Tuesday, 18 January 2011
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Recipe: Mango Pomegranate Coconut Ice Cream
I've been hankerin' for some vegan ice cream these days, even though it's winter. While I love the decadence of vegan "ice creams" like So Delicious and Rice Dream, they get a bit expensive when you have a habit the size of mine.
Serendipitously, Raw Girl in Mumbai posted what looked like a scrumptious recipe for pomegranate ice cream at the peak of my cravings. I don't have an ice cream maker, but neither does she, so I figured it was worth a try.
As is my habit, I made a few modifications and additions, and it turned out delicious! I skipped the lime and added mango, swapped the maple syrup for cane juice crystals, and added some extra blending time. While she said hers was more like an icy sorbet, mine turned out creamy and scoopable - the kids loved it!
Here's the recipe, as I modified it:
Mango Pomegranate Coconut Ice Cream
Ingredients:
- 1 pomegranate
- 1 mango
- 1/2 c. cane juice crystals or raw sugar
- 1 13.5 oz. can coconut milk, full fat
- 1/2 t. vanilla
You'll also need:- A blender
- A deep-dish pie pan or cake pan
Peel the pomegranate and remove the seeds. Puree them in the blender and transfer the puree to a bowl for the moment.
Peel the mango and cut the fruit away from the pit. Puree the fruit in the blender and add the pomegranate back in.
Add the vanilla, cane juice crystals and half the coconut milk to the blender pitcher and blend well. When the cane juice crystals are dissolved, add the rest of the coconut milk and blend until everything is well-mixed and frothy.
Transfer the mixture to a deep-dish pie pan or deep cake pan and freeze for one hour.
At this point, the mixture will be starting to harden a bit on top but still creamy underneath the surface. Scoop it out and put it back into the blender. Blend until creamy and smooth and put it back into the pan and in the freezer for three to four hours.
Your ice cream should be set up and ready to scoop! (I ran my metal ice cream scoop under hot water to make scooping easier.) Garnish with a sprig of mint and a mango slice.
How do you crave your hankering for ice cream while still being healthy? Would you try this recipe?
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Comments (26)
Yummerz ummerz!!!!!
@Japanesenightpurplegeisha@xanga - SOOOOO good! It's wintery here, but the fruitiness made it feel like summer!
Mmmm, that sounds delicious! It looks quite tasty, too~
shouldnt this be on ireallylikefood???
looks yummy though but im a frozen yogurt person. cant wait till its summer~
that sounds good, but does it have to have full fat milk to work?
@Smokin_SultrySally@xanga - I haven't tried it with lower-fat coconut milk. My guess would be it might freeze too solidly, because of the higher water content? Probably worth a try, though. Let me know how it turns out!
This sounds sooo delicious!
omg.. this looks sooo good! great for summer when it finally gets here :)
This sounds fantastic! I'll definitely be trying it soon.
that's a crazy combination but sounds so refreshing.
must try this, it looks amazing.
Wow! I have to try this sometime soon :D
o.m.g.
This looks and sounds so yummy.
Never made ice cream before, but will definitely have to give this a try! Thanks for sharing
Sounds great. I will print this out and save it. I will try it definitely, when and if I can lay my hand on a good mango ( or if I haven't already eaten it.).Thanks for posting.
I'm definitely trying this!!!
looks so good!
This sounds absolutely AMAZING!
I have a question about the blending though, if we were to use regular milk (full fat, or whatever), would the texture come out all icy?
Is it the coconut milk specifically that kept the texture creamy and ice cream-like?
good.. :)
this looks deelicious, i'd definitely try it
Can someone make this for me? I'll supply the ingridients
"Peel the pomegranate and remove the seeds. Puree them in the blender and transfer the puree to a bowl for the moment."
Sooooo what do you do w/ the pomegranate? You puree the seeds....right? That's what these instructions say anyway... Hmmm. I hope I get a response b/c I'd love to make this.
@andilynn77@xanga - Yes. I'd never worked with pomegranate before, so I was surprised at its composition. It's basically a rind, and everything inside is seeds. The seeds are what you eat.
@syedanoor@xanga - I can't be sure, because I don't use regular milk. I'm vegan. I wish I could give you a better answer, but I don't really have any experience with animal milk.