Vegan Maple Pecan Ice Cream
This pecan ice cream tastes like a slice of creamy pie and is delicious all-year round.
Prep Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 1 quart
Ingredients
- 3 cups raw pecans
- 3 cups full-fat canned coconut milk
- 3 cups unsweetened almond milk
- 1 1/4 cups chopped pitted dates
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon natural vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of Celtic sea salt
- 1 cup roughly chopped pecans
Instructions
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Throw the 3 cups whole pecans, 3 cups coconut milk, 3 cups almond milk, and dates into your blender, and blast on high for about 1 minute until smooth and creamy.
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Strain the mixture, wash the blender container, and place the strained milk back into the blender. Add the maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt, and blend again for 10 to 20 seconds until well combined.
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Chill the mixture in the fridge until cold, and then churn in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions. During the last 10 minutes of churning, fold in the chopped pecans.
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Freeze until ready to serve.
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Serve topped with crushed pecans and a drizzle of maple syrup.
Recipe Notes
Photo by Trent Lanz and styling by Alicia Buszczak
Comments 23
Sounds totally decadent–and delicious, Tess! Wishing you a sweet and very happy holidays! xo
Yes, decadent AND delicious! We love it 🙂
Happy Holidays to you Ricki. Happy New Year. I CANNOT wait to see what happens in your s’blended career in 2013. You ROCK!
Wow, this looks (and sounds) fabulous. My mom loves butter pecan ice cream. I think she’d love this!
Yes, this simple recipe is a winner. Enjoy 🙂
OMG this is far too good. I could eat a crazy amount without trying too hard. 🙂
LOL! Me too 🙂
We love the blog! And we love ice-cream.
The other day we found an ice-cream-vending machine which was really amazing (and also had vegan icecream!!!)
Greetings from Germany,
Birdy and Bambi
Great. Thanks for sharing.
Would you be able to make this completely in a Vitamix, substituting ice for some of the water ?
Yes, you could absolutely turn this into instant ice cream adding some ice. But, it would have to be consumed immediately. You could freeze it for a little bit to firm it up, but without churning you will get some ice crystals.
thanks
Enjoy 🙂
What is very low in sugar?
Dates contain natural sugar. This recipe is lower in sugar than conventional ice cream.
Thanks for the tips. Getting just the right flavor seems like the main thing. Nice post.
Enjoy.
Yes. I LOVE chocolate and share lots of chocolate recipes on the site. I will post some more soon for you.
Just made this, so good!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Just came across this and would love to try it…I don’t have a Vitamix though…do you think a slightly less powerful blender would affect the overall consistency? I have tried various nut-based ice creams and it’s really hit and miss consistency-wise…depending on the ingredients they come out either nicely creamy or otherwise can be a bit icy…
Yes, I hear you. To be honest, you really need a high-speed blender for the best results with this recipe. Sorry. The ingredients are expensive, and I wouldn’t want you to waste your time and money, and be disappointed.
I love really thick frozen-style smoothies. I find that the smoothies I make in my VitaMix (with lots of ice cubes) are what other folks sometimes call ice cream.
So I wonder — could I turn this into a thick, frozen smoothie recipe? It would need some liquid, but maybe not nut milk, since there are so many nuts involved already.
How about just water — what do you think? Or maybe coconut water, which is a bit sweet?
thanks.
You absolutely could turn this into a smoothie. Just make a 1/4 of the recipe and add almond milk or coconut water.