Basil Coconut Ice Cream

The recipe Basil Coconut Ice Cream can be made in around 45 minutes. One portion of this dish contains roughly 3g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 283 calories. This recipe serves 8 and costs $1.08 per serving. 5 people were impressed by this recipe. It works well as a rather cheap dessert. It is brought to you by Foodista. A mixture of half & half, full-fat coconut milk, honey, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It is perfect for Summer. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and primal diet. Overall, this recipe earns a rather bad spoonacular score of 34%. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Coconut And Thai Basil Ice Cream Best Lick! 2008 Ice Cream C, Janine's Blueberry Basil Ice Cream Best Lick! 2008 Ice Cream, and Roasted Strawberry Coconut Milk Ice Cream (Vegan) + Tips for Making Your Homemade Ice Cream Soft.

Servings: 8

Preparation duration: -1 minutes

Cooking duration: -1 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups fresh basil leaves (tightly packed)

2 cans full-fat coconut milk (13.6-ounce cans)

½ cup honey

¾ cup half & half

1/8 teaspoon salt

Equipment:

sauce pan

stove

colander

sieve

blender

ice cream machine

kitchen timer

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Heat coconut milk and cream on the stove over medium high in a saucepan until hot and barely bubbling (bring to a low boil). Add honey and salt; mix to dissolve. Add basil leaves, stir and allow them to wilt in the mixture; remove saucepan from heat. Pour mixture into a blender and emulsify until completely creamy and no chunks of basil are visible (if this is not possible in your blender you can strain out the basil pieces with a fine wire strainer/colander if you would like or you can leave the basil pieces in the mixture). Allow mixture to cool 20 minutes; this allows the flavors to infuse. Pour mixture in a large container and refrigerate a few hours until cool. If using an ice cream maker, follow the instructions on your ice cream maker accordingly (the one I used sits on the counter. You just plug it in, turn it on chill mode, allow the built-in bowl to get cool, then pour in the ice cream mixture. You then turn on the churn setting and turn the timer on for 25 minutes. It works its magic and you have wonderful ice cream by the time dinner is consumed). You can also try this without an ice cream maker by putting the mixture in a freezer-safe container and stirring with a spoon every hour for roughly 8 10 hours. If you try this without an ice cream maker, small ice crystals will form and the consistency will not be as creamy as youd get when using an ice cream maker, but it will still be damn delicious! Side note: We had leftovers when I made this and we froze them in a Tupperware container. The ice cream gets to be frozen solid so when you go to eat the leftovers, make sure you thaw the ice cream at least 10 minutes before attempting to dig in.

 

Step by step:


1. Heat coconut milk and cream on the stove over medium high in a saucepan until hot and barely bubbling (bring to a low boil).

2. Add honey and salt; mix to dissolve.

3. Add basil leaves, stir and allow them to wilt in the mixture; remove saucepan from heat.

4. Pour mixture into a blender and emulsify until completely creamy and no chunks of basil are visible (if this is not possible in your blender you can strain out the basil pieces with a fine wire strainer/colander if you would like or you can leave the basil pieces in the mixture). Allow mixture to cool 20 minutes; this allows the flavors to infuse.

5. Pour mixture in a large container and refrigerate a few hours until cool.

6. If using an ice cream maker, follow the instructions on your ice cream maker accordingly (the one I used sits on the counter. You just plug it in, turn it on chill mode, allow the built-in bowl to get cool, then pour in the ice cream mixture. You then turn on the churn setting and turn the timer on for 25 minutes. It works its magic and you have wonderful ice cream by the time dinner is consumed).

7. You can also try this without an ice cream maker by putting the mixture in a freezer-safe container and stirring with a spoon every hour for roughly 8 10 hours. If you try this without an ice cream maker, small ice crystals will form and the consistency will not be as creamy as youd get when using an ice cream maker, but it will still be damn delicious!

8. Side note: We had leftovers when I made this and we froze them in a Tupperware container. The ice cream gets to be frozen solid so when you go to eat the leftovers, make sure you thaw the ice cream at least 10 minutes before attempting to dig in.


Nutrition Information:

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283 Calories
2g Protein
23g Total Fat
21g Carbs
2% Health Score
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Calories
283k
14%

Fat
23g
35%

  Saturated Fat
19g
123%

Carbohydrates
21g
7%

  Sugar
18g
20%

Cholesterol
7mg
3%

Sodium
63mg
3%

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Protein
2g
6%

Manganese
0.8mg
40%

Iron
3mg
19%

Vitamin K
18µg
18%

Magnesium
49mg
12%

Copper
0.24mg
12%

Phosphorus
116mg
12%

Potassium
264mg
8%

Vitamin A
317IU
6%

Calcium
50mg
5%

Zinc
0.71mg
5%

Folate
17µg
4%

Vitamin B3
0.7mg
4%

Vitamin B2
0.06mg
3%

Vitamin C
2mg
3%

Vitamin B6
0.05mg
3%

Vitamin B5
0.24mg
2%

Vitamin B1
0.03mg
2%

Selenium
0.91µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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