Name: Chocolate & Nut Ice Cream
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4–6
Ingredients: 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 small ripe avocados, stoned, peeled and roughly chopped; 40 g/1½oz/⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted; about 6 tbsp maple syrup; 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup coconut cream; 400 ml/14 fl oz can of coconut milk; 115 g/4 oz/1 cup chopped blanched almonds

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Vegan Kids

By Heather Whinney

Published 2021

About

This is a not-too-sweet churned ice cream in which avocados add a wonderful smoothness, although their flavour is barely detectable. If time allows, chill the coconut cream and coconut milk overnight in the fridge. Use coconut evaporated milk in place of coconut milk for a richer result. Leave out the almonds if you prefer.

Ingredients

150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup coconut cream
400

Method

Pour and scrape the coconut cream and coconut milk into a blender or food processor. Add the avocados and maple syrup and blend briefly until the avocados are very finely chopped.
Sift in the cocoa powder, add the vanilla, then blend again until the mixture is completely smooth. Taste and add more maple syrup if liked (bear in mind that it will taste slightly l