You only need 4 ingredients for this raw, gluten-free and vegan Avocado Ice Cream recipe! No ice cream machine needed. It’s super creamy and yummy!!
There is something about green ice cream that I’ve loved since I was a child. It just feels right to me. And because I’m secretly (or not so much) addicted to avocados, I worked on creating a vegan Avocado Ice Cream.
Avocado Ice Cream is all the rage right now. There are a few companies that sell avocado ice cream but you can easily make it at home. It’s really easy, you only need 4 ingredients and the best part is that you don’t need an ice cream machine to make this treat, but a blender or food processor will help you make it perfectly smooth.
If you’re wondering what Avocado Ice Cream tastes like… It’s super creamy and decadent. Also it’s not too sweet, so you still can taste the avocado. However, you can adjust the sweetness easily – that’s the good thing about homemade treats. If you want it sweeter, just add more rice syrup or whatever sweetener you prefer.
If you’re following a paleo diet, you can use maple syrup instead of the rice syrup and voilà: Paleo Avocado Ice Cream!
As a base I used coconut milk because it provides a lovely creaminess – oh and of course: avocado and coconut milk make a great team and ice cream!
Avocado Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 avocados
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 can (14 oz) full-fat coconut milk
- 1/3 cup brown rice syrup (or your preferred liquid sweetener such as maple syrup or agave syrup)
Instructions
- Place the can of coconut milk in the fridge overnight.
- Cut the avocados in half, remove the pit and spoon out the avocado flesh.
- Put the avocado flesh in a food processor together with the lemon juice and blend until it's a perfectly smooth avocado cream.
- Open the coconut milk can upside down (so that the hard cream is on top).
- Spoon out the coconut cream until you hit the coconut water (save the coconut water for a different recipe or for a smoothie).
- Whip the coconut cream in a bowl with a KitchenAid, or other electrical mixer until it's a nice, soft coconut whipped cream. Add in the avocado cream and the rice syrup and mix until incorporated.
- Put the ice cream in a freezer-safe dish.
- Place it in the freezer for at least 4 hours.
- If it is too hard to spoon out after 4 hours, let it sit at room temperature for a minute or two. Enjoy!
Nutrition
If you give this yummy vegan Avocado Ice Cream recipe a try I’d love to hear how it turned out for you! Leave a comment or post a picture on instagram, use the hashtag #elephantasticvegan and tag me via @elephantasticvegan to make sure I’ll see it ^.^ I love to see all your lovely creations! Thanks! <3
Natalie @ Feasting on Fruit
You must have grown up in a much different world then me, because I’m just now getting used to the idea of green ice cream :D The ice cream of my childhood was either creamy white or fudgy brown, I rarely even ate that artificial mint green. I was a boring child haha.
This looks so simple! 4 ingredients ice cream sounds perfect :D
bianca
As a child I LOVED green apple ice cream and pistachio ice cream and I guess I still do, but I haven’t found a store to buy vegan apple ice cream yet so I think I have to make it myself. Of course, normal ice cream contains a lot of extracts and artificial food colorings but as kid I didn’t mind. I love recreating the things I loved as a child in a natural, healthier vegan version. Simple recipes or more often than not the best ^.^
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So much YUMMINESS (yes, capital yumminess going on here) in one bowl. I always liked green ice cream when growing up. However, when forced to choose, I would always go for the orange half of the Twinni ;)
bianca
OH NO! HOW COULD YOU?! Haha, I was always the (pear?)-part Twinni-girl. My boyfriend liked the orange part more (or at least that’s what he was saying) so it all worked out in the end :)
Piyush
This is very cool and by far the simplest Icecream recipe I have come across. Thanks for sharing. I am not familiar with a can measure for coconut milk. What’s the quantity in ounce or litres? Please keep sharing such wonderful vegan recipes..
bianca
Hi Piyush! Thank you so much for asking. I’ve used a 14 oz (400ml) can of coconut milk! I’ve added this additional info to the ingredients list now :) Thank you so much for your compliment, I really appreciate it! Let me know how the recipe turns out for you, if you decide to make the avocado ice cream ^.^
Evi @ greenevi
OMG, this is amazing!!! I guess avocado ice cream was the only thing missing out of my life, seriously! I am so excited about this recipe! ♥
bianca
:DD Thank you so much for this awesome comment! You totally made my day. I’d love hear how it turned out for you, if you decide to make it ^.^
Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen
OH super YUMMY! I have always loved green mint ice-cream, but never had avocado ice-cream yet. :) And this one with coconut-milk sounds insanely delicious. You are seriously killing me with the combo of my two favorite ingredients here! :)
bianca
As a kid I loved green apple ice cream, so I always had a love for green ice cream as well! Coconut is such a great base for ice creams of all kinds and the avocado makes it super creamy (& green! & delicious) :)
Monica
WOW! I am a huge avocado and coconut milk fan. If I can find myself some organic rice syrup, I will try this out. I’m not vegan {yet} but everyday I am searching for ways to skip out on dairy without my family noticing! If I tell them, “It’s Vegan!!” my husband might just roll his eyes. Better just serve delicious food without the commentary. :)
bianca
Oh Monica – I can totally relate to that! Whenever I make food for friends, colleagues or relatives I don’t say that it’s vegan but now most of them know that they’re only getting vegan stuff from me – well, I still love surprising them with delicious vegan treats! You can substitute the rice syrup with agave syrup or maple syrup (although, this will influence the taste a bit), I just use rice syrup because it’s fructose free but if you don’t have any problems with that, any liquid sweeteners will work :)
Monica
Thank you for this recipe! HOLY COW that was delicious! I’ve never tried avo ice cream in my life and I was worried I’d be grossed out but I ate the whole dang thing!! It was so easy too.
Monica
BTW, I was too lazy to hunt down Rice Syrup, so I just used Agave Nectar (same amount).
Bianca
I’m so happy you liked the ice cream, Monica! Thank you so much for letting me know, I appreciate it a lot! Also thanks for the info that Agave Nectar worked too, I hope this will be useful for many of my readers :)
Ricki
I absolutely LOVE avocado in ice creams! It adds such a beautiful richness and color. This looks just beautiful (and delicious!).
Bianca
Thank you so much Ricki! I totally agree! Avocado makes it super creamy and I’m simply drawn to green ice creams :D
Mieke Lippstreu
Thanks for this recipe.
Only recently have a discovered the joys avo-based ice-cream. Every weekend for the past while I have been trying new avo ice-cream recipes. Such is my addiction.
What I’d like to know is for how long I can store this ice-cream in my freezer before it makes a turn for the worse? Usually, I’d finish off the small loaf tin in which I freeze my ice-cream in a couple of days. However, I’m about to go away and want to use up some avos before I go. Any idea?
Thanks again for this delicious recipe.
Bianca
Hi Mieke, my pleasure!
Avocado ice cream as an addiction sounds wonderful :) It’s a bit hard to tell how long it will stay okay in the freezer. I guess it depends on the container you’re using? Do you have a lid for it? I think it will stay fine longer (I’m guessing even a month?) if it’s completely sealed. If it’s an open container, it would form ice crystals after about a week.. These are only guesses, I haven’t tried storing it for a longer time.
Patty
Love the recipe!! Just one question, how can I substitute the full-fat coconut milk?
Thanks!
Bianca
Thank you, Patty. Unfortunately I couldn’t think of any substitutions for the coconut milk because it’s a key ingredient to make the ice cream creamy.
Deborah Flowers
To Patty re: the full fat coconut milk. It’s a good healthy fat. Not hydrogenated oils or soy. It’s a medium chain triglyceride and very nutritionally beneficial.
To Bianca, I cannot wait to try this. The only ‘green’ ice cream I’ve had is green tea ice cream… very yummy, but not sure what’s in it, as I’ve only ever had it at Japanese restaurants.
I love avocado. I love ice cream… hmmmm….gonna be my new addiction. I can tell just thinking about it.
Thanks so much for sharing this recipe.
Bianca
Thank you so much for your comment and insights, Deborah!
Oh, green tea ice cream is so good too. :) I hope you like the avocado ice cream!
Greg Richardson
What is organic Brown Rice Syrup ? not here in Australia, they sell ummm nothing that matches ? any alternatives ? Thanks Greg
Bianca
Hi Greg, I like to use brown rice syrup because it’s fructose-free, but you can substitute it with maple syrup or agave syrup. Works just as great! :)
Max
Isn’t maple syrup fructose free?
Bianca
I’m no nutrition expert, but what I’ve read is that maple syrup is 99% sucrose (1). Sucrose composes of 50% fructose and 50% glucose (2). According to this graphic (3) maple syrup contains 40% fructose. So while there are slight differences found on various sites, the majority says that the fructose content of maple syrup is around 40%-50%.
Sources:
1: sugarfreemom
2: wheatbellyblog
3: I quit sugar
Calendar
I absolutely LOVE avocado in ice creams! It adds such a beautiful richness and color. This looks just beautiful (and delicious!).
Aimee
I have a recipe in my book that uses avocado with the coconut and it is by far the creamiest textured one! SO good! I love how simple and easy yours is to make, it turned out gorgeous :-)
Bianca
Oh, that’s great, Aimee! Avocado alone is super creamy but with the coconut? It’s a winner for sure :) I’ll have to check out your ebook, it sounds divine and all your ice cream creations look so pretty and sound so good!
Jacki
I just made this…it is so delicious and so very simple!! I keep asking myself…I made this?? yep..I made this! Thank you, Bianca :)
Bianca
Thank you so much for the amazing feedback, Jacki! I’m so glad you liked it!
The Avocado Ice Cream is my most controversial recipe, most people don’t even give it a try. So I’m super glad you tried it and liked it! <3
Angela
I was just looking for a basic avocado ice cream recipe to try and then later experiment with adding interesting flavors. I think this will be great. Do you think that the recipe would work as well in an ice cream machine? I just prefer working with one.
Bianca
Hi Angela! I’ve had many readers try this recipe and add in mint extract and/or chocolate chips to give it a new twist and they really liked it. I haven’t tried making it in an ice cream machine because I don’t have one sad face but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. It’s definitely worth giving it a shot!
Lindsey
Hi Bianca! Have you ever tried this without the rice syrup or any sweetener? Trying to cut down on sugar.
Bianca
Hi Lindsey, I’ve actually never tried to make a sugar-free version of the ice cream because I was afraid it would be too guacamole-y :D or maybe even a little bitter when the avocados are not perfectly ripe. But let me know how it goes if you try it out :)
Olivia
Hi There, I want to check is it coconut milk (thin consistency like normal milk) or coconut cream (much thicker and whiter in consistency) that is used in this recipe ?
You mention we can supplement with Maple syrup if we don’t have rice syrup. I’ve not come across rice syrup – why do you recommend it ?
Thanks
Bianca
Hi Olivia, in this recipe I’ve used the full-fat coconut milk one can usually get in a can like that one.
Rice syrup is my favorite liquid sweetener because it’s fructose-free. Too much fructose is not good for my tummy, so I’m using the rice syrup in pretty much any sweet recipe :)
Alyson
About to embark on this recipe but don’t have the sweeteners you mention. Can you use honey as a sweetener?
Bianca
Honey isn’t vegan but it would work ;)
Angelique
Or use some dates and or banana!
Natascha
So does it taste like coconut?
Bianca
There’s definitely a coconut flavor in there! But it doesn’t taste primarily like coconut ice cream :)
Angelique
You can also use a banana instead of the coconut! Or use both 😜 It makes it sweeter as well and if you want it even sweeter add some dates!!🎉
Bianca
Wohooo great suggestions, Angelique! Thank you! :)
Jessica Lam
Omg thank you so much for this! I have a serious ice cream craving right now and I actually have all of these things!
Bianca
Yeay, hope you like it! :))
Michelle
Wow, really tasty. The coconut cream makes this super creamy and have alot of dimension. I am not vegan or a veggie, and this was amazing…better than other ones I have tried from Food Network. I subbed blue agave nectar from Sprouts.
Bianca
Thank you for the wonderful review, Michelle! So glad you enjoyed it! :)
elena
Wow! I love ice-cream and also very much avocado. So this recipe is saved among my favourites ones since it is deliciously and easy to make however, I was wondering if instead of coconut full cream milk (and then having to separate it) I may use just coconut cream. many, many thanks
elena
Bianca
Hi Elena, thank you so much! You can totally use coconut cream instead! :)
elena
Thank you very much, Bianca, for replying.
Emily Ely
What would the quantity of coconut cream be if I did this instead of scooping out the cream from on top of the coconut milk can?
Marbella Lossada
OMG Im going right now to the shop to buy the syrup, already put the coconut crean in the fridge i cant wait to make it
Bianca
Yeayyy!! :) Hope you enjoy!
Amy
Hi,
Question: I’m just curious if it’s necessary to include the lemon juice. The reason I’m asking is I’m concerned with a lemony flavor within the ice cream. I love lemons, I’m just quorious about the results. I’ve actually had some very similar to avocado ice cream, infact, it’s pretty much the same kind of ingredients. It’s a popular (avocado) shake in Indonesia, where I first encountered this. If you look up “Indonesian Avocado Shake” on the Web, you’ll see what I mean. It’s made with dairy, however it’s very simple to replace it with coconut milk and your choice of sweetener. The avocado shake recipe doesn’t call for lemon juice, hence why I’m wondering if it’s necessary for the lemon juice to be added to the ice cream(?)
Bianca
the lemon juice should prevent browning. The avocado shake is made fresh and drunk immediately, right?
I haven’t tried the ice cream without lemon juice, but you can try, maybe it will not turn brownish after all! :)