This is one of the simplest ice cream recipes that I know of when it comes to keto. You don’t have to make a custard, you don’t have to freeze or refrigerate the mixture before adding it to your ice cream machine, and you don’t have to wait around to temper anything. It’s simply blend, add, and eat!

I’m using a pretty fancy Gelato maker for this. It has a built in compressor, so it’s also pretty expensive. My girlfriend picked it up a few years back on sale for around $120, which was a steal. Since my switch from a typical freeze-the-bucket type of machine, this has been amazing. Making ice cream without prep from start to finish in 30 minutes or less!

The consistency you’re going after during the blending process will be a little bit gummy. Similar to what you’d expect melted gummy bears to be. If you scoop it up with a spoon, it should look a little bit slimy. Though it’s not a fantastic experience to eat this kind of texture warm, the xanthan gum is a stabilizer and will help keep the ice cream a great consistency once partially frozen.

Yields 2 servings of Keto Mocha Ice Cream

The Preparation

1 cup coconut milk (from the carton)

coconut milk (from the carton) ¼ cup heavy whipping cream

heavy whipping cream 2 tablespoons erythritol

erythritol 15 drops liquid Stevia

liquid Stevia 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

unsweetened cocoa powder 1 tablespoon instant coffee

instant coffee ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum

The Execution

1. Add all ingredients except for xanthan gum into a container that will fit your immersion blender.

2. Use an immersion blender to make sure all ingredients are well mixed. Slowly add in xanthan gum until a slightly thicker mixture is formed. Add very small amounts more xanthan gum if needed.

3. Add to your ice cream machine and follow manufacturers instructions.

4. Serve! You can add some extra instant coffee and mint for garnish.

This makes a total of 2 servings of Keto Mocha Ice Cream. Per serving, it comes out to be 175 Calories, 14.98g Fats, 6.62g Net Carbs, and 2.59g Protein.

Keto Mocha Ice Cream Calories Fats(g) Carbs(g) Fiber(g) Net Carbs(g) Protein(g) 1 cup coconut milk (from the carton) 110 7 9.99 2.9 7.09 0.99 ¼ cup heavy whipping cream 202 21.47 1.63 0 1.63 1.69 2 tablespoons erythritol 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 drops liquid Stevia 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 25 1.48 6.25 4 2.25 2.12 1 tablespoon instant coffee 11 0.01 2.26 0 2.26 0.37 ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum 2 0 0.58 0.58 0 0 Totals 350 29.96 20.71 7.48 13.23 5.17 Per Serving(/2) 175 14.98 10.36 3.74 6.62 2.59