Coconut Milk Ice Cream Recipe

One of the firs things I did when I went about changing my entire diet from top to bottom was make sure that I had a couple of sweet things to whip up when I really, really needed them. I still try to make sure I'm only eating them in moderation, but I figured if I didn't have some back up, it was only a matter of time (like till my next monthly cycle) till I fell off the wagon big time.

This ice cream recipe is perfect because you can easily change the ingredients around a bit depending on what you like your ice cream to be flavoured with. For this one, I'll give a chocolate cherry flavoured ice cream that I have a lot. Feel free to substitute the chocolate and cherries for any kind of flavouring you and your family desires though!

Ingredients 
One can coconut milk (or two of the cardboard cartons)
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons chopped dark chocolate
2 tablespoons chopped dried cherries

1. Combine all ingredients into small pot and heat, but don't let mixture come to a boil, stirring often. All chocolate should be melted and the bits of cherry just beginning to plump.

2. Let mixture cool to close to room temperature and then run through your ice cream maker as per your model's instructions. I've read that if you don't have an ice cream maker, you can place mixture in bowl and put it in the freezer, stirring every 30 minutes until it reaches the desired consistency. I've never done it that way, so can't comment on how many 30 minute cycles that would take, but I'd imagine it'd be around 3 hours worth.

*This recipe makes about about a pint.


I've found that I like coconut milk based ice cream better than the old fashioned dairy kind, far and away. Actually, even my husband does and that's really saying something as he's a pretty 'traditional Scottish diet' sort of man. Not only with conventional flavours, but don't be afraid to get creative with it! One of my very favourite coconut milk ice cream flavours is Rosemary and Apricot! It doesn't sound like the rosemary would be good, but it really, really is!

Let me know what you think!