Everyone’s favorite cold treat – ice cream!
Except you’re in charge of the ingredients, the sugars, and the flavors.
This recipe usually calls for an ice cream machine, but you can get away with two mixing bowls (metal preferred), and either a hand-mixer or a whisk with a lot of elbow grease.
Ingredients:
- 3 tsp gelatin
- 1 1/2 cups water (used half at a time)
- 1/8 tsp Himalayan salt
- 1/2 cup muscovado sugar or sugar alternative (ie. stevia or monkfruit)
- 1 1/2 cups frozen fruit and/or juice concentrate
- 10 oz soft or silken tofu
- 1/4 cup avocado or neutral oil
- Alternatively, substitute 1 1/2 cups GFCF heavy cream for tofu and oil
- 3 Tbsp lemon juice, fresh
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Preparation:
- Thaw frozen fruit/concentrate
- Drain tofu
- Add 3/4 cups water to saucepan and set over low heat
- Add gelatin to dissolve, heat for 3 min
- Mix in salt and sugar, stirring to dissolve
- Remove from heat
- In a blender, blend juice, tofu/heavy cream, oil, lemon juice, vanilla, 3/4 cups pure water and process until very smooth
- Add gelatin mixture
- Freeze in ice cream machine, according to manufacturer’s instructions
- Alternatively, chill two mixing bowls (metal for best results), nest one inside the other, add the ice cream, and whip for 10 min (hand-mixer works best!). For more airy ice cream, chill in the freezer for 30 min, and repeat this 2 or 3 more times
- Makes 2 pints.
GFCF, SF, EF, DF
Legend:
- GFCF – gluten free casein free
- Soy Optional
- Dairy optional
- EF – egg free
how long do you freeze it before eating?
Made this today. Soooooo great!
can I make this with yogurt??
if you add yogurt, you get an even better consistency
Amazing tips…thank you
I hope this works!
tofu???????
isn’t this more like a sorbet?
i would read this when my vitamix breaks down
I was skeptical about the tofu, but it works!
any recommendations for an ice cream machine?
do you get the same consistency with fresh fruit?
it might be more liquidy at first. just takes longer to thicken in the freezer
This sounds amazing! Thinking about subbing almond milk
I’m going to try this with the frozen mangos I got from Costco!!!
Costco has frozen mangos??
someone tell them
shhh….ignorance is bliss
hey man, costco has frozen pineapples
“do you like pina coladas?”