I want to make some ice cream!

[christinajade]

I've made raw ice cream in the past using some recipes I have. I recently went to whole foods and they sell, although not raw, ice cream made with coconut milk! I wanted to make my own raw version with raw coconut milk. I know this might be a stupid question but how can I make raw coconut milk? Another question is after making the raw coconut milk, any ideas on how I would use that in an ice cream recipe?

[revdrcyn]

how can I make raw coconut milk?

Easy! I use equal parts Coconut Water and Coconut Meat (from a Young coconut) and blend in VitaMix -- that's it!

I usually open an entire case of coconuts at once, so whatever water I don't plan to drink and meat I don't plan to use right away I mix together and freeze in small containers to use later.

Will post some ice cream recipes in another message.

[revdrcyn]

Another question is after making the raw coconut milk, any ideas on how I would use that in an ice cream recipe?

For this recipe, you do not actually have to make the coconut milk - just use the water and meat:

This is my absolute fav – from Matthew Kenney Everyday Raw:

Cherry Chip Ice Cream

1 cup cashews, soaked 1 to 2 hours
1/2 cup young coconut meat
1/2 cup agave (or Date Paste if you are opposed to Agave)
1-1/4 cups Coconut Water
1/4 vanilla bean (I use the entire bean)
Pinch sea salt
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup plus 2 Tbs frozen cherries, thawed and chopped (Note: I use fresh when available and dried cherries at other times. I have not tried frozen.)
1/2 cup “Chocolate Pieces” – this is another recipe -- I just use cacao nibs – I have even forgotten to put them in, and it’s fine without.

Blend all ingredients EXCEPT 2 Tbs cherries and Cacao Nibs in Vita-Mix until very smooth. Stir in reserved cherries and cacao nibs. Pour into Ice Cream Maker and follow manufacturer instructions. Yield 1 quart.

[Bagalamukhi]

Raw chocolate ice cream... simply amazing

Frozen bananas, raw chocolate, raw honey and coconut oil....

[CathyA.]

Raw chocolate ice cream... simply amazing

Frozen bananas, raw chocolate, raw honey and coconut oil....

one of my favorite treats:D

[christinajade]

Oh yum!!:D

[DebB]

I still haven't made ice cream yet - but lookin' at that Cherry Chip recipe posted by revdrcyn makes me wonder what I'm waiting for!! *Ü*

[cara4art]

Mine's really easy - just 3-4 frozen bananas, 3 squirts of vanilla extract, a big handful of berries(blackberries, blueberries, strawberries all work great), 1/4 cup raw cashews, 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut shreds, a bit of juiced orange and a tiny bit of good salt(this brings out sweet flavors. Whip it all up in high-speed blender and you've got amazing soft-serve. If it's a little too soft, put it in little bowls in the freezer for a little bit to firm it up. A handy tip about the cashews and coconut - I blend these up first into a powder, then add to the fruits. This is basically a lower-fat variant of raw ice-cream recipes due to the smaller proportion of cashews and coconut This basic template can be varied a bunch of ways:
raw cacao-cherry
mango-lime
pineapple
pineapple-mango and so on.
Feel free to experiment! One combo that's been awesome lately is putting honey tangerines in - they've been in season but won't be much longer.

[christinajade]

Mmmmm, thank you for sharing!