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Coconut Ice Cream with Lime

Escape to a tropical oasis with every creamy, cool spoonful of our Coconut Ice Cream with Lime and Avocado. You’ll love the creamy texture.
Serves 6
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 hours 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 can coconut milk, chilled overnight
- 2 limes, zested and juiced
- 3 small avocados, peeled and pitted
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Directions
- In a medium bowl, open the coconut milk and remove cream (cream will have separated from water). Reserve the water for another use.
- Using a blender, add coconut cream, half the lime zest, all of the lime juice, avocados, maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Blend on high until well combined and smooth.
- Put the cream into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan or glass storage container, then sprinkle with remaining lime zest. Cover tightly with a lid and freeze for 4 to 5 hours or overnight.
- Let ice cream rest on the counter for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
Republished with permission of The Paleo Diet, LLC. The Paleo Diet is the strong and healthy diet. Founded by Dr. Loren Cordain in 2002 after a decade of peer-reviewed research, The Paleo Diet has become the most influential way of eating, sparking over 500 supportive research papers and accelerating related nutrition movements like low-carb, gluten-free, ketogenic, autoimmune, anti-inflammatory, and organic/non-GMO. See more healthy recipes at thepaleodiet.com.
Jess Case, recipe developer, learned to cook with her Italian grandmother, as well as her mother, whose Norwegian and German heritage also influenced her repertoire. Jess has a master’s degree in art education, and that background influences how she presents her meals.
Published in the Journal of Health and Healing™
Summer 2024 | Volume 48, Number 2
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