This Dairy-Free Coffee Ice Cream is creamy, dreamy, and made with only 6 healthy ingredients! It's also vegan friendly and refined sugar free.

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• Why You'll Love This Recipe
• 🍴Ingredient Notes
• Coffee Tips
• 🍴Step by Step Instructions
• Expert Tips
• Helpful Kitchen Tools
• Ice Cream Toppings & Mix-In's
• How to store leftovers
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Why You'll Love This Recipe

This Creamy Homemade Coffee Ice Cream is made with only a few simple ingredients, lower in sugar, and you don't need instant coffee!

Unlike traditional ice cream recipes, this ice cream base is made with full-fat coconut milk which gives the ice cream its creamy texture without the need for dairy products.

Just blend, churn, and enjoy your homemade ice cream in less than an hour!

If you love making your own ice cream, check out my 3 Ingredient Coconut Ice Cream and my Creamy Lemon Ice Cream recipe!

🍴Ingredient Notes

• Full Fat Coconut Milk - You'll need two 13.5 ounce cans of full fat coconut milk. My favorite brand of coconut milk is Native Forest, but any canned coconut milk will work with this recipe.
• Strongly Brewed Coffee - I suggest using organic coffee and a French Press for brewing.
• Coconut Sugar - You can swap for any granulated sugar.
• Cacao Powder - To enhance the coffee flavor, I love adding in a little cacao powder. Cocoa powder will work too!
• Vanilla Extract - I recommend using a high-quality vanilla extract for the best possible flavor.
• Salt - To bring all the flavors together, you'll need a little salt!

Coffee Tips

For best results, I suggest using organic coffee. Dark roasts work great if you like a strong coffee flavor, but feel free to use any type of coffee you'd like!

After you brew the coffee, place it in the refrigerator to chill. In my opinion, the best method to make coffee is with a French Press.

It comes out great every time and you can add in an extra tablespoon of coffee grounds for a stronger flavor or steep for 5-6 minutes.

To save time, use cold brew coffee instead! You can make it yourself or purchase it at most grocery stores.

🍴Step by Step Instructions

Step 1: Blend Ice Cream Mixture

Start by adding full fat coconut milk, coffee, coconut sugar, cacao powder, vanilla extract, and salt into a high-powered blender. Blend the ice cream mixture on high until it's smooth and creamy.

Step 2: Churn Ice Cream

Next, pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and churn for 20-25 minutes.

Step 3: Transfer Ice Cream

Transfer the ice cream mixture into a freezer-safe container and chill in the freezer until you're ready to enjoy!

Expert Tips

• If you don't have an ice cream machine, pour the ice cream mixture into a freezer safe container and freeze for about 4-6 hours or overnight.
• When it comes out of the ice cream maker it has more of a soft serve consistency, but you can transfer it into a container and freeze for 30-60 minutes for harder ice cream.
• The ice cream base for the Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker must be stored in the freezer for 24 hours prior to making the ice cream.
• On a hot day this ice cream will melt quickly once removed from the ice cream maker. I recommend freezing longer so it can harden before scooping.
• For best results I recommend using an ice cream maker, but you can use a no churn method by freezing the mixture for 6-8 hours or overnight.
• DO NOT mix cold coffee with room temperature full fat coconut milk or it will not blend properly. All ingredients must be room temperature.

Helpful Kitchen Tools

Ice Cream Maker

For this recipe, I used the Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker which works great! My husband and I have been using this ice cream maker for years.

You can use it for dairy-free ice cream or traditional dairy ice cream recipes.

Blender

To create a smooth and creamy consistency, I recommend using a high speed blender.

I have the Vitamix A3300 Ascent Series Smart Blender and it's my most used appliance in the kitchen.

Ice Cream Scooper

To achieve the perfect ice cream scoop, I suggest using an ice cream scooper instead of a spoon.

Ice Cream Toppings & Mix-In's

If you're planning on churning in an ingredient like chocolate chips or shredded coconut, don't pour it into the ice cream machine until the last minute or two.

You can also fold it in with a spatula once the ice cream has finished churning.

• Dark Chocolate Bar, Roughly Chopped
• Chocolate Chips - Dark Chocolate or White Chocolate!
• Melted Chocolate - Melt chocolate chips with a little coconut oil to create your own chocolate sauce! (AKA magic shell!) Pour over ice cream and watch it instantly freeze!
• Chopped Nuts like almonds, walnuts, or peanuts.
• Shredded Coconut or Toasted Coconut
• Coconut Whipped Cream - My homemade recipe is so easy!

How to store leftovers

Store leftover ice cream in an airtight container in the freezer. If the container does not have a cover, it will get freezer burn.

Leave the ice cream at room temperature for about 10-15 minutes before serving.

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