Vegan Ice Cream Sundae

serves 4

20 minutes prep time

By Morgan Shupe, categorized in Treats

Ever wanted to make your own ice cream? Then this is the recipe for you!

Ingredients

Vegan Ice Cream

500 mL plant-based drink

60 g coconut or caster sugar

1 ripe avocado

1 serving Vanilla or Chocolate Vega Essentials

25 g cocoa powder

1 pinch salt

 

Vegan Ice Cream Method Ingredients

4 sandwich-sized re-sealable bags

4 gallon-sized re-sealable bags

12 handfuls of ice

200 g coarse salt

 

Vegan Whipped Cream

400 g tin coconut milk, chilled overnight

1 tsp vanilla extract

Sweetener, as desired (maple syrup, cane sugar, etc.)

 

Chocolate Sauce

1 large dark chocolate bar

80 mL coconut oil

 

Optional Toppings

Cherries, roasted nuts

 

Preparation

Make Vegan Ice Cream

  1. Blend the ice cream ingredients in a blender until smooth and then pour evenly between 4 sandwich sized sealable bags. Seal tightly, trying to remove as much air as possible.
  2. In the 4 gallon sized bags, evenly distribute ice and rock salt.
  3. Place one sandwich sized bag into each gallon sized bag and seal tightly.

  4. Squeeze bags for 10 to 15 minutes or until ice cream is thickened.

Make Coconut Whipped Cream

  1. Remove only the coconut cream from the tin (the thick white substance at the top of the can).

  2. Using a mixer, whip cream until soft peaks form. Add in vanilla extract and sweetener.

Make Chocolate Sauce

  1. Coarsely chop chocolate.
  2. In the microwave or on the hob, heat chocolate and coconut oil until just melted

  3. Stir well.

Assemble Sundae

  1. Place ice cream in bowls, top with chocolate sauce, whipped cream and desired toppings.