This refreshing Mexican Chocolate Vegan Ice Cream recipe is a wonderful dessert for hot summer days.
With its warming spices, it’s also incredible when the first hints of autumn are in the air.
Mexican Chocolate Vegan Ice Cream
This vegan chocolate ice cream, made with a base of coconut milk spiked with warming spices –cinnamon, cayenne, and coffee is also perfect during the colder parts of the year.
Vegan Ice Cream Recipe
This rich recipe is a year-round ice cream social that I hope your family enjoys as much as ours does.
Mexican Chocolate Vegan Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 2 cans full fat coconut milk, unsweetened, 13.5 ounce
- ¼ cup agave nectar or honey
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon, ground
- pinch celtic sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne (if you don’t want a super spicy ice cream then just use a pinch)
- 1 teaspoon organic decaf coffee beans, espresso grind
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, heat coconut milk and honey to a boil
- Reduce to a simmer, then remove from heat
- Mix in chocolate, stirring constantly until chips are completely melted
- Cool mixture in pan on counter for 1 hour
- Stir in cinnamon, salt, cayenne, espresso, and vanilla until thoroughly combined
- Process according to the directions of your ice cream maker
- Serve
Equipment
How to Make: Mexican Chocolate Vegan Ice Cream
I love the simple 10-minute preparation of this vegan recipe. However, the star of the show is the ease of using an ice cream maker.
How to Make Ice Cream Without An Ice Cream Maker
Don’t have an ice cream maker. See my quick and easy 2-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream recipe.
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Chocolate Salty Ice Cream
If you want to enhance the flavor of this chocolate vegan ice cream recipe, sprinkle some coarse grey Celtic sea salt on top just before serving.
Inspired By Simply Recipes
My Mexican Chocolate Ice Cream is based on one from Simply Recipes. However, that one uses heavy cream and eggs, while this is a vegan ice cream recipe.
Healthy Ice Cream Recipes
Fresh, nutritious ingredients make healthy ice cream a family-friendly dessert. Here are some of my other favorites:
Dairy Free Ice Cream
I love that this Mexican Chocolate Vegan Ice Cream recipe meets the needs of people following gluten and dairy-free diets one spoonful at a time.
Ice Cream Tastes Better From Scratch
Whether churning rich chocolate or creamy vegan vanilla ice cream recipes, they always taste better from scratch!
What flavor of ice cream inspires your taste buds?
This recipe for Mexican Chocolate Vegan Ice Cream is an oldie but goodie from the archives. I first shared it in 2010.
Vienna says
The creaminess of the ice cream is perfect. There was a slight, slight coconut taste to it at first. The cayenne was halved therefor was almost imperceptible, just as I had hoped. The recipe created a delightful ice cream.
Elana says
Vienna, thanks for letting me know this recipe created a delightful ice cream.
Wendy says
We made the Mexican ice cream and have fallen in love! Our pinch of cayenne was a bit much for my husband though, so we will use smaller fingers next time.
Thank you for sharing!
Elana says
Wendy, thanks for letting me know you’ve fallen in love with this recipe!
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Elana says
Nancy, thank you so much I really appreciate being in your minion’s prayers.
Sharon says
Elana, I don’t have an ice cream maker. Any suggestions how to turn this into ice cream?
Elana says
Sharon, IDK for this recipe, but here’s one for you:
https://elanaspantry.com/2-ingredient-banana-ice-cream/
Enjoy!
Elana
Cindy says
I loved your recipe for Banana Ice cream so I will be trying this one too!
Elana says
Thanks Cindy!