Vegan Lime Ice Cream
Vegan lime ice cream - this delicious ice cream is rich, smooth, creamy and so refreshing! It is bursting with fresh lime flavour and is addictively good!
Servings 1 litre
Equipment
- ice cream maker
Ingredients
- 25 g (2 ½ packed Tablespoons) cornflour (cornstarch)
- 250 ml (1 cup) unsweetened non-dairy milk (I use soy)
- 500 ml (2 cups) vegan double (heavy) cream divided
- 180 g (¾ cup + 2 ½ Tablespoons) caster or granulated sugar
- finely grated zest 3 limes
- 120-150 ml (½ cup to ½ + ⅛ cup) freshly squeezed lime juice (4-5 limes) strained
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Make sure that the bowl of your ice cream maker has been in the freezer long enough to be fully frozen, ideally 24 hours.
- Place the cornflour in a saucepan and gradually whisk in the milk to make a smooth paste.25 g (2 ½ packed Tablespoons) cornflour (cornstarch), 250 ml (1 cup) unsweetened non-dairy milk (I use soy)
- Whisk in half of the cream and the sugar.500 ml (2 cups) vegan double (heavy) cream, 180 g (¾ cup + 2 ½ Tablespoons) caster or granulated sugar
- Place the pan over a medium heat and stir constantly until it comes up to the boil and thickens to a custard consistency.
- Pour into a large jug and whisk in the rest of the cream, the lime juice and zest and salt. Start with 120ml (½ cup) of lime juice and add more to taste.finely grated zest 3 limes, 120-150 ml (½ cup to ½ + ⅛ cup) freshly squeezed lime juice (4-5 limes), ¼ teaspoon salt
- Cover the jug and refrigerate until completely cold, at least 4 hours, I leave it overnight.
- 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.
- Transfer to a freezer-proof container and freeze for about 4 hours until firm. Once fully frozen the ice cream will be quite solid straight out the freezer, let it warm up at room temperature for fifteen minutes before scooping.
Notes
- See post above for tips, details and step-by-step photos.
- I recommend placing the container that you are going to put the ice cream in in the freezer to chill while the ice cream is churning. This will help stop the ice cream from getting too melty while you transfer it to the container.