Sunday 23 March 2014

Vegan Chai Ice Cream












My family left home early this morning for a volleyball stadium far, far away. Seeing as how I had the house to myself, I thought I'd take the opportunity to get some vital stuff done. I applied an avocado face mask, toned and moisturised, put a conditioning treatment through my hair, gave myself a manicure, started reading a new book and made Vegan Chai Ice Cream... You know, the important things?



Vegan Chai Ice Cream
slightly adapted from Ricki Heller

1 cup coconut cream
1 cup almond milk
4 teaspoons chai tea (I used T2)
2 cups raw cashews
60ml agave nectar
1/4 cup coconut sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla paste
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom

Soak the cashews in water overnight. Drain them when ready to make the ice cream.

Put the almond milk and the chai tea into a small saucepan and bring to just below boiling point. Remove from the heat and leave to infuse for about 15 minutes. Strain the tea and put the liquid in the refrigerator to cool down completely.

Put the cold tea, coconut cream, drained cashews, agave nectar, coconut sugar, vanilla paste and ground spices into a blender and blend until super smooth. Pass the mixture through a sieve.

Pour the mixture into an ice cream machine and churn according to manufactures instructions. (Mine took about 20 minutes to be a scoopable consistency.) Spoon it into a freezer proof container until ready to serve. Take it out of the freezer 5 minutes before serving to allow it to soften slightly.

12 comments:

  1. Sounds like a blissful day! And what exquisite sounding ice cream! Chai, love it!

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    1. Thanks Liz. Chai flavours and Autumn just seem to go together.

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  2. This looks absolutely delicious! Just found your blog - looking forward to future recipes ;-)
    Love Anna
    - anna-mad.blogspot.dk

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  3. That's a lovely, lovely day and this is a lovely, lovely ice cream!

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    1. Thanks Maira. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do, right?

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  4. This looks delicious! I love your photography and I hope to try this ice cream soon!

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  5. These are completely important things! I am going to have to break out the ice cream maker again I see :) As a chai tea lover this is a perfect dessert for my next alone at home session. Or maybe I'll share with the others...maybe...

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    1. The Chai flavours work a treat here Amy. I love the contract of all those warm spices in a frozen dessert. Perfect for sharing... or not.

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  6. If only I had an ice cream machine! I might try this in ice pops though... ;)

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    1. Give it a go. I'd be interested to know how they work out.

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