it! P.S. If you’re looking for keto low carb vegan ice cream, many are listed below the 3rd way for vegan ice cream. 🙂

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Vegan Ice Cream #1: Vegan Chocolate Ice Cream

the best vegan chocolate ice cream recipe: this rich & creamy chocolate vegan ice cream is made with simple, whole ingredients. homemade vegan ice cream never tasted so good! dairy-free.

Get the recipe here 🍨

Vegan Ice Cream #2: Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream

vegan vanilla ice cream recipe: this homemade vegan ice cream recipe is easy, rich ‘n creamy. the best vegan vanilla ice cream made with simple ingredients & an ice cream maker! dairy-free.

Get the recipe here 🍨

Vegan Ice Cream #3: Vegan Strawberry Ice Cream

strawberry vegan ice cream (dairy-free): the best vegan strawberry ice cream is fresh, sweet & creamy, bursting with strawberry flavor. homemade vegan ice cream that’s easy!

Get the recipe here 🍨

Looking for Keto Low Carb Vegan Ice Cream?

  • Strawberry Keto Ice Cream (Low Carb)
  • Coconut Milk Keto Ice Cream (Keto, Low Carb) – Keto Coconut Ice Cream
  • Chocolate Keto Ice Cream Recipe (Low Carb)

Recommended Tools for the Best Vegan Ice Cream Recipe

  • Ice Cream Maker+Extra Freezer Bowls: I’ve been using the heck out of my ice cream maker! And tbh, I have several of them… 😉 These extra freezer bowls come in so handy–I can freeze multiples in advance and make several batches of vegan ice cream in a row without having to wait 24 hours for the first one to freeze.
  • My FavoriteFood Processor: this is literally my all-time favorite food processor. I use it for everything from making homemade nut butters, no bake recipes and for all of my ice cream recipes. It’s durable, easy to use and so friggin’ reliable.
  • Raw Cashew Butter: the #1 most important ingredient in this recipe. Yep, more important than coconut cream! (Even though you should not skip that lol.) It’s THE best ingredient for preventing icy texture in your homemade ice cream. Better than guar gum, better than vodka. Yes, I’ve tried it all! I prefer using raw over roasted because raw has a much subtler taste. Roasted cashew butter makes itself known. Ha! If you’ve got roasted cashew butter, try using that in myhomemade cashew coconut milk vegan ice creamrecipe.
  • Where to Buy Ingredients:Vanilla Bean Pods|Full-fat Coconut Milk|Coconut Cream|Raw Cashew Butter|Pure Maple Syrup|Pure Almond Extract | Raw Cacao Powder

What vegan ice cream recipes do you still wish I had shared? Let me know in the comments below and I’ll create them for next summer! Can’t wait to hear what you think of my vegan ice cream recipes. I’m so grateful to be sharing in these tasty kitchen moments with you and your loved ones. ‘Til the next kitchen adventure…

Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️

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Homemade Vegan Ice Cream Recipe – 3 Ways

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  • Author: Demeter | Beaming Baker
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: about 15 1/3-cup servings 1x
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Homemade Vegan Ice Cream Recipe: learn 3 easy ways to make delicious vegan ice cream: Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry! Dairy-Free, Non-Dairy, Plant-Based.

Ingredients

Scale

Vegan Ice Cream Base

  • 1canfull-fat coconut milk(13.66 oz.)
  • 1cancoconut cream(13.66 oz.)
  • ¼ cupraw cashew butter
  • ¼ cuppure maple syrup
  • add extracts and other add-ins to taste, or check out popular flavors of vegan ice cream below.

For Vanilla Vegan Ice Cream

  • Get the recipe here: Homemade Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe

For Chocolate Vegan Ice Cream

  • Get the recipe here: Best Vegan Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe

For Strawberry Vegan Ice Cream

  • Get the recipe here: Best Strawberry Vegan Ice Cream

Instructions

  1. The day before, freeze yourfreezer bowlaccording to your ice cream maker’s instructions.This is the ice cream maker I use.
  2. Add all ingredientsinto a food processor. Optionally, add vanilla or other extracts to taste. For guidance, check out my Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry vegan ice cream recipes.
  3. Blend until smooth and well mixed. Scrape down the sides of the processor as needed.
  4. Pour mixture intoice cream maker. Follow directions for making ice cream according to ice cream maker’s directions.
  5. Enjoy immediately if you like super soft ice cream. If you like firmer ice cream, pour into an ice cream container and freeze for 2-4 hours, until firm.
  6. Vegan ice cream is best the first day. On Day 2 and forward, set ice cream out at room temperature to thaw for 20-90 minutes, until creamy and scoopable. Enjoy! Storing instructions below.

Notes

  • Where to Buy Ingredients:Vanilla Bean Pods|Full-fat Coconut Milk|Coconut Cream|Raw Cashew Butter|Pure Maple Syrup|Pure Almond Extract | Raw Cacao Powder
  • Storage Notes: Store in an airtight, freezer-friendly ice cream container, such as this one. If serving after completely frozen, allow about 20-90 minutes to thaw—until creamy and scoopable.
  • For Quick Thaw: heat in the microwave in 10-second increments until the edges are a bit melty and ice cream is easy to scoop.
  • Recommended Tools:My Favorite Food Processor|Ice Cream MakerorLarge Ice Cream Maker|Trigger Ice Cream Scoop|Reusable Ice Cream TuborMini Pints
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 0 mins
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Churn
  • Cuisine: American

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Homemade Vegan Ice Cream Recipe – 3 Ways (2024)

FAQs

What is the best vegan milk for ice cream? ›

The secret is nothing more than coconut milk. Full-fat, creamy coconut milk. Other vegan milk substitutes, like almond milk or soy milk, just don't cut it when it comes to ice cream. You need the fattiness and unctuousness that can only be found in a can of coconut milk.

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How do you make homemade ice cream creamy and not icy? ›

Whole milk – I don't recommend replacing it with reduced fat or skim. Whole milk's higher fat content ensures that the homemade ice cream comes out creamy, not icy. Cane sugar – For sweetness.

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How do you stabilize vegan ice cream? ›

The common thickeners in non-dairy ice creams are guar gum, xanthan gum, acacia gum, carrageenan, and locust bean gum. These ingredients are added to enhance the texture of liquid to mimic the viscosity of a rich creamy ice cream. Guar, acacia, and xanthan gum can all be added to a recipe while cold.

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How to make homemade ice cream in 5 steps? ›

How to Make Homemade Ice Cream
  1. Cook the milk, cream, and sugar until the sugar has dissolved.
  2. Transfer the mixture to a measuring cup, then add the vanilla extract. ...
  3. Pour the mix into an ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer's directions.
  4. Serve immediately or ripen in the freezer before serving.

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Which vegan milk tastes closest to real milk? ›

The test made a few things clear: soy milk, at its best, tastes closest to cow's milk. Oat tastes like a sweetly nutty cereal milk while almond tastes like the water left in your sink after washing the breakfast dishes.

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How to thicken dairy free ice cream? ›

Plant-based fats are the best way to thicken vegan ice cream. Coconut cream, full-fat coconut milk and coconut oil will give the creamiest and thickest results. Cornstarch and tapioca starch can also be used to thicken but the end result will be a little more icy and a little less creamy.

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What is the best sugar for homemade ice cream? ›

Most home ice cream recipes call for simple table sugar, which is chemically known as sucrose. But in pro kitchens you have more options. Liquid sugars like invert sugar, corn syrup, honey, and glucose syrup all add body, creaminess, and stability to ice cream, and a little goes a long way.

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What ingredient keeps homemade ice cream soft? ›

Sugar, corn syrup or honey, as well as gelatin and commercial stabilizers, can all keep your ice cream at a softer consistency. Ice cream also stays softer when you store it in a shallow container, rather than a deep tub, and cover the surface of the ice cream with plastic wrap to keep ice crystals from forming.

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What is the best emulsifier for vegan ice cream? ›

A common - and better - emulsifier for ice cream is soy lecithin, which can be derived from soybeans, sunflowers and rapeseed. Soy lecithin has a neutral taste, and also allows you to make egg-less ice cream.

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Why is my vegan ice cream so hard? ›

1 Answer. Whilst I cannot be certain without knowing the brands of the two ice creams you are comparing, most vegan ice cream is lower in fat than non vegan ice cream. A higher fat content makes ice cream more malleable at freezing temperatures as the fat has a lower freezing point than water.

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What is the future of vegan ice cream? ›

The global Vegan Ice Cream market size was valued at USD 658.8 million in 2022 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 6.03% during the forecast period, reaching USD 935.87 million by 2028.

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What is the secret ingredient to ice cream? ›

The cream cheese helps create an ice cream with a denser, smoother texture. As explained by TASTE, cream cheese acts as a stabilizer in ice cream, preventing water from seeping out of the milk and cream as well as preventing the formation of ice crystals that detract from ice cream's creaminess.

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How to make ice cream at home in 10 minutes? ›

Step 1In a small resealable plastic bag, combine half-and-half, sugar, and vanilla. Push out excess air and seal. Step 2Into a large resealable plastic bag, combine ice and salt. Place small bag inside the bigger bag and shake vigorously, 7 to 10 minutes, until ice cream has hardened.

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How to make simple ice cream at home? ›

In a small plastic bag, add ½ cup heavy cream, ½ cup milk, 2 tablespoons fine sugar and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract. In another larger bag, add 2 to 3 cups ice and ¼ cup salt, then place the smaller bag inside and seal it. Shake the big bag for about 6 to 8 minutes, and presto! Instant ice cream.

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Which milk is best for making ice cream? ›

Don't worry too much if you don't have whole milk or heavy cream. Nearly any milk will work, and you can substitute half-and-half for the cream. Ideally you want ingredients with a high fat content because these will create a creamy texture when cooled.

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What is the most creamy vegan milk? ›

Oat milk is perhaps the creamiest of all the plant milks. Its thick creamy texture means it's one of the closest plant-based milks to resemble dairy milk.

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What vegan milk is best? ›

If you're looking for a milk that provides a good source of protein, for example, choose soy, pea or flaxseed milk, said Sheth. If you're concerned about high blood sugar and want a milk lower in carbs, consider almond milk or macadamia nut milk -- another rising plant milk star.

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What is a dairy free substitute for ice cream? ›

Base: Cashew/coconut milk

This grocery store staple offers ice cream options in bases ranging from soy milk and coconut milk to almond milk and cashew milk. It also features a wide range of flavors that most other brands don't offer.

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