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Coconut Milk Vanilla Ice Cream & Quick Cherry Bliss Dessert

We’re going to make two desserts. Homemade Coconut Milk Vanilla Ice Cream and a Frozen Cherry Dessert that I love.

We’re going to be making a custard for the ice cream and I’d suggest refrigerating the custard for 4-6 hours before putting it in an ice cream maker to churn. The colder the custard the few ice crystals that will form in the ice cream. I’ve made a batch of custard ahead of time that I’ll be churning during class and I’ll also make another batch of custard for Fearless Cooking.

Kitchen Essentials

AuthorJim BrownPrep Time20 minsCook Time30 minsTotal Time50 mins

We're going to make two deserts. Coconut Vanilla Ice Cream and a Cherry, Almond Butter, Dark Chocolate, Toasted Coconut Bliss

Kitchen Essentials

  • Some type of ice cream maker
  • Mixing bowls
  • Fine Mesh Strainer
  • Whisk
  • Rubber Spatula
  • Instant Read Thermometer

Prep

No prep needed. 

Ingredients

 BELOW ARE THE INGREDIENTS FOR THE ICE CREAM
 4 Egg Yolks
 1 Vanilla Bean - Split and the Seeds Scraped Out for Use
 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
 2 Cans Full Fat Coconut Milk
 ¼ cup Honey
 ¼ cup Sugar - I Use Coconut Sugar or Raw Sugar
 BELOW ARE THE INGREDIENTS FOR QUICK CHERRY BLISS DESSERT
 ½ cup Frozen Cherries- Preferably Organic
 1 tbsp Almond Butter
 1 Handful Dark Chocolate Disk- I Prefer 70% Cacao
 1 Handful Toasted Unsweetened Coconut Flakes
1

This is a two-stage recipe. We’ll make the custard and I’d recommend that you chill it in the fridge overnight and churn the ice cream the next day. I’ll have a batch of custard already made that I’ll churn while I’m showing you how to make the custard. I’m also going to show you another super simple dessert that I make when I want something sweet, that literally takes 2 minutes to fix.

2

We’ll make an ice bath by filling a large bowl with ice. We’ll add cold water to cover the ice. We’ll put a smaller bowl inside the ice water and place the fine mesh strainer over the smaller bowl.

3

Combine the coconut milk, honey, and salt in a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan. Split the vanilla bean in half using a paring knife and scrape the seeds into the saucepan. Place both halves of the vanilla bean into the saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat and cook, stirring frequently, until the honey has dissolved.

4

Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together in a medium bowl. Once the coconut milk mixture has come to a simmer, we’ll add a ladle of the hot milk into the yolk mixture while whisking constantly. We’re doing this to temper the eggs, so we don’t end up with scrambled egg ice cream. Continue to whisk until the egg mixture well combined.

5

Reduce the heat under the coconut milk mixture to medium-low. Whisk the hot egg yolks into the remaining coconut milk mixture on the stove and return the mixture to a simmer. Continue to cook until the mixture reaches 180 degrees and is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 2 to 3 minutes. Immediately pour the custard through the prepared fine mesh strainer into the bowl set in the ice bath. Press custard through the strainer using a spatula.

6

Let the custard cool to room temperature in the ice bath before transferring it to a storage container. Refrigerate until the custard is chilled, at least 4 to 6 hours.

7

Once the custard is chilled, freeze the mixture in an ice cream maker per the manufacturer’s directions. If you don’t eat all of the ice cream right out of the ice cream maker, transfer any that remains to a metal pan, cover with parchment paper and plastic wrap, and freeze until solid, 4 to 6 hours.

8

The other dessert that we're making just requires us to combine the ingredients. It's frozen cherries, almond butter, dark chocolate disks and toasted unsweetened coconut flakes. If I want something sweet, it's usually either this or some cherries or some berries in plain yogurt with just a touch of honey. It's not something that I'll do if I'm just starting Keto, but after I've been in Ketosis for a while, I can have a small version of this and not get knocked out of Ketosis.

Ingredients

 BELOW ARE THE INGREDIENTS FOR THE ICE CREAM
 4 Egg Yolks
 1 Vanilla Bean - Split and the Seeds Scraped Out for Use
 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
 2 Cans Full Fat Coconut Milk
 ¼ cup Honey
 ¼ cup Sugar - I Use Coconut Sugar or Raw Sugar
 BELOW ARE THE INGREDIENTS FOR QUICK CHERRY BLISS DESSERT
 ½ cup Frozen Cherries- Preferably Organic
 1 tbsp Almond Butter
 1 Handful Dark Chocolate Disk- I Prefer 70% Cacao
 1 Handful Toasted Unsweetened Coconut Flakes

Directions

1

This is a two-stage recipe. We’ll make the custard and I’d recommend that you chill it in the fridge overnight and churn the ice cream the next day. I’ll have a batch of custard already made that I’ll churn while I’m showing you how to make the custard. I’m also going to show you another super simple dessert that I make when I want something sweet, that literally takes 2 minutes to fix.

2

We’ll make an ice bath by filling a large bowl with ice. We’ll add cold water to cover the ice. We’ll put a smaller bowl inside the ice water and place the fine mesh strainer over the smaller bowl.

3

Combine the coconut milk, honey, and salt in a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan. Split the vanilla bean in half using a paring knife and scrape the seeds into the saucepan. Place both halves of the vanilla bean into the saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat and cook, stirring frequently, until the honey has dissolved.

4

Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together in a medium bowl. Once the coconut milk mixture has come to a simmer, we’ll add a ladle of the hot milk into the yolk mixture while whisking constantly. We’re doing this to temper the eggs, so we don’t end up with scrambled egg ice cream. Continue to whisk until the egg mixture well combined.

5

Reduce the heat under the coconut milk mixture to medium-low. Whisk the hot egg yolks into the remaining coconut milk mixture on the stove and return the mixture to a simmer. Continue to cook until the mixture reaches 180 degrees and is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 2 to 3 minutes. Immediately pour the custard through the prepared fine mesh strainer into the bowl set in the ice bath. Press custard through the strainer using a spatula.

6

Let the custard cool to room temperature in the ice bath before transferring it to a storage container. Refrigerate until the custard is chilled, at least 4 to 6 hours.

7

Once the custard is chilled, freeze the mixture in an ice cream maker per the manufacturer’s directions. If you don’t eat all of the ice cream right out of the ice cream maker, transfer any that remains to a metal pan, cover with parchment paper and plastic wrap, and freeze until solid, 4 to 6 hours.

8

The other dessert that we're making just requires us to combine the ingredients. It's frozen cherries, almond butter, dark chocolate disks and toasted unsweetened coconut flakes. If I want something sweet, it's usually either this or some cherries or some berries in plain yogurt with just a touch of honey. It's not something that I'll do if I'm just starting Keto, but after I've been in Ketosis for a while, I can have a small version of this and not get knocked out of Ketosis.

Coconut Milk Vanilla Ice Cream & Quick Cherry Bliss Dessert

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