Ice cream is something I struggle with. As a vegan that doesn’t eat coconut, my options are heavily limited anyway as a lot of them are coconut based. Some are soy based, but it gets a little boring eating the same ones on repeat. Then after finding out that I’m gluten intolerant and can no longer eat my favourite Ben & Jerry’s Peanut Butter Cookie, it was time to do something about it. So, I decided to make my own no churn vegan ice cream recipe and tried to figure out how to make this as creamy and delicious as I could make it.
I accidentally made this a peanut butter ice cream the first time I made it, but the original plan was to make a vanilla that I could add flavours to later. There are a few easy substitutes to make this a vanilla ice cream though so I’ll share both options down below for you to choose.
No Ice Cream Maker?
You can still do it. The only major negative about this one is that it involves a lot of ice cube trays, which is probably more than the average person has to hand. Maybe buy some bags if you’re wanting to try this! You can make this with smaller tupperware boxes instead of ice trays, but that version will result in a slightly different texture.
Nutritional Information
Obviously, ice cream isn’t the most nutritiously dense thing in the world. But as the creaminess of this comes from nut butter, it does have some nutritional benefit. It contains 3.5g protein per scoop and 10% of your daily vitamin E. If you opt for fortified milk, you’ll also get some B12, vitamin D and calcium in smaller amounts too.
No Churn Vegan Ice Cream Recipe
A creamy vanilla non-dairy ice cream recipe that’s easy to customise for each allergen.
This recipe is gluten free and vegan, it can be soy free and/ or nut free depending on your choice of ingredients.
No Churn Vegan Ice Cream Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups non-dairy milk of choice I used vanilla soy
- ½ cup peanut butter or alternative see notes
- 1/3 cup liquid sweetener I used maple syrup but you could use a sugar free alternative
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions
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You have three options for making this at home without an ice cream maker
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Whisk all ingredients together, pour into ice cube trays, and freeze. Let the ice cubes thaw enough for a food processor to be able to handle, then blend until smooth. Freeze for about an hour for a firmer ice cream.
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Freeze a large, shallow container. Whisk ingredients together in a bowl, pour into the cold container, and freeze. After a half hour, stir the mixture very well to break up ice crystals, then re-freeze. Repeat this process every half hour for about 2-3 hours. Essentially, you’re doing the same work that an ice cream machine would do, whisking air into the mixture and breaking up ice crystals.
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If you don’t have the option of using a larger shallow container and want to use a regular sized tupperware box, follow the same steps as option 2 and leave it to freeze. If you wish to mix it in a blender/ food processor, you’ll need to leave it to thaw for longer which will result in a soft serve texture rather than a firm scoop.
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If you have an ice cream maker, follow manufacturer’s instructions.
Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
This recipe as it is makes a batch where you can still taste the peanut butter. You can sub this for something more neutral in taste like sunflower seed butter, or cashew butter and up the vanilla to a full tbsp if you’d prefer a full vanilla flavour without the nutty taste. Alternatively, up the PB to a 2/3 of a cup for a stronger nut butter ice cream
If you can’t use nut butter for allergy reasons, you can make this using wow butter.
Have you guys ever made your own no churn vegan ice cream recipe at home? Would you opt to keep the peanut butter flavours or a more subtle vanilla?
Until next time,
Sophie
This sounds amazing! I have pinned it on Pinterest for future reference 🙂
Emma
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I love the idea of making my own vegan ice cream! This sounds so much healthier than buying something from the store. Can’t wait to try it!
I’ve cream is one of my all time favourite snacks, I haven’t tried want vegan options of ice cream because it contains coconut which I really don’t like but I definitely need to try this out! X
This sounds delicious! I didn’t have much luck with my ice-cream maker when trying to make watermelon ice-cream. I think the liquid from the watermelon was just too much for it. This version sounds a lot easier than that…I will have to give it a go!
Thanks for sharing!
Aimsy xoxo
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Thanks for sharing this fab post! I am a huge foodie and love trying new things. I’m a big vegan baker at home but have never tried making ice cream so would love to try this recipe!
Thanks for sharing!
Stay wonderful!
Louna | burstsofautumn
I love how you solve the problem of not being able to find good ice cream, by going and making your own
This ice cream looks wonderful, Sophie! I make a lot of ice cream at home during summer, some I churn, some I don’t churn. I haven’t made any with plant-based milk yet but imagine it would be quite wonderful! The texture looks amazing – enjoy!
Oh yum, this looks so good! I’ve never tried to make my own ice cream but I like that you don’t have to constantly mix this and you can walk away and let it freeze.
I love coconut so I really like all the coconut ice creams out there – my sister does not so I will send this to her! 🙂 Thanks for sharing! 🙂
This sounds delicious Sophie! It sounds so easy to do and an easy recipe to follow! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
Ooo this ice cream recipe looks so good! I might try it later tonight.
Demi | https://demibang.com/
Some of the greatest discoveries are by accident, this is defo one of them lool!
The ice cream looks so yumm, thanks for sharing hun. I’m gonna try and give this a go x
I love the sound of this! We’ve got ice cube trays that we never bother to fill, and this would be a MUCH better use for them anyway!!
This looks easy enough for me to try really soon! I’m not a fan of peanut butter so thank you for providing alternatives! I’m looking forward to how this tastes!
Ooh this looks absolutely delicious!!
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Great post! Thank you for sharing! I love ice cream so this is perfect for me!
I’m not vegan but would most certainly eat this anyway, thanks for sharing!
Ooo I’ve been wanting to try to make ice cream for a while but worried about not having a churner. Thanks for the recipe!
I need to try this! I love ice cream it never thought about making it!! xx
Now, this really does look splendid. Amongst my favorite of your recipes are recipes you have created to fill a food void for yourself, and this ice cream is no exception! I had an ice cream maker, but gave it away yet still think I would give this a go with the ice tray method!
Thanks for sharing. 🙂
This looks amazing! Would love to give it a try!
This. Looks. Amazing. In fact we do make our own ice cream sometimes but not vegan or gluten free. That said, I know Flora would LOVE this and the bonus is that it’s something she can make too. (We sometimes make orange or lemon ice cream). We don’t have an ice cream maker either so thank you for sharing the alternatives. Perfect timing for summer too! Lisa x
I’ve made my own ice cream before and it was absolutely revolting hahaha! It was churned though and I had no idea what I was doing. This looks really yummy and creamy. A great option for those who don’t eat coconut too!
I’ve made vegan ‘ice cream’ with frozen bananas in my food processor and it worked really well x
Ooh I need to try this! I go through so much ice cream in Summer xx
Tiffany x http://www.foodandotherloves.co.uk
Oooh excellent! This sounds absolutely delicious and relatively easy, if a little time consuming haha.
Cora | https://www.teapartyprincess.co.uk/
It’s been a while that I made ice cream. I need to try. Your recipe looks simple. I will definitely try. Thanks for always sharing the best and healthy recipes. 🙂
Via | https://glossnglitters.com
This looks yummy. I didn’t know no churn ice cream was a thing but it definitely makes me want to try it.