Easy Plant-based Fig Ice Cream
A rich and velvety vegan ice cream made with only 4 ingredients. If you don't have an ice cream machine, no worries, you can skip the churning. It would be like a parfait (French frozen mousse). August is the season of figs. Look at the trees around you and pick the big, soft ones.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
cooling down 10 minutes20 minutes mins
Total Time50 minutes mins
Course: Dessert, Sweet
Cuisine: Healthy, Vegan
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan
Keyword: dessert, sweet, Vegan
Servings: 1 pint
Author: Shelly
Cost: Depending on the fig price
Blender
Ice cream maker optional
Pint-size container
- 8 oz. 200g black or green figs, about 8 medium figs
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
- 2 cups coconut milk
Cut the stems of the figs and slice them in half lengthwise. Put in a small saucepan with coconut sugar, vanilla extract, and 1⁄4 cup water. Cook on medium heat for about 15 minutes, stirring often, until figs are tender. Let it cool for 10 minutes.
Put in a blender with 2 cups of coconut milk and blend until smooth (if you like chunks in your ice cream, blend until 80 percent is smooth).
Prepare your ice cream machine and turn it on. Pour the mixture slowly in it and churn until it’s ice cream. Transfer to a container and store in the freezer. Daah, where else would you store an ice cream?!?