Dairy Free Ice Cream Recipe (No Churn!)

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Dairy Free Ice Cream Recipe (No Churn!)

This Dairy Free Ice Cream Recipe (No Churn!) is just as simple as it sounds! You only need 5 ingredients to whip up this easy vegan ice cream, plus whatever add-ins you want to mix into it.

Prep Time15

Chilling time12

Total Time12 15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 345kcal

Author: Nora Taylor

Ingredients

1 cup unsweetened, unflavored soy milk
1 cup refined coconut oil
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup vegan sweetened condensed milk
1 cup vegan cookie dough or other mix ins, see Notes

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Instructions

The night before: Microwave the soy milk until warm, about 1 minute. Add to a blender along with the melted coconut oil and blend until emulsified on high for a minute or two. It should be creamy, white and thin. Pour into a clean bowl, cover and refrigerate overnight.
Whip it up: Transfer the cream to the bowl of a stand mixer with whisk attachment (or a large bowl using an electric mixer, this will not work by hand). Add the powdered sugar and vanilla and beat on high speed for 3-10 minutes, until stiff peaks form similar to heavy whipping cream. Sometimes it takes several minutes to start to thicken, but it will happen. Once it thickens, stop the mixer. It can get too thick and we don't want that.
Mix in the condensed milk: Gently fold in the condensed milk with a spatula, gently and slowly so it stays light. The condensed milk cannot be warm at all, so if you made your own let it cool completely before adding.
A mix-ins: Gently fold in any mix ins (I used vegan cookie dough pieces).
Freeze: Transfer to a loaf pan or other container and freeze for 4-6 hours before scooping and serving. Enjoy!

Notes

You may use another non-dairy milk but soy milk does work the best.
There is no substitute for the coconut oil. Use refined for no coconut taste. Unrefined will work well but the ice cream will taste like coconut.
Mix in ideas: mini chocolate chips, mini vegan marshmallows, mint extract, swirl of peanut butter, nutella, cookie butter, leftover cake pieces, vegan brownie pieces, vegan cookie dough chunks or balls, salted caramel sauce, vegan caramel, chopped pretzels, sprinkles, chocolate ganache or vegan hot fudge.

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