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    Home - Ice Cream

    Published: Jun 29, 2016 · Modified: Oct 5, 2021 by Amanda Powell · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Coconut Matcha Ice Cream (Vegan)

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    A creamy, lightly floral coconut matcha ice cream made with only six simple ingredients, you will reach for a scoop of this ice cream over and over again through the summer. This post is sponsred by Blue Diamond Almond Breeze almondmilk. All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own. Thank you for supporting the brands I love! 

    A vegan coconut matcha ice cream with light floral and nutty notes.

    Matcha-atcha-atcha.

    You know how ice cream obsessed I am. I've always been curious about vegan ice cream. I just had no clue how the whole thing worked. What do you use for the fat to keep it from getting icy? A vegan ice cream appearing on the blog has been a long time coming and we are starting with this coconut matcha ice cream. I mean, I am still celebrating the start of summer here!

    As it turns out, getting a creamy, smooth vegan ice cream isn't as hard as I thought and there are a few common ways to do it.

    I decided to use both.

    A nutty and floral matcha coconut ice cream which happens to also be vegan!

    We get fat from using full fat coconut milk. You really need to use the good stuff otherwise the coconut will just be way too overpowering and it will also not emulsify properly. This will leave you with ice cream that has small chunks of coconut which will feel grainy on the tongue. So I recommend using a high quality coconut milk - preferably organic. To thicken the ice cream, and keep the ice cream from getting too icy, we add a vegan gelatin. (I use unflavored Jel from Bakol.) This also helps make the ice cream easier to scoop.

    A cramy coconut matcha ice cream with light floral and nutty notes. This delicious ice cream is simple to make and vegan

    Right now, I can't think of anything better than embracing summer, laying out by the sun, and eating two large scoops of coconut matcha ice cream.

    P.S. Both Almond Breeze and CND care about what you think. We would love it if you could take less than 5 minutes of your time to do a very quick survey. Readers who take the survey and come back and comment here saying you took it will be entered for the chance to win one (1) $50 VISA gift card! The survey can be found here. 

    Matcha Ice Cream Recipe

    A vegan coconut matcha ice cream with light floral and nutty notes.

    Matcha Ice Cream with Coconut (Vegan)

    Amanda Powell
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 4 mins
    Total Time 14 mins
    Servings 1 quart

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 teaspoon vegan gelatin
    • 1 14 oz can full fat coconut milk go for the good stuff
    • 2 cups Almond Breeze almondmilk
    • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
    • 1 ½ tablespoons matcha powder
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    Instructions
     

    • Mix the gelatin with a tablespoon of the coconut milk to bloom. Mix together all the ingredients together in a saucepan and heat until the sugar is dissolved. Add in the gelatin. Stir well until the ingredients are well-combined.
    • Remove from heat and allow to chill in the refrigerator until very cold.
    • Churn in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer instructions. Place in an airtight container and freeze until firm.
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    You are going to fall head over heels in love with this lightly floral and nutty coconut matcha ice cream

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    Baker, photographer, and sometimes world traveler behind A Cookie Named Desire. Obsessed with helping people live life sweetly with delicious food to share with the special people in your life and creating lasting memories.

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    Comments

    1. abhishek says

      February 06, 2019 at 11:14 am

      What a great flavor of ice cream! Perfection! I love the combo of coconut and matcha.

      Reply
    2. Alice marian phelan says

      November 18, 2016 at 7:47 pm

      Nice

      Reply
    3. Lissa says

      July 19, 2016 at 12:54 pm

      anyway to make this without using an ice cream maker?

      Reply
      • Amanda says

        July 19, 2016 at 1:55 pm

        There sure is! https://cookienameddesire.com/how-to-make-ice-cream-without-an-ice-cream-maker/ it will be a bit more dense, but still very tasty!

        Reply
        • lissa says

          July 19, 2016 at 6:07 pm

          thank you cannot wait to make it !!

    4. Celeste | The Whole Serving says

      July 18, 2016 at 10:44 pm

      I gave up coffee for a few months and matcha was my go-to drink. I didn't have the withdrawal headaches when I started my day with a cup of matcha. Love matcha and I know I will love this ice cream.

      Reply
    5. Celeste | The Whole Serving says

      July 07, 2016 at 11:51 am

      Matcha is a wonderful thing. I like having a matcha latte in the afternoons for a pick me up. I can swap out the latte for this delicious ice cream.

      Reply
    6. Miranda says

      July 07, 2016 at 11:50 am

      I love matcha, especially in ice cream! It's neat to see a vegan version!

      Reply
    7. Zainab says

      July 06, 2016 at 10:23 pm

      Gosh this is beautiful ice cream!!!!

      Reply
    8. Medha @ Whisk & Shout says

      June 30, 2016 at 1:42 pm

      My cousin LOVES matcha- I'll definitely be linking her to this post. Love that this recipe is vegan and uses coconut and almond milks 🙂

      Reply
    9. Maryanne | the little epicurean says

      June 29, 2016 at 11:49 pm

      Perfection! I love the combo of coconut and matcha. I have yet to explore vegan ice creams... but I will soon!

      Reply
    10. Jackie {The Beeroness} says

      June 29, 2016 at 2:39 pm

      I'm obsessed with Matcha right now. I made matcha shortcakes the other day, then I made matcha tres leche. I can't stop.

      Reply
      • Amanda says

        June 29, 2016 at 9:18 pm

        Matcha tres leche? That sounds incredible.. I will definitely need to try that!

        Reply
    11. Traci | Vanilla And Bean says

      June 29, 2016 at 11:19 am

      Hooray! You did it! I'm so impressed with vegan ice cream.... and then you added matcha! You're after my heart, Amanda! I love this! Way to gooooo!! (I took the survey!)

      Reply

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