Malted Chocolate Ice Cream (Vegan)
Malted chocolate ice cream - this easy vegan ice cream is rich and creamy, with an addictive malty chocolate flavour. It is easy to make and contains NO coconut! The secret ingredient to it's wonderful creamy texture is oats!
Servings 10 people
Equipment
- ice cream maker
- blender
Ingredients
- 150 g (1 cup) unroasted cashews
- 25 g (¼ cup) porridge oats (rolled oats)
- 800 ml (3 ⅓ cups) unsweetened non-dairy milk (soy is best)
- 150 g (5 ⅓ oz) barley malt extract (syrup)
- 100 g (packed ½ cup) light brown soft sugar
- 30 g (¼ cup) cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon xanthan gum (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 100 g (3 ½ oz) dark chocolate (about 70%) melted
Instructions
- Make sure that the bowl of your ice cream maker has been in the freezer for long enough, mine takes 11 hours to fully freeze.
- You need to soak the cashews so that they are soft enough to blend to a smooth cream. Either cover them with plenty of boiling water and leave to soak for an hour, or cover with cold water and leave to soak overnight.
- Place the porridge oats in a saucepan with half of the soy milk and bring to a gentle simmer, cook for about 10 minutes, stirring often to prevent the bottom from catching, until the oats are soft.
- Drain the soaked cashews well then place them in a blender with the other half of the milk and blitz until smooth.
- Add the cooked oat mixture to the blender along with the malt extract, sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, xanthan gum, salt and melted chocolate and blend until the mixture is very smooth. Stop and scrape down the sides as needed.
- Pour into a bowl, cover and refrigerate until completely cold; I leave mine in there overnight but it will take at least four hours.
- Once the ice cream mixture is thoroughly chilled, give it a good whisk then pour it into your ice cream maker and churn until it reaches soft serve consistency.
- Once the ice cream is done churning, transfer it to a freezer-proof container and freeze for about 4 hours, until firm, before serving.
Notes
See post above for instructions if you don't have an ice cream machine, tips, details and step-by-step photos.