Make Raw Ice Cream!

Make raw ice cream that will complement all of your other raw diet recipes. Raw vegan recipes are here too.

It is easy to know how to make ice cream for your raw foods diet. I call it raw ice cream. Like just about any raw food, ice cream can be very good for you – if you use the proper ingredients. As with anything on the raw foods diet, ice cream made with rich, raw milk or even without any dairy milk, is a nutritious and guilt-free yummy treat.

How to Make Ice Cream the Traditional Way – Raw Variety

This is a basic recipe for how to make ice cream for raw foodists. Use this general recipe to experiment for ice cream in the raw any way you like.

This should be more accurately called “ice milk” since regular milk rather than heavy cream is used. I did include the eggs simply because of the health benefits of eggs. Raw ice cream is a great way to slip raw eggs into your raw diet.

While growing up, my family made ice cream usually once a week. Our recipe was very similar to this recipe — including the eggs. I remember how horrified my grandmother was when she realized that some commercial ice cream did not use eggs. To her, eggs (yes, in the raw) were an essential part of any ice cream. However, if for any reason you do not want to use eggs, don't. Then you will be making and enjoying Philadelphia-style ice cream or ice milk.

If you are a vegan, try this recipe using nut milks, of course and without the eggs.

You can also replace the milk with kefir, to get all of the health benefits of kefir.

Ingredients:

Yield: approximately 1.5 quarts of ice cream

3 cups raw milk and/or raw cream
1 cup raw sugar or date sugar
½ vanilla bean finely minced OR 1 teaspoon real vanilla flavoring
2 whole organic raw eggs

Directions:

1.Whisk all of the ingredients together until the sugar is blended.

2.Refrigerate until very cold, at least 3 hours.

3.Transfer cold mixture to ice cream maker and process according to manufacturer's directions.

Variations:

Chocolate: Add ¾ cup raw carob powder or raw cocoa powder.

Maple Walnut: Replace sugar with 1 cup pure maple syrup and add ½ cup chopped walnuts (or almonds).

Fruit: Reduce milk by 1 one cup and add 3 cups mixed frozen fruits and/or berries pureed first.

Honey: Replace raw sugar with 1 cup of honey or even try maple syrup.

Vegan Raw Ice Cream Recipes

This version of raw ice cream has no sugar, no artificial sweeteners and no dairy products. However, it does have a whopping amount of nutrients and is a delicious, guilt-free treat that you can make and enjoy. Here is the very basic recipe with some variations. Feel free to experiment.

No Sugar Banana Raw Ice Cream

Ingredients:

6-8 ripe bananas peeled and sliced.

Directions:

Freeze the banana slices preferably in a single layer for at least 12 hours. Then, using a food processor or heavy duty blender, processes the banana slices until white and fluffy. Serve in a bowel and enjoy!

Variations:

-Stir in finely chopped apple or pineapple pieces or cherries
-Stir in your favorite nuts (I recommend pecans, walnuts and/or almonds)
-Serve with a sprinkle of cinnamon
-Puree fresh or frozen strawberries with raw sugar, agave or maple syrup and use as a topping

Chocolate Almond Ice Cream in a Blender

Contributed by Mike of Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.

Put in a powerful blender (I personally recommend an Omni blender) a handful or two of raw almonds.

Add enough water to cover a few inches over the nuts.

Add two heaping tablespoons of carob powder.

Add a couple of tablespoons of natural sugar or raw honey.

Blend at high speed until a thick chocolate syrup consistency.

Add 4 or 5 frozen banana into the blender and use the plunger to push them into the blades until you have a nice blended ice cream.

Cacao Hazelnut Gelato

Created and shared by Adrianne Barba from Western Australia.

Adrianne says, "Years ago I saw a choc-hazelnut ice cream on a recipe menu and wanted to recreate my own raw version. Here it is and I do hope you enjoy it as much as I do!"

STABILIZER INGREDIENTS This is optional as it is not truly raw.
1 Tablespoon powdered agar-agar {seaweed extract often used in Japanese desserts}
1/2 cup water

Place agar-agar and water in a saucepan. Stir over very low heat until simmering and thickened into a gooey, gelatinous mixture.

ICE CREAM INGREDIENTS

1 cup raw hazelnut butter
1 1/4 cups cocoa powder
1/2 cup dark agave nectar
1/2 cups water
pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon maca (optional, I like the caramelly taste)

Whirl all ingredients in the food processor or blender with the stabilizer {if using}. Chill in the fridge for 20 minutes before churning in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Although not strictly raw, the agar-agar {find it at your local Asian supermarket} stops the gelato freezing rock solid when stored in the freezer, if you can resist not eating it all immediately as I do!

More Raw Dairy Pages:

Raw Milk

Eating Raw Eggs

Raw Milk Benefits

How to Make Kefir

Health Benefits of Kefir

How Is Yogurt Made

Homemade Egg Nog

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