Ultra creamy dairy free chocolate chip mint cream with food dyes! Delicious and healthy foods can be one in the same with dairy free treat!
We have been making this version of chocolate chip mint ice cream for a couple of years now.
While the green color is totally not necessary, we decided to get that fun hue naturally with plants! The spinach is never tasted and adds a nice mellow green hue. The batch never lasts long, and no one ever figures out there are healthy ingredients within!
Even though we do not have to be dairy free all the time now, we still love ice cream made with full fat coconut milk. It’s ultra creamy. Our favorite brand with no gums is Savoy Coconut Cream. We purchase at our local Asian market for $2/can. You are welcome to use dairy cream in place of the coconut milk, or try this peppermint ice cream.
Dairy Free Chocolate Chip Mint Ice Cream Recipe:
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Dairy Free Chocolate Chip Mint Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 2 cans full fat coconut milk or 3 cups cream
- 1 small haas avocado pitted, flesh removed
- 1 handful spinach
- 1/2 cup honey may use granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons peppermint extract to taste
- 1/2 cup finely chopped dark chocolate or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon gelatin softened in 3 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients in your blender minus the chocolate until smooth. Taste and add more sweetener or extract to taste if desired.
- Place mixture in your ice cream maker and follow manufactures directions.
- Once frozen, mix in chocolate pieces.
- Eat immediately or freeze. Once frozen hard, thaw for 20 minutes on counter before serving.
Notes
- You may substitute equal amounts half and half and cream for the coconut milk.
- The spinach is for green color and can not be tasted.
- I use a few drops peppermint essential oil instead of peppermint extract.
- The gelatin helps to keep the ice cream soft.
Nutrition
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Tessa, I want to dive into this minty chocolate chip goodness RIGHT NOW! I need to make this asap!
Omg I just realized that GUAR GUM is the death of me – and it’s in all coconut milks, well mostly all! It has been causing me some insane stomach pains – UGH. So I am going to try and make coconut milk ice cream with a coconut milk that DOESNT HAVE ANY OF THAT CRAP in it!!! Lets hope it works 😉 Cause I do loveeee me some coconut milk ice cream!
I linked to my favorite…it has no gums!! Savoy brand….I get it at Asian markets.
When I clicked on the above link to get the recipe, it took me to “page not found”. Help!
fixed Dee, thx!