You know you made excellent chocolate ice cream when you can’t stop eating it even though chocolate was never your favourite flavour. Neither was vanilla. If somebody asked me vanilla or chocolate I would reply hazelnut. This vegan chocolate ice cream however is delicious, chocolaty and creamy. You can also make chocolate orange ice cream by adding some orange zest to the mixture. It tastes just like Jaffa cakes.
The base for my vegan chocolate ice cream are cashews, evaporated coconut milk and sweetened condensed coconut milk. Make sure to chill the cans of evaporated coconut milk and sweetened condensed coconut milk in the fridge before using them in the ice cream. For best results chill the ice cream mixture in the refrigerator for a couple of hours or overnight before turning it into ice cream. Cold ingredients help the ice cream freeze faster which prevents ice crystals from forming.
I use evaporated coconut milk and sweetened condensed coconut milk from Nature’s Charm brand that I love and use in many other recipes.
My vegan chocolate ice cream is incredibly creamy also thanks to the addition of emulsifier soy lecithin and stabiliser guar gum which prevent ice crystals from forming in the ice cream.
Have you made this recipe? Let me know in the comments below. I would love to hear your feedback.
More delicious vegan ice cream recipes:
Vegan Chocolate Ice Cream (and Chocolate Orange Ice Cream) (GF)
Ingredients
- 240 g cashews
- 240 ml (1 cup) evaporated coconut milk chilled
- 400 ml (1 2/3 cup) cold water
- 320 g sweetened condensed coconut milk chilled
- 75 g (10 tbsp) cocoa powder I used cocoa powder with 10-12% fat
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 tsp soy lecithin
- 1/4 tsp guar gum
- zest of 8 normal-sized oranges for chocolate orange ice cream
Instructions
- Make sure to put the ice cream maker container in the freezer at least 12 hours before you start making the ice cream. For best result chill in the freezer also the container in which you will store the ice cream.
- Add all ingredients for the ice cream in a blender and mix well together. Make sure the mixture is really smooth. If making chocolate orange ice cream, add also orange zest to the mix. If making chocolate ice cream, leave orange zest out.
- For best results chill the mixture in the refrigerator for a couple of hours or overnight before proceeding.
- Take the mixture out of the refrigerator and give it a stir. When the ice cream machine is running, pour the mixture into the ice cream machine. Churn according to the directions.
- After ice cream is made in the ice cream machine take it out and transfer it to a freezer-safe container. Seal it and put it in the freezer for a couple of hours so that the ice cream hardens even more.
- Serve this chocolate ice cream as it is or with a drizzle of vegan hot fudge sauce on top, make a milkshake or banana split with it.
