The Quickest Ice Cream Ever

I was looking for vegan friendly recipes as I was hosting a dinner where one guest was vegan and came across this fantastic recipe for coconut ice cream. It's cheap, quick and can be made with 2 ingredients!

So, the actual recipe as found:

Coconut milk ice cream
Ingredients:
· 4 cups unsweetened coconut milk
· 1/2 cup superfine sugar or granulated sugar, or to taste
· 1/4 teaspoon coconut extract, optional
· 1 1/4 cups unsweetened coconut flakes
· 1/4 cup toasted coconut, optional
Preparation:
Combine the coconut milk and sugar, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Stir in the extract and the coconut flakes. Chill in the freezer, stirring occasionally until hardened, or prepare in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's directions. Top with toasted coconut before serving.

So my way:

• 2 tins of coconut milk or if you want a bit more creamy texture use 1 tin coconut milk, one of coc0nut cream. You could use light as well though I have not tried it yet.
• Half a cup of sugar

Mix ingredients in a pot and allow to sit for a few minutes over a low heat so the sugar can dissolve. Place in fridge and allow to cool completely and then pour into ice cream maker according to the machines directions. If you don't have an ice cream maker you can just put it in the freezer and stir maybe once an hour until it's frozen.

That's it.

You can add the extra coconut if you like but I prefer it without the texture. It's quick, simple and absolutely delicious!

Instead of sugar I often use a product called Xylitol. It's a sugar alternative, completely natural and chemical free and has no fat, no carbs, no nothing. I found it when doing the atkins diet and it saved my life! You can use as much as you like without affecting your carb counting at all. And it looks and tastes much like sugar as well without that after taste you get with the artificial sweeteners. It's a 1:1 conversion though I find you can use less Xylitol as it's sweeter than sugar.

If you're diet conscious and avoiding sugar I strongly recommend you look into this product. It's not cheap but can go a long way. I pay about $18 for a 750g bag at the health shop.