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Dairy Free Vanilla Ice Cream

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Ingredients

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  • 4 Cups Coconut Milk*
  • 1/2 Cup Honey
  • 4 Egg Yolks
  • 1 Vanilla Bean

Instructions

  1. Prepare ice cream maker and freeze bowl for 24 hours before using
  2. Slice the vanilla bean length wise and scrape out the seeds
  3. In a medium saucepan, heat coconut milk and vanilla bean seeds until simmering
  4. Whisk egg yolks and honey in a medium bowl
  5. Once coconut milk is heated, slowly add the milk to the egg yolks while continuously whisking
  6. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and heat until custard starts to thicken and coats the back of a wood spoon
  7. Strain the custard into a bowl and press plastic wrap to the top to avoid a crust from forming
  8. Once the custard has reached room temperature, refrigerate until chilled ( at least two hours)
  9. (the coconut milk might separate slightly while cooling, just whisk until smooth and comes back together)
  10. Pour the chilled custard into the frozen bowl attachment for ice cream maker
  11. Use ice cream maker according to manufacturer instructions
  12. Remove the ice cream from the bowl and place in an air tight container and freeze until firm, approx. 2 hours
  13. Serve coconut ice cream with dairy free chocolate sauce and toppings of your choice!

Notes

  • *There are several varieties of coconut milk, but the one that I have found to be the best tasting, most versatile and best for Ice Cream is Native Forest Unsweetened Classic Coconut Milk