In today’s featured post I’d like to turn you onto some incredibly tasting raw vegan ice cream recipes by some people that I really love. They’re so creative and are doing some great things in the kitchen and online.
My hope is that you follow all of them if you’re not familiar with their work.
Many years ago people used to think that eating healthy was eating carrots and celery. Now we have so many exotic ingredients from all over the world combined with incredibly talented people (listed below!) and the result is just amazing.
I got hungry just putting together this post. It made me salivate and want to reach through the computer screen and gobble up all these raw vegan ice cream recipes.
If you enjoy this post please feel free to share it with your friends to help get the word out that eating health can be delicious and fun. 🙂
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Here are the Top 25 Most Delicious Raw Vegan Ice Cream Recipes. The pictures alone will make your mouth water.
Enjoy!
#1) Mint Carob Soft Protein Ice Kreme
Ingredients:
2 Frozen Bananas
1 tsp. Spirulina
3 tsp. Carob
3 tsp. Lucuma
1/4 cup almond milk
5 fresh mint leaves
Please follow Young and Raw —> Website | Facebook | Pinterest
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#2) The Fully Raw Ice Cream Dream!
Ingredients:
7-9 frozen bananas
1 cup raspberries
1 cup strawberries
Dash of cinnamon
Pinch/ piece of vanilla bean
Please follow Kristina —> Website | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram | Youtube
Store: Check it out!
#3) Raw Vegan Ice Cream Cake Recipe
Ingredients:
2 kiwi, peeled
1/2 cup spinach, finely chopped (optional for more green color)
1 cup mango, peeled and pitted
1 orange wedge
1 small shredded carrot (optional for more orange color)
6 large strawberries (or 1/2 cup raspberries and 3 strawberries)
1 cup pineapple
1/4 cup coconut milk
4 small bananas
Please follow Tracy —> Website | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Youtube | Instagram
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#4) Fat-Free Raw Ice Cream (Vegan)
Ingredients:
2 whole bananas (frozen)
¼ cup plant-based milk
¼ tsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp cinnamon
Please follow Lindsay —> Website | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Youtube
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#5) Raw Mint Fudge Oreo Cake
Ingredients:
1 Cup Pre-Soaked (Overnight) Pitted Dates
1 Cup Raw Almonds
1 Cup Natural Walnuts
1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
1/3 Cup Cocoa
1/4 Tsp Sea Salt
¼ Cup Chia Seeds (Optional)
1/3 Ground Flax Meal (Optional)
6 Packets Stevia (Optional)
¼ Cup Dark Vegan Chocolate Chips
Please follow Amy —> Website | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest
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#6) Fig, Coconut & Blackberry Ice Cream
Ingredients:
10 fresh ripe figs
6 tbsp water
lemon zest, from 1 lemon
1/3 cup dried shredded coconut, unsweetened
fresh ginger, 1 inch (2,5 cm), minced (optional)
1/2 cup (1,2 dl) honey (vegans use agave nectar)
2 cups (5 dl) coconut milk
lemon juice, from 1/2 lemon
2/3 cup (1,6 dl) fresh blackberries
lemon balm
Please follow David & Luise —> Website | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram | iPhone App
Books: The Green Kitchen Cookbook!
#7) Easy Chai Banana Ice Cream, Mocha Chocolate Cake, Chai Spice Caramel Sundae. Vegan Recipe
Ingredients:
Chai spice Ice cream: serving about 2 scoops. Fat-Free, Gluten, dairy, egg free
1 ripe banana, chopped and frozen for an hour
1-2 teaspoon So Delicious coconut creamer or non dairy milk
spices: a generous pinch of Chai spice with an additional dash of black pepper if you will. or spice of your choice
Mocha dark chocolate cake slice:
My Mocha cake recipe made with 85% dark theo chocolate.
Chai spice caramel:
My Chai spice caramel recipe I used for the sweet potato doughnuts here.
Quick Chai spice: 1 teaspoon cardamom powder, a pinch of ginger, cinnamon, black pepper, clove powders.
Toppings:
coarsely chopped almonds/pistachios
fruit of choice like cherries/strawberries
Please follow Richa —> Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Google + | Pinterest
Recipe ebooks: Check them out!
#8) Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream (Raw & Vegan)
Ingredients:
2 cups cashew butter (raw is best)
1 cup coconut milk (canned or you can make your own)
1 cup carrot juice
1/2 cup maple syrup
2 tbsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp cinnamon
2 tsp ginger
3/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp clove
Please follow Megan —> Website | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest
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#9) Double Chocolate-Almond Vegan Ice Cream Sundae
Ingredients:
1/2 cup “raw” almonds or 1/4 cup creamy almond butter
1/3 cup maple syrup (can sub another sweetener, if desired)
1/4 cup melted coconut oil (see note below for options)
2 tablespoons vanilla almond milk beverage (I used So Delicious Almond Plus Protein), plus additional as needed
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Two pinches salt
2 pints dairy-free chocolate ice cream (I used So Delicious Almond Milk Frozen Dessert)
Dairy-free mini chocolate chips
Sliced almonds (I used maple-vanilla coated almonds!)
Coarse sea salt (optional)
Please follow Alisa —> Website | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Google +
#10) Pina Colada Macadamia Ice Cream
Ingredients:
1, 15 oz. can organic, full-fat coconut milk
1, 15 oz. can crushed pineapple
3/4 c. evaporated cane juice
1/4 c. stevia in the raw (or more cane juice)
1/8 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp.xantham gum
1 TBS. coconut extract
Ice (about 2-3 cups, depending on shape & size of ice)
1/2 c. macadamia nuts, chopped
1/2 c. unsweetened shredded coconut
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#11) Raspberry Lavender Ice Cream
Ingredients:
3 cups lite coconut milk
1 cup frozen raspberries, thawed
6 medjool dates, pitted or 2 pinches of white powdered stevia
2 tsp edible lavender flowers
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Please follow Keanne —> Website | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram | Google +
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#12) Triple Chocolate ~ a Raw and Vegan Ice Cream Recipe
brownie bits
1/2 cup walnuts ($.50)
1/2 cup raisins ($.50)
4 tablespoons cocoa or cacao powder ($.20)
pinch salt
chocolate chunks
4 tablespoons coconut oil, melted ($.40)
4 tablespoons date palm sugar or agave ($.40)
4 tablespoon cocoa or cacao powder ($.40)
ice cream
6 bananas, sliced and frozen ($1.20)
1 cup almond milk ($.40)
1 teaspoon vanilla ($.20)
6 tablespoons cacao or cocoa powder ($.60)
pinch salt
Please follow Lisa —> Website | Facebook | Youtube | Pinterest
#13) Cardamom-Scented Peach Ice Cream
Ingredients:
1 cup cubed/sliced peaches or nectarines (see note)
1/2 cup frozen banana, in chunks
1 can coconut milk (regular, not lite)
1/2 cup soaked cashews (or 1/3 cup raw, unsoaked, see note)
3 – 4 tbsp coconut sugar (see note)
1/2 cup plain or vanilla nondairy milk
3 – 4 tbsp pure maple syrup (or agave nectar, see note)
couple pinches steva (optional, can add more sweetener, see note)
1/8 tsp sea salt
1/4 teaspoon (rounded) guar gum
1/8 tsp ground cardamom (you can use a little more if you love the flavor of cardamom, up to 1/4 tsp)
1/8 – 1/4 tsp pure almond extract (optional, but adds lovely light fruity essence)
Add-in (optional) 1/2 – 2/3 cup chopped peaches or nectarines (to add in at end of churning)
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#14) Healthy Vegan Banana Split
Raw Vegan Nicecream
1/2 (63g) frozen banana
1/2 cup (70g) frozen mango
1/4 (50g) medium avocado
Cashew Cream
1/8 cup (14g) cashews + 1 1/2 Tbsp water
1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/8 tsp stevia
On Top
1 cherry
remaining 1/2 (63g) of the banana
Please follow Catherine —> Website | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram
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#15) Dairy free coconut ice cream (vegan, nut free)
Ingredients:
1 cup coconut creamer (or canned coconut milk just make sure full fat)
¼ cup coconut butter*
½ tsp stevia** adjust taste to your liking
½ tsp cardamom
Please follow Lori and Michelle —> Website | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Youtube
Store: Check out their recipe books!
#16) Easy Raw Vegan Ice Cream
Ingredients:
4 ripe bananas
2 tsp vanilla
Optional:
cashew butter
almond butter
pecans (yes! butter pecan ice cream, without the butter or cream!)
vegan chocolate chips
a dab of cinnamon and nutmeg (think no-egg or cream eggnog)
cinnamon apple spices
Please follow Rebecca —> Website | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Youtube | Google +
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#17) Raw Green Mountain Parfait
Light Green Layer – Avocado Ice Cream
3 hass avocados
1 cup meat of fresh young coconut OR cashews
1/4 cup coconut oil
juice and zest of 1 1/2 limes
5 dates – pitted
1/2 vanilla bean
1/3 cup light raw agave nectar
1 cup water
White Layer – Vanilla Cream
1 cup meat of young Thai coconut
1/4 cup coconut water
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/2 vanilla bean
1/4 cup light raw agave nectar
1/2 cup dry coconut flakes OR cashews
Mango Buckwheat Crunchies
1 cup sprouted buckwheat
flesh of 1/2 ripe mango
2 dates – pitted
Please follow Anya —> Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest
Books: The Vibrant Table!
#18) Chocolate Chip Mint Ice Cream
Ingredients:
2 cups almond milk
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2 cups of fresh, young Thai coconut meat
1/3 cup raw agave nectar
1 Tbsp raw yacon syrup
1 Tbsp raw honey
2 tsp vanilla extract or 1 vanilla bean pod (using only the seeds scrapped from the inside of the bean)
2 Tbsp raw cold pressed coconut oil
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/2 – 1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup fresh mint leaves, de-stemed
Please follow Amie —> Website | Pinterest | Facebook
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#19) Vegan Cherry Garcia Ice Cream
For the Ice Cream Base:
1 can full fat coconut milk
1 can lite coconut milk
3/4 C. raw sugar
1 t. vanilla OR cherry extract if you can find it
1 C. fresh or frozen pitted cherries
1 T. fresh lemon juice
For the Dark Chocolate Pieces:
1/2 C. chopped vegan dark chocolate or vegan dark chocolate chips
2 T. coconut oil
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#20) Triple Layered Jungle Peanut Butter + Butterscotch Ice Cream Cake
For the Crust
1 cup medjool dates, pitted
1/2 cup organic raw hemp seeds
1/3 cup mix of ground flax and/or whole flax seeds (you can use both, or 1 alone)
3 tablespoons raw cacao powder
1 teaspoon vanilla bean powder
1 teaspoon lucuma powder
1 teaspoon LEVITY (red asparagus root extract powder; this is what gives the butterscotch flavor!)
pinch of high quality sea salt
For the Filling
3-4 frozen ripe bananas
1/4 – 1/2 cup medjool dates, pitted
1/2 – 1 cup raw cashews
3/4 cup freshly harvested spring water OR dairy-free nut/seed mylk
1/4 cup raw cacao powder
2 tablespoons wild jungle peanut butter (the raw version of regular peanut butter)
1 teaspoon Maca Bliss (black maca root extract; this lends an even creamier texture)
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#21) Raw Cacao Ice Cream
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups raw cashews
3 1/2 cups filtered water, plus more for soaking
15 medjool dates, pitted
6 tbsp cacao powder
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon (I used Ceylon)
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#22) Raspberry Choco Dream Ice cream
Chocolate ice cream
2 frozen bananas
2 dates
1 tbsp raw cacao
1 tbsp carob
Raspberry ice cream
2 frozen banans
1 cup frozen raspberries
2 dates
Topping:
Raw cacao nibs
Please follow Katrin and Julie —> Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Book: Check out their recipe ebook!
#23) Raw Chocolate Banana Split Ice Cream
Ingredients:
Frozen bananas (peel them before freezing or life will be very frustrating!)
Almond, rice or coconut milk
Pure vanilla extract or scooped out vanilla bean
Pitted dates (yes, take out the pits – I’ve learned that the hard way too! 🙂
Raw cacao powder
Chopped nuts to sprinkle on top
Please follow Laurie & Tiffany —> Website | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram | Youtube
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#24) UnCoffee Ice Creme Sundae Drizzled in Raw Chocolate Sauce (Rich in Tonic Herbs, Low-glycemic, Mostly Raw)
Ingredients
1 cup tonic herb tea
1 cup organic pecans, soaked
1/2 cup soaked and spouted black wild rice (soak in spring water for a day, rinsing a couple times)
2 large eggs, de-shelled (Vegans: Use a few dashes of non-GMO soy lecithin and a dash of olive oil instead)
4 Brazil nuts, soaked
1 teaspoon chia seed
Low Gly Chocolate Sauce Recipe
1/4 cup birch xylitol
1/4 cup raw cacao powder
3 tablespoons tonic herb tea or spring water
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon raw almond butter
1 pinch stevia extract powder
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#25) Vivid Double Coconut Ice Cream A Raw Vegan Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup dried coconut flakes
1/2 cup coconut crystals
1 cup cashews
3 dates
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 teaspoons cardamom powder
2 1/2 cups water
Please follow Chef Shernell —> Website | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest
Book: The Joy of Raw and Vegan Cooking
Recipes: See more of them here!
I hope you enjoyed each and every one of these raw vegan ice cream recipes. My hope is that I introduced you to some new ideas, recipes and more importantly people. It’s my contention that we are never going to achieve the health that we deserve if we don’t learn kitchen skills.
In order to overcome that illness you might have or simply gain more energy so you can live your dream, you have to power your body with the best ingredients. The recipes on this post are designed to get you inspired and motivated that you can indeed create tasty deserts like ice cream when you have the desire for something sweet.
Please share with your friends! 🙂