It’s finally getting warmer and I am SO SO SO ready for ice cream season to finally start! I like making my own ice cream so that I know exactly which ingredients are being added to it. One of the worst parts of making your own ice cream is having to wait. Some ice cream makers need hours and hours for the ice cream to finally be done. I don’t always have the patience for that and my kids definitely don’t.

This is why I came up with my INSTANT Raspberry Coconut Ice Cream. No ice cream maker, no churning! We all know about the banana ice cream hack. I’m not a big banana fan so that’s never really been an option for me. Plus just blending up fruit, is more of a smoothie and not deliciously creamy like I would like my ice cream to be.

In comes my all time favorite ingredient: Coconut Milk. I have an entire list of recipes that use coconut milk in some form. So obviously I’ll use it again and again!

My raspberry coconut ice cream recipe is beyond simple. All you will need is frozen fruit and a can of coconut milk. I used raspberries because I tend to have major raspberry cravings…don’t ask! However, the awesome part is that you can really make this with whatever frozen fruit you want to. Options are seriously endless!

Adding the coconut cream turns your average super healthy frozen fruit smoothie into a heavenly creamy dessert.

Depending on the tartness of your raspberries you can add some maple syrup to sweeten them up a bit. This is completely optional though.

The most important part of this recipe is using a high powered blender or food processor. You’re adding frozen fruit and coconut cream into a blender, so you’ll need one with enough strength to get the job done.

No worries though if your blender is having a bit of trouble you can add some coconut water to help it out. Be aware though that the more coconut water you add the softer the ice cream will be. I found if you add slightly less than 1/4 of a cup you’ll still be able to scoop the coconut ice cream. If you add somewhere between 1/4 and 1/3 of a cup you’ll still be able to eat it but it will be hard to scoop. You can then add it to the freezer for a few minutes and allow it to harden.

Try it out and let me know how you like it :) Share you creations with me on Instagram using #VeganFamilyRecipes so I can find them!