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Dairy Free Maple Walnut Ice Cream

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Maple Walnut Dairy Free Ice Cream

Maple Walnut Dairy Free Ice Cream is delicious creamy goodness for a hot summer’s day! In fact, it’s a great treat anytime!

Dairy Free Maple Walnut Ice Cream Recipe with Pure Maple Syrup

Dairy Free Maple Walnut Ice Cream Recipe with Pure Maple Syrup

We’ve had a bit of a heat wave around here. After the long, cold winter we’ve endured, warm weather is especially welcome! Given that I had just visited our local maple syrup producer and picked up our annual jug, plus more for our expat kids, it seemed like the perfect day for some Maple Walnut Dairy Free Ice Cream.

Essential Equipment

High Speed Blender

This recipe utilizes a high speed blender and an ice cream machine. Both were purchases that I had put off for years because of price. However, we have worn out more than one cheap blender. I must say that had I started with the good blender, I could have been enjoying smooth smoothies all along. With a high speed blender, things like the dates in this ice cream blend nicely rather than leaving little flecks and pieces in my liquid.

Ice Cream Machine

The ice cream maker was another purchase that I had considered for a long time. My reasoning for buying one was that I could make healthful, whole food ice cream with “real” ingredients and no artificial additives and preservatives. Now that I eat mostly dairy free ice cream, the machine is even more valuable to me.

Dairy Free Maple Walnut Ice Cream Recipe made with Coconut Milk

Dairy Free Maple Walnut Ice Cream Recipe made with Coconut Milk

Dairy Free Ice Cream Tips

The tricky thing about homemade ice cream, and I’ve had this problem with both dairy and nondairy recipes, is knowing when to remove your ice cream from the machine. The ice cream maker operates on the principle of a frozen bowl chilling the ice cream while your mixture is constantly being stirred. You want to allow the process to continue until your ice cream is as thick as possible. However, if you wait too long, the bowl will get warm from the heat of the motor. It can actually reach a point where your ice cream begins to soften again. For best results, be sure your mixture is well chilled in the refrigerator before you begin to process it in the machine. Then, as it gets near to finishing, after about half an hour, watch it closely so you can remove it at it’s thickest.

I take my ice cream from the machine and store it in an airtight plastic container in the freezer. After a couple of hours, mine is perfect for scooping!

However, there is nothing wrong with eating it straight from the ice cream machine, either!

Other Maple Syrup Recipes

If you’re into maple syrup, you might also like to pour it over gluten free Almond Teff Pancakes or make Maple Glazed Carrots with Pecans.

Dairy Free Vanilla Ice Cream

I also have a recipe for Dairy Free Vanilla Ice Cream for you to dress up with your favourite toppings or enjoy with pie or cake.

Dairy Free Maple Walnut Ice Cream
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Maple Walnut Ice Cream

CathysGlutenFree.com
Course Desserts
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 1 cup coconut milk from carton (or other dairy free milk), divided
  • 1 packet gelatine (enough to set 2 cups liquid)
  • 1/4 cup boiling water
  • 8 soft, Medjool dates pitted
  • 1 400 mL (13.5 oz) can full fat coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup walnuts pieces

Instructions

  1. Sprinkle gelatine over 1/4 cup cold coconut milk (from carton). Stir in 1/4 cup boiling water until gelatine is completely dissolved.

  2. Add remaining 3/4 cup coconut milk, canned coconut milk, dates, maple syrup, vanilla, and dissolved gelatine mixture to a high speed blender. Process until smooth.

  3. Chill this mixture in the refrigerator for an hour.
  4. Process the coconut mixture in an ice cream machine according to manufacturer's direction.
  5. When ice cream has finished processing, stir in walnut pieces.
  6. Either enjoy some soft ice cream right away, or store it in an airtight container in the freezer. After a couple of hours, stir it up and eat it or return it to the freezer.

SHOP EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR THIS RECIPE

These are the pieces of equipment I use.

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Dairy Free Maple Walnut Ice Cream Recipe

Dairy Free Maple Walnut Ice Cream Recipe

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Comments

  1. Ohhh I think I need to get an ice cream maker for the summer. I love maple syrup and this recipe looks delicious!

  2. Hi Cathy! I have inconsistent reactions to dairy – so am intrigued by non-dairy ice cream. And now that we have a bit of sunshine I find myself craving ice cream! Will have to borrow the ice cream machine. No worries – Always great ideas from you. Diane from Kitchen Bliss

  3. This sounds perfect. I’ve been debating on investing on an ice cream machine as well and you are making me think tht I need to!

  5. Wow, that flavor combo sounds amazing! I’m always up for trying new ice creams, so I’m going to have to get my hands on all the ingredients!

  6. what a delicious combo! My hubby always makes fun of me loving butter pecan…says it’s an old lady flavor!! Whatever?!! This combo reminds me of that!

  9. Maple Walnut is my own personal favourite just before chocolate!!
    I wish I had an icecream machine — and would make this right away!
    Will pin and keep on hand for that dream item to become a part of reality!!
    Thanks for sharing. I love dairy-free and gluten free recipes.

  13. I LOVE homemade ice cream, it’s one of my favorite things. I also love that you made this with gelatin, it’s so great added to dairy-free ice cream, it totally helps the texture. Love those dates in there too! Yum!

  16. This sounds so good! I recently bought the ice cream attachment for my Kitchen-Aid mixer and am SO excited to try it soon! Although I do occasionally buy pre-made ice cream at the store (dairy and non-dairy, always organic), I love the possibilities of making my own and controlling the ingredients! Pinning this to try later!

    • I think the KitchenAid attachment is a great idea. It will keep the ice cream away from the heat of the motor.

  17. This recipe is so simple, yet it looks amazing! Homemade ice cream always seems so fancy but I’m inspired to give it a go after reading this 🙂

  18. I just put the cooling chamber of my ice cream maker in the freezer so I can try this delicious sounding (and healthy!) ice cream! What a delicious treat to enjoy on a warm summer night! Thank you for the recipe!

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