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[cristeen]

Originally Posted by cushsb

on my recent trip to south east asia, i got to try durian ice cream... really smells, but tastes great. wondering if anyone has the recipe to it.

I LOVE Durian ice cream. I can find Durian at the local asian markets, either fresh or frozen... after hearing about the smell though (the IC doesn't smell), not sure I want to deal with it myself. I'll stick with buying it premade, I think.

Originally Posted by cathe

Surprisingly, the coconut milk does not really add much of a coconut flavor -- but does add that creamy richness that you want.

I've had some that do and some that don't (taste like coconut). The chocolate coconut that I've had just tasted like chocolate, but the mint choc chip tasted like coconut with a light mint flavor and choc chips. So I think it's really going to depend upon the other flavors in there.

[cathe]

True -- the chocolates and the fruit ones don't taste coconutty but the vanilla or lightly flavored ones have a slight coconut taste--but really only slight.

[KathinJapan]

I have made ice cream with coconut milk and canned pumpkin.
One can of each, heated up on the stove to combine. Add spices to your liking, cool then in the ice cream maker.

Nice texture tastes like pumpkin (which is a popular ice cream flavor here).
Kathryn

[scheelimama]

So, if you wanted to make coconut ice cream (as in dairy free), would you just use coconut milk for both the milk and cream called for in most recipes? I don't like soy ice cream, so I wouldn't want to use a combo of soy and coconut milks. I don't mind rice milk ice cream though, so maybe I could do half rice milk, half coconut milk (or however much cream is called for). But I really do LOVE coconut milk ice cream, it's just so gosh darn expensive. I wonder if they use only coconut milk in it?

[cathe]

Use coconut milk for the heavy cream and another nondairy milk for the milk. If you don't like soy, rice or almond work fine.

Also -- I buy Thai coconut milk in a case at my health food store and they give me 10% off. For each recipe I use one can and then nondairy milk with it.

[cristeen]

Eh - you can do half coconut milk/half water, or you can do all coconut milk if you like. It depends on what else you have in there (with fresh fruit, I'd do all coconut milk, since the fruit adds liquid).

And I can find quart aseptic containers of coconut cream at the local asian food store. I had to really look to find it, but a quart is about the same price as 2 cans of coconut milk. Coconut cream is the same as coconut milk, but contains less water - so you dilute it to make coconut milk, which makes it a fabulous price.

[crunchy_mama]

Just made the blueberry icecream- very yummy! I cut it in half though and just did 1 can reg. coconut milk.

I have the Honey Lavender Icecream bookmarked as I just noticed my lavender is blooming(will make it with coconut milk- I just use straight coconut milk when I do it though - I used to love making icecream w/ straight cream when we could do milk)!

[crunchy_mama]

http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/...e-cream-2.html
Here is a nice basic chocolate coconut milk icecream.

[sunnylady303]

My most recent fave is this:

Mix 2.5 cups cream, 1 cup milk, .25 cups sugar, and the zest of 2 limes in a pot. Heat it til it begins to steam a bit, but NOT boil. Meanwhile, in a big bowl, mix 4 egg yolks, another .25 cup of sugar, and a pinch of salt together. When the milk and cream get hot, pour them into the bowl, stirring the whole time, then dump the whole mess back in the pot. Heat until almost boiling, stirring often. Pour back into bowl (now cleaned) through a fine mesh strainer. Squeeze in a tablespoon or two of lime juice and put in the freezer to cool down. When it is cool-ish, put it in the ice cream maker.

Lime ice cream --- so yummy. Then take some cream and heat it on the stove til almost boiling then dump some hunks of white chocolate in it. Take off the heat and stir.

Lime ice cream with white chocolate sauce = one of the best things ever.

This is my most recent favorite - I have a bunch if you want more.

[scheelimama]

Originally Posted by crunchy_mama

http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/...e-cream-2.html
Here is a nice basic chocolate coconut milk icecream.

Made this yesterday and it's awesome!!! Thank you! :

[LemonPie]

Originally Posted by cristeen

Maple Ice Cream - This one is great with or without the nuts. If you're adding the nuts, let it rest in the freezer a day before eating it or else the nuts don't really add any flavor. This makes a great accompaniment to things like pumpkin pie.

Just coming back to say I tried this one and it is AH-MAYYYYY-ZING : It puts all other butter pecan ice cream I have ever tried to shame.

[cathe]

My daughters latest favorite is:

Strawberry Frozen Yogurt
Makes 1 quart

2 1/2 cups vanilla or strawberry yogurt (dairy or nondairy)
2 cups halved strawberries
2 tablespoons granulated sugar or agave nectar, if needed

Combine the yogurt and strawberries in a blender and process until smooth. Sweeten with the sugar to taste, if needed. If the mixture is cold, it may be frozen immediately; otherwise, chill it in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. Freeze in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s directions.