Hi folks. Going to post this quickly as I have to run out the door. So no witty banter for now. I may come back later to add some more photos and I have some ice cream links to share. But for now I just wanted to share this with you so badly. This is by far the best ice cream I have made thus far. I mean I thought it topped the chocolate fudge brownie pistachio ice cream I made and that was store worthy. While this looks innocent enough you have to taste it to believe it. You must try it out. I could not stop grabbing spoonfuls last night and I usually only have a bite and I'm satisfied. This one I must have gone back 10 times. Not good for weight loss but luckily yesterday was my day off. Today not so much, so we'll just pretend I did not eat that one in the chocolate cup I took a photo of right?!Coconut Cream Ice Cream:Ingredients:
1 can of coconut milk (400ml)
¾ cup sugar
Pinch of salt
½ cup toasted coconut
½ cup graham crumbs
1 ½ cups heavy cream (if you are Canadian like me this is whipping cream)
1 teaspoon coconut extract
½ teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
To toast coconut, place it on a foil lined pan and stick in a 250 degree oven until it goes golden. About 5 or so minutes. I used my toaster oven so large oven could take 8 minutes.
In a mixer combine your coconut milk, sugar and salt and whisk until sugar is dissolved.
Add your toasted coconut and graham crumbs and mix for about a minute.
Now add your cream, coconut extract and vanilla and mix for a few minutes.
Cover bowl and stick in fridge for 1 to 2 hours.
Remove and pour into ice cream maker bowl.
Place ice cream maker bowl on machine and turn on for 15 to 20 minutes.
You can serve immediately or stick in freezer until ready to serve. If you stick it in the freezer then make sure you remove it 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
Serve with a smile.
Optional- you can garnish it with more toasted coconut or untoasted coconut.
Yields 5 cups.
Photos missing due to a G+ incident. Will be restored soon.
I can hear a collective OMG as you run and pull out your ice cream machines. This one rocks. May not be as visually stunning as a vibrant sorbet but the taste cannot be beat folks.
Toodles and smoochies. xx
Pretend Chef
A winner in my book. Yummy! I need to try this soon. Coconut makes me giddy.
Leanne @ Healthful Pursuit
mmm yum! I love the idea of adding graham crackers to the mix. I bet that would be delicious!
Kim Bee
@The Harried Cook- Thanks. My family are not huge coconut lovers. I could eat it every day.
@Blackswan- Thank you.
@Juanita- Thanks, it's so good. Love it.
Pretend Chef- Thanks so much. Me too, just love the stuff.
Leanne- It is so good. It tastes exactly like coconut cream pie. I loved it.
savoryandsavage
I love coconut but the addition of graham crackers? OMG!!!
I am going to have to steal someones ice cream maker and make this asap 🙂
Kim Bee
Thanks. You should totally do that. If we lived near each other you could steal mine whenever you want. The one I bought was not overly pricey. So worth it.
janet@cupcakestocaviar
Looks delicious Kim! I love making home made ice cream and love anything using coconut milk so this sounds great to me!
Erin
Oh yum! This is like vacation in a bowl - wonderful recipe!
Kate@Diethood
mmmmm! Loooove the flavor of this ice cream!
Carolyn
Funny that we were both doing coconut ice creams at practically the same moment!
Kim Bee
Janet- Thank you so much. I am a huge coconut fan. My family not so much. But I try to sneak it in when I can.lol
Erin- Thanks. It is a vacation in a bowl. I ended up pulling out our shell leis from hawaii for the photo. So fun!
Kate- So good. Hope you take this one for a test drive.
Carolyn- Lol, I know. I giggled when I saw that. Yours is so cool without the use of sugar. It's amazing what you can with a recipe. I wish I could add alcohol to mine but doc orders not to have any. Haven't had alcohol in years. I always want to use it in recipes figuring I can sneak it in. Sometimes I do with sauces since it burns off. I like your bowls. I need more plates and bowls and whatnot for pics. I have white and that is it. So boring.lol
Lindsey@Lindselicious
YUm this sounds good- I love how you added Graham cracker crumbs to it too. Growing up in Hawaii- coconut or haupia flavored stuff was always my favorite.
Katie @ Dip It In Chocolate
That last picture? Yeah I could totally go for that. I want to be your neighbor so you can bring me a little canning jar of ice cream! Where do I sign up?
Kristin @STUFT mama
Oh man, I really need to get out my ice cream maker. This looks delicious!!! I hope I can find it in the corner of my pantry. Ugh. Love your blog and your cats (especially Spark). 🙂 Can't wait to try the ice cream!
Ann
Oh - wow! I can see why you had to post first and come back with pictures later...delicious! I love the idea of graham cracker crumbs in it! Buzzed!
Kim Bee
Lindsey- I love Hawaii, we went there on our honeymoon. So I included our leis in the photo. Couldn't help myself.
Katie- There's a house down the road for sale. You can pop by any time.
Kristin- I sure hope you can find it. I just bought mine recently and I love it. Spark is pretty but evil. Our only ragdoll who gets mats, I swear it's karma. Lol!
Ann- Thanks so much. I don't think I'll ever hit top 9. Seems too daunting. I find the picture thing hard simply because we eat late so the light is gone. rofl
Roxana GreenGirl
what a delicious treat, I'm nuts for coconut and this ice-cream is just perfect for the hot summer we facing!
Kim Bee
Roxana- So good. Coconut is the bomb. I could eat it every day.
Aroma y Cocina
It looks such a nice icecream!. I love coconut in desserts.
We are having such a warm days in Spain, nice time to try them.
Thanks.
Begoña
Tina @flourtrader
Oooh-I am loving this tropical ice cream. I could freeze pure coconut milk and eat it. Tasty post-yum!
Kim Bee
Aroma- Thanks. Love warm weather.
Tina- Thanks. Same way, just love anything coconut. So yummy!