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3 Ingredient Vanilla Bean Ice Cream (Paleo, Vegan)

04/14/2017 66 Comments

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Tagged With: 5 ingredients, coconut, coconut cream, coconut milk, dairy free, ice cream, nut free, paleo, primal, quick & easy, vanilla

Paleo Vanilla Bean Ice Cream is made from 3 healthy ingredients and can be served soft serve or traditional. This Paleo treat is healthy and delicious the entire family can enjoy. 

3 Ingredient Vanilla Bean Ice Cream - This Paleo treat is rich in healthy dairy free fats and loaded with vanilla bean specks. Made with coconut milk.

I’ll be the first to admit, I have a really close relationship with real dairy. I love the variety of cheeses I can buy at Costco (I usually throw 3-4 different bricks in my cart every time I go there).

I especially appreciate that dairy in raw and fermented forms are actually beneficial for your health, provided you are not intolerant to them. That’s why I regularly make yogurt and we purchase pastured butter quarterly in 40-pound blocks (which conveniently lasts us 3 months).

But despite this, I realize coconut in its own right is a health food and therefore, have been slowly transitioning to consuming more of the coconut goodness. I’ll be honest, it’s been a tough transition. My family isn’t a big fan of all things coconut. I can’t get away with using coconut oil when sauteeing vegetables. And I certainly can’t make coconut ice cream and call it just like”store-bought ice cream.”

3 Ingredient Vanilla Bean Ice Cream - This Paleo treat is rich in healthy dairy free fats and loaded with vanilla bean specks. Made with coconut milk.

But you know what….

Much to my surprise, this is one of the few recipes that my kids prefer I use coconut milk instead of the dairy heavy cream. They keep asking for it and when made with only 3 ingredients, 3 healthy ingredients – I’m always happy to oblige.

3 Ingredient Vanilla Bean Ice Cream - This Paleo treat is rich in healthy dairy free fats and loaded with vanilla bean specks. Made with coconut milk.

3 Ingredient Vanilla Bean Ice Cream (Paleo)

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream sounds so much fancier than plain Vanilla Ice Cream, no? Don’t skimp on the vanilla, those specks of vanilla and the smell is sweetly divine. Simply split open a vanilla bean and scrape off the beans with a butter knife directly into the ice cream mixing bowl.

I make my own vanilla extract and when I do, I keep the beans in the bottles until the extract runs out. I use those softened beans for the ice cream.

3 Ingredient Vanilla Bean Ice Cream - This Paleo treat is rich in healthy dairy free fats and loaded with vanilla bean specks. Made with coconut milk.

No vanilla beans? No worries, just add 2 tablespoons of the extract.  By adding the alcohol base extract, your ice cream won’t be rock solid when completely frozen so you can compensate for the lack of vanilla bean specks that way.

Soft Serve or Traditional?

You can enjoy this paleo ice cream soft serve style by right after churning it. If you’re opting for more solid ice cream, transfer the mixed frozen treat into a freezer safe container and freeze for several hours. Either way, it’s a winner! And a healthy one at that!

3 Ingredient Vanilla Bean Ice Cream - This Paleo treat is rich in healthy dairy free fats and loaded with vanilla bean specks. Made with coconut milk.

Helpful Items for Making This Paleo Vanilla Ice Cream

  • Coconut Milk + Cream – This is the brand without guar gum (which most coconut milks contain) but I use the Trader Joe’s store brand with great success. TJ’s carries both clean coconut milk and coconut cream. I have not tried this recipe with homemade coconut milk.
  • Vanilla Beans or high quality Vanilla Extract
  • Maple Syrup – I get the best deal at Costco but I’ve used this one in the past as well.
  • Ice Cream Maker – This one is my favorite and really the only one I use.
  • Freezer safe containers to store your delicious frozen treat.

Enjoy this Paleo Vanilla Ice Cream on top of Paleo Baked Pecan Apples. Or drizzle this Homemade Chocolate Syrup (Paleo, GAPS) over the ice cream. 

Of course, if you’re like me – you can spoon it straight out of the ice cream maker bowl.

3 Ingredient Vanilla Bean Ice Cream - This Paleo treat is rich in healthy dairy free fats and loaded with vanilla bean specks. Made with coconut milk.
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Paleo Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

With 3 wholesome ingredients, this paleo vanilla ice cream will become your favorite treat year round. 
Course Dessert
Cuisine Paleo, Primal
Prep Time 35 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 19kcal
Author Anya @ Prepare & Nourish

Ingredients

  • 1 13.5 oz can full fat coconut milk (room temperature) *
  • 1 13.5 oz can full fat coconut cream (room temperature) *
  • 1/3 - 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon scraped vanilla bean seeds OR
  • 3 tablespoons vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Place the ice cream maker bowl in the freezer 12 hours before or according to the manufacturer's instructions. 
  • Combine coconut milk, cream and maple syrup in a blender until smooth and frothy (about 2-3 minutes). Pour the mixture in the previously-frozen ice cream bowl and churn according to the manufacturer's instructions.
  • Add vanilla extract or scrape vanilla seeds from the beans with a butter knife and add directly into the ice cream bowl as its churning. 
  • After approximately 35 minutes, you can enjoy this soft serve consistency or transfer the ice cream into a freezer safe container and freeze for 4 hours to get more solid ice cream. Ice cream will keep for up to 2 weeks. 

Notes

*My favorite coconut milk and cream is Trader Joe's brand as it doesn't contain guar gum and is full fat. This recipe calls for either 2 cans of 13.5 oz coconut milk or 3 cartons of Aroy-d coconut milk (no guar gum). You need a total of 3 1/2 cups of coconut milk + cream with 1:1 ratio.
*You can get full cream by chilling the coconut milk in the refrigerator overnight and then skimming the fat from the top. Doing so you may need 4 cartons to work with to get to a combined 3 1/2 cups of liquid. You may also need to heat the cream to bring it to room temperature so it combines well with sweetener.
*Recipe makes a quart of ice cream.
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Nutrition

Calories: 19kcal | Potassium: 9mg

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  1. Raia Todd

    04/15/2017 at

    I definitely need this in my life. Haha.

    Reply
  2. Emily @ Recipes to Nourish

    04/15/2017 at

    I am officially inviting myself over to have some of this ice cream. I’ll bring the organic strawberries. 😉 This looks so good Anya! Love how easy this is and all of those lovely, healthy ingredients too. Yum!

    Reply
    • Anya

      04/18/2017 at

      Totally! We need a date on the calendar! <3

      Reply
  3. linda spiker

    04/17/2017 at

    Wow. Wow. Wow. Who knew you could make a three ingredients paleo ice cream! Love it!

    Reply
  4. Renee

    04/17/2017 at

    I had to get used to coconut milk ice cream last summer when i went completely off dairy – it did take me a while but using real vanilla bean helped with taste tremendously! This looks so lovely and creamy!

    Reply
    • Anya

      04/18/2017 at

      Vanilla is good at covering coconutty flavor.

      Reply
  5. Irena Macri

    04/18/2017 at

    Gorgeous!!! You had me at three ingredients! This is a must try. I do love vanilla bean cream.

    Reply
    • Anya

      04/19/2017 at

      3 ingredients always wins!! Thanks Irena.

      Reply
  6. Michele Spring

    04/19/2017 at

    I learned that adding like 2 tbs of cashews to coconut milk ice cream can take away a lot of that coconut taste too, so for those that are still tasting the coconut they might want to try that. That being said, your version looks so creamy and delicious!! I need to put my ice cream bowl back in the freezer so I can make some.

    Reply
    • Anya

      04/19/2017 at

      I have not heard of that trick. Thanks for sharing that Michele.

      Reply
  7. Cristina Curp

    04/19/2017 at

    Oh my goodness. I have some avocado brownies that would go AMAZING under some of this ice cream 😉

    Reply
    • Anya

      04/19/2017 at

      Yes they would! That sounds amazing!

      Reply
  8. Tina

    04/20/2017 at

    Oh em geeeee – vanilla ice cream is my FAVE. This looks SO GOOD.

    Reply
  9. Allison Wojtowecz

    04/20/2017 at

    You can never have too much ice cream! Love how simple this is!

    Reply
  10. Stacey L Crawford

    04/21/2017 at

    I just love vanilla bean ice cream! My favorite ice cream flavor. Lovely photos.

    Reply
  11. ChihYu

    04/21/2017 at

    I love vanilla ice cream and this version is so simple to make. Love it !

    Reply
  12. Jessica DeMay

    04/23/2017 at

    I have tried vanilla ice cream that turned out horrible and so icy. Yours looks creamy and perfect- I’ll have to try it! 🙂

    Reply
  13. Taesha Butler (The Natural Nurturer)

    04/23/2017 at

    Just in time for the hot weather! I am already seeing summer days enjoying this in the sun!

    Reply
  14. Becky Winkler

    04/23/2017 at

    So simple but so delicious–love recipes like this with a short ingredient list!

    Reply
  15. Rachel

    04/23/2017 at

    Wow, this looks like genius with only three ingredients (love three ingredient recipes of all types!) and good to hear that even folks who aren’t total coconut converts are fans of this coconut-y goodness.

    Reply
  16. Kari - Get Inspired Everyday!

    04/24/2017 at

    Vanilla is my favorite flavor of ice cream, and it’s never better than during berry season!

    Reply
  17. Katja

    04/24/2017 at

    You had me at “3 Ingredients.” This looks delish… and so easy!

    Reply
    • Anya

      04/24/2017 at

      Very easy and delicious indeed! Thanks Katja.

      Reply
  18. 20 Dishes

    04/24/2017 at

    This looks so amazing and refreshing! I’m going to have to make some soon.

    Reply
  19. Carrie Forrest

    04/24/2017 at

    I love a good healthy ice cream. This recipe will come in handy this summer.

    Reply
    • Anya

      04/24/2017 at

      Thank you Carrie. Hope you enjoy!

      Reply
  20. Gina

    05/12/2017 at

    can you switch the sugar (maple syrup) to a low carb alternative?

    Reply
    • Anya

      05/13/2017 at

      I’m sure you can, Gina but I don’t have much experience with low carb sweeteners. Perhaps start off with 2 tablespoons of erythritol and go from there. Enjoy!

      Reply
      • Kristen

        05/28/2020 at

        The coconut cream and milk seized up and got hard when it got cold. 🙁

        Reply
        • Anya

          08/14/2020 at

          Kristen,
          Can you elaborate please? At what point did the milk seize – before adding it to the ice cream maker?

          Reply
  21. RJL

    07/02/2017 at

    I did not find success with this recipe from a textural standpoint. The cream and milk wouldn’t blend no matter how hard I tried. I was left with a white waxy frozen coconut cream on top and a tan icy layer on the bottom. The flavor was good and despite my difficulty, my daughter loved it!

    Reply
    • Anya

      07/04/2017 at

      Hi RJL,
      Thanks for your comment. Sounds like the fat in the milk and cream separated and rose to the top. It should blend well with the sweetener if the cream and milk were at room temperature. I’m sorry you did not have success. Happy your daughter loved the flavor though. 🙂

      Reply
  22. Melissa Graham

    08/07/2017 at

    I am new to this healthy eating and making healthy foods. Would anyone happen to have a break down of the nutrition information for one serving? I am counting my calories as well as eating healthier and want to be able to log this. Thank you in advance!!!

    Reply
  23. Jennifer

    09/12/2017 at

    Looks delish! How much ice cream does this yield?

    Reply
    • Anya

      09/12/2017 at

      Thanks Jennifer. This yields a quart and a half. 🙂

      Reply
      • Jennifer

        09/12/2017 at

        thank you! 🙂

        Reply
  24. Ashley

    02/11/2018 at

    Mmm this looks absolutely amazing! Thanks for sharing the recipe Anya. ❤️

    Reply
    • Anya

      02/12/2018 at

      You’re welcome. Enjoy!

      Reply
  25. Kim

    02/18/2018 at

    This looks fantastic! What is an ice cream bowl though? Is it an ice cream maker contraption or just a bowl?

    Reply
    • Anya

      02/19/2018 at

      Just a regular bowl, Kim. 🙂

      Reply
  26. Chanelle Springer

    03/14/2018 at

    Wow this recipe looks great and I can’t wait to try! Do you happen to have the nutritional information breakdown per serving! Specifically: Saturated fat, Calories, sugars and protein. That would be great! Thank you

    Chanelle

    Reply
    • Anya

      03/14/2018 at

      Hi Chanelle,
      I don’t have the nutritional information on any of my recipes. Perhaps that is something I will consider in the future but right now I encourage people to focus on balance and enjoying sweets in moderation. 🙂

      Reply
      • Chanelle Springer

        03/15/2018 at

        Ok thank you so much!

        Reply
  27. Connie

    06/06/2018 at

    I made this two weekends in a row and it is delicious! I never even liked ice cream before! As others said, “you had me at three ingredients”. I tried several ice cream recipes last summer after my husband went Paleo and they didn’t turn out well. So glad to find your recipe this year.

    Reply
    • Anya

      06/11/2018 at

      Wonderful to hear, Connie!!

      Reply
    • Anya

      08/01/2018 at

      So great to hear this Connie!!

      Reply
  28. Nikki

    06/08/2018 at

    How much ice cream does this recipe make?

    Reply
    • Anya

      06/11/2018 at

      It makes approximately 1 quart.

      Reply
  29. Brittany

    07/11/2018 at

    Ah I was so excited to use my ice cream maker (kitchenaid stand mixer attachment) for the first time, and this mixture never thickened! I used the TJ coconut milk + cream and blended it with 1/2 cup of pure maple syrup. I did use the 3 Tbsp extract because I didn’t have vanilla bean, but I’ll use the real thing next time. I let it churn for probably 40+ minutes checking it every 10 minutes or so for consistency. I ended up pouring the mixture into containers and putting them in the freezer so hopefully that’s almost as good until I can try again!

    Reply
    • Anya

      08/01/2018 at

      Hi Brittany,

      I’m sorry 🙁 Was your milk & cream room temperature? That’s an important piece.

      Reply
  30. Theresa

    01/11/2019 at

    can I use the Aroy-D coconut cream as the cream part of this recipe?

    Reply
    • Anya

      01/13/2019 at

      Yes! That should work.

      Reply
  31. Beverly Randolph

    08/10/2019 at

    This simple recipe is DELICIOUS! There’s no getting around the coconutty taste–you’re using coconut milk so it’s not going to taste like heavy cream. That said, both the good vanilla and maple syrup help you “get over” the mild coconut taste and enjoy the REALLY, REALLY CREAMY aspect of this ice cream! I ate some out of the maker and put some in the freezer. I think I’ll chop up strawberries to put on top after it’s been in the freezer for a while. This is great! Thank you!

    Reply
    • Anya

      08/12/2019 at

      So glad you loved it Beverly! Thanks for your comment. 🙂

      Reply
      • Martha Gregory

        02/06/2020 at

        It looked & sounded so good, until I got to the maple syrup. We are off dairy, sugar, and flour. Have you ever tried it with honey? Instead of the maple syrup?
        Would love to hear back from you

        Reply
        • Anya

          08/14/2020 at

          I’ve not tried with honey but if the consistency is the same as maple syrup (not crystallized), it should work. I would use a tad bit less though since honey is generally sweeter than maple syrup. Enjoy!

          Reply

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