Vegan ice cream is one of the hardest faux-foods to pull off well. Traditional ice cream in its purest form is essentially nothing more than frozen cream and sugar, so simply switching the base — cream — with a vegan substitute can lead to all sorts of disasters if not done properly. Sure, soy can replace dairy in a lot of scenarios, but would you really want to eat a big bowl of frozen tofu and sugar? Of course not. It does’t sound, nor is it, appetizing at all. That’s why we’ve assembled this list of incredible vegan ice cream recipes that will have you churning out your own gourmet dairy-free ice cream in no time.

#1. Foolproof Vegan Vanilla Coconut Ice Cream

To kick things off, we’ll start you with a basic primer. If you’ve never attempted vegan ice cream before, you try to master a basic vanilla before moving on to more complicated flavors. This “foolproof” vanilla really is foolproof, and that’s why it’s a great base for nailing a great base — get it???

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#2. Vegan Salted Bourbon Caramel Ice Cream

The title alone lets you know this ice cream kicks ass.

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#3. Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream

We’ve been making something like this as a late-night snacks for years… it’s like making a frozen smoothie, but it has the taste and texture of ice cream. The craziest part it is… it’s actually pretty healthy.

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#4. Butter Pecan Vegan Ice Cream

Butter pecan is a classic ice cream, so naturally we had to put it on the list.

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#5. Easy Raspberry Ice Cream

Raspberries, coconut milk, and bananas… YUM!

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#6. Cinnamon Toast Ice Cream

Since we’re already combining breakfast and dessert, let’s pull out all the stops. It’s like eating a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch with ice cream instead of milk.

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#7. The Big Vegan Banana Split

Another classic for those of you who like to keep it old school.

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#8. Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream

Imagine showing up to Thanksgiving dinner with this.

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#9. No Churn Mango Ice Cream

Not to be confused with mango sorbet, this mango ice cream is smooth and creamy.

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#10. Acai Berry Mint Ice Cream

This ice cream pairs mint with the tanginess of berries for a unique flavor combination.

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#11. Sweet Potato Pie Ice Cream

Might seem a little weird, but when you think about how well sweet potatoes go with… well, anything sweet, it’s easy to imagine how delicious this is.

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#12. Peanut Butter & Banana Ice Cream Sandwiches

These vegan ice cream sandwiches are basically my own personal Heaven.

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#13. Vegan Caramelized Banana Peanut Butter Ice Cream

If you’re looking for a twist on something peanut-buttery, this caramelized banana ice cream is it.

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#14. Vegan Root Beer Coconut Ice Cream

Skip the float and just put the root beer right in the ice cream.

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#15. Chocolate & Hazelnut Ice Cream

This ice cream goes great with a cup of coffee or espresso.

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#16. Salted Chocolate Pretzel Ice Cream Cake

Now you can have your ice cream cake and eat it, too.

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#17. Coconut Lime Ice Cream

You put the lime in the coconut and eat a bowl up. Pretty sure there’s more steps than that, though.

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#18. Vegan Maple Cinnamon Ice Cream

This was made for putting on top of vegan waffles.

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#19. Banana Bread Ice Cream

I always prefer to eat my bread with a spoon.

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#20. Swiss Almond Ice Cream

The best Swiss creation since the Swiss army knife.

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#21. Blueberry Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream

It’s okay to eat because it has fruit in it… lay off me, I’m starving!

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#22. Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream

See caption above.

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#23. Pineapple Mango Ice Cream

Ditto.

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#24. Creamy Chocolate-Avocado Ice Cream

I honestly thought that if you ever combined avocados and chocolate into an ice cream a quadruple rainbow would burst out of nowhere and permanently fill the sky. That didn’t happen, but it sure tastes like a quadruple rainbow.

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#25. Matcha Ice Cream

My doctor told me to eat more greens, so I’m prescribing myself two of these before I go to bed.

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#26. Raw Vanilla Cashew Ice Cream

Cashew ice cream is a must.

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#27. Triple Vanilla Ice Cream

For people who want three times the plainness! Just kidding, there’s nothing plain about this intense vanilla flavor.

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#28. Coconut Chai Ice Cream

Mmmm… like a solid chai latte you can eat with a spoon.

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#29. Vegan Avocado Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

I could eat these just for being so darn cute.

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#30. Cherry Ice Cream (with a not-so-secret ingredient)

Cherry ice cream is such an underrated flavor. It’s sooooo good!

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