Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Coconut Ice Cream

Posted by thecaramelcookie / 12 comments » / Dessert, Ice Cream

I can’t believe summer is almost over! This summer has flown by and I’m sad that my favorite season is coming to an end.  I like to make recipes that remind of warmer days during the chilly fall and freezing winter, like these. This coconut ice recipe is one of those recipe that I like to make year round since I can eat ice cream no matter the temperature outside. However, if you’re not one of those then you NEED to go make this before it gets too cold!

This ice cream is made with both coconut milk and shredded coconut which gives the ice cream a very pronounced coconut flavor. I think this would taste great with chocolate sauce drizzled on top, but unfortunately I didn’t have any on hand.

Coconut Ice Cream

Adapted from Ice Cream:The Perfect Weekend Treat
Makes about 3 servings

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups lite coconut milk
1/3 cup sugar
3 egg yolks
1 cup lite whipped topping, thawed
1/2 tablespoon Malibu Rum (optional-but highly recommended!)
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes

Directions:

Heat the coconut milk over medium low heat. Remove from heat.

Whisk the sugar and yolks together in a medium bowl until the mixture is pale and leaves a trail when you lift the whisk. While stirring, slowly pour in the coconut milk. Pour the mixture back into the pan and cook over low heat for 10-15 minutes, until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon. Do not let the mixture boil.

Remove the custard from heat and stir in the coconut. Let cool for at least 1 hour. Once cool, mix in the whipped topping and Malibu.

Pour mixture into ice cream machine and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.

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12 Responses to “Coconut Ice Cream”

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    Lynn @ I'll Have What She's Having — August 31, 2010 @ 8:06 pm

    Beautiful pictures. And the ice cream sounds wonderful too, any time of year.

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    Pam @ Sticks Forks Fingers — August 31, 2010 @ 8:22 pm

    I adore coconut ice cream, and always order it when eating Thai food out. This reminds me of my favorite ice cream shop and the sundae I would always order as a kid… Burgundy cherry ice cream with warmed marshmallow creme and topped with a heavy dose of toasted coconut flakes. I’ve never thought about reversing it and putting Burgundied cherries on top of coconut ice cream until now!

    Thanks for sharing.

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    thecaramelcookie Reply:
    September 1st, 2010 at 5:17 am

    Oh. My. Gosh. That ice cream sounds amazing! I love marshmallow creme on ice cream!

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    Baking Serendipity — August 31, 2010 @ 9:02 pm

    This sounds delicious! I love all flavors of ice cream year round…but don’t want to wait to try this recipe out :)

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    Brittany — September 1, 2010 @ 6:50 am

    I think I will just HAVE to try this out. I love the add in of Malibu!

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    Cook in a Bar — September 1, 2010 @ 9:17 am

    Your ice cream looks and sounds quite tasty. I agree that a chocolate sauce would be the perfect addition.

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    Sprinkled with Flour — September 1, 2010 @ 10:11 am

    This sounds so good. I have a can of coconut milk in my panty, just waiting to be created into something this yummy!

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    May Ling Wu — September 1, 2010 @ 12:48 pm

    Looks really good. I would love to have some right now.

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    Wizzythestick — September 3, 2010 @ 3:12 pm

    One of my most favourite ice-cream flavours. Unfortunately I make a terrible custard so I make an eggless version. I love your addition of the Malibu.

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    The Caramel Cookie » Muffin-Bread Pudding — September 6, 2010 @ 1:14 pm

    [...] Now you can just use this recipe as a jumping off point for whatever type of bad/leftover muffins you have on hand. Don’t like rum extract? Then simply replace it with vanilla, or almond, or whatever you want.  Although this bread pudding tastes great by itself, I ate it with a scoop of coconut ice cream! [...]

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    Gree — September 6, 2010 @ 9:17 pm

    I just found your blog on tastespotting, I was so happy to find this recipe! My daughter can’t have dairy and she loves coconut so we will have to give this a try!

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    Lan — September 7, 2010 @ 8:43 am

    i love the simplicity of this ice cream. like you, i can eat ice cream regardless of the temp outside.

    i’m lactose intolerent and this past VERY HOT summer has given me the opportunity to make different flavors that agrees with my stomach. coconut milk is favorite dairy alternative in baking & cooking now, love it!

    btw, in your “about” section you asked for recommendations on where to eat in NoVA. there’s a DC foodtour and i noticed they offer an old town alexandria foodtour (not sure where in NoVA you are) that looks interesting.

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