This is the BEST coconut ice cream you’ll ever have. A base of coconut milk, cream and whole milk is steeped with toasted coconut flakes to impart an amazing coconut flavor.
Coconut Ice Cream
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 1 quart, 8 servings 1x
Description
This is the BEST coconut ice cream you’ll ever have. The base is steeped with toasted coconut flakes to impart an amazing coconut flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 戮 cup sweetened coconut flakes
- 1 陆 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup coconut milk (not light)
- 陆 cup whole milk
- Pinch of salt
- 6 large egg yolks
- 2/3聽cup sugar
- 陆 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat oven & prep pan:聽Preheat oven to 350掳F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat.
- Toast coconut:聽Spread coconut flakes evenly over baking sheet. Bake for a total of about 10 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes after the first 4-5 minutes. Reserve about one third of the flakes for topping.
- Steep cream:聽Fill a medium sized sauce pan with the milks, cream, salt and remaining toasted coconut flakes. Bring mixture to a simmer over medium heat, remove from heat and cover. Allow to steep for 30 minutes or until mixture tastes noticeably of coconut. Bring mixture back to a simmer.
- Cook custard:聽Whisk egg yolks and sugar until pale and creamy. About 3-5 minutes. Temper eggs by spooning about 录 cup of cream mixture into egg mixture while whisking. Reduce heat to medium-low and slowly pour egg mixture into cream mixture, whisking constantly. Continue to whisk for about 3-5 minutes or until custard is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Freeze & serve:聽Pour ice cream base into bowl through sieve to remove flakes and any lumps. Stir in vanilla extract. Chill in fridge at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours. Freeze using ice cream machine according to manufacturer鈥檚 instructions. Let set completely in freezer. Serve with toasted coconut flakes or desired toppings. Enjoy.
Notes
- Total time does not include time for chilling and churning ice cream.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Cook, Freeze
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 陆 cup
- Calories: 265
- Sugar: 17g
- Sodium: 39mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Protein: 3g
I love coconut ice cream! Your pictures are wonderful it’s times like these I wish I knew where I put my ice cream machine.
Thanks so much! Hope you find that machine one day 馃檪