Are you craving an easy peanut butter ice cream recipe? Well I have something even better for you! A dairy-free Sunbutter Ice Cream made with only 6 ingredients. This naturally sweetened ice cream recipe contains coconut milk, sunflower seed butter, dates, vanilla, salt, and water!
I often use sunflower seed butter in place of peanut butter in my recipes. Why? Peanuts are not the healthiest of foods since they can contain high levels of mold. Sunbutter on the other hand, is made from sunflower seeds, is more nutritious than peanut butter, and is also great for those avoiding peanuts due to allergies. Finally, peanuts are not considered paleo because they are a legume, not a nut.
Sunbutter Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 cup full fat coconut milk
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 8 dates (remove pits)
- ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- 6 tablespoons sunbutter, or sunflower seed butter
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients in a vitamix
- Pour into ice cream maker and process according to instructions
- Serve
I hope you all enjoy this quick and easy, healthy frozen dessert recipe. I love that it meets the needs of of people on gluten-free and dairy-free diets. If you’re wondering how to make ice cream without an ice cream maker, see my quick and easy 2-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream recipe.
The other night I was thrilled to have Kelly and her adorable family over for dinner. We made a delicious meal using various recipes from our cookbooks. After that, we had the absolutely scrumptious dessert pictured above. Kelly made her Banana Coconut Cream Pie, and I made her Sunbutter Ice Cream recipe above which I think you’ll love. You can find more incredible ice cream recipes in her book Dairy-Free Ice Cream.
Here are some other easy dairy-free ice cream recipes for you:
Alta says
I agree with Shirley – these look great and I want them for breakfast!
Kelly says
Thank you so much, Elana :-) We had such an awesome time with you! Can’t wait to get together again soon!
Love to you guys, Kelly
Meagan says
I’ve drastically cut down on my peanut butter consumption, hard at first, and then it got easier. I found that more I didn’t eat it, the less and less I craved it. Sometimes your body craves what it shouldn’t have. I’ll have it every once and a while now (think homemade chocolate pbutter cups) but for now I stick to sunbutter and almond butter. I’ve also recently re-introduced cashews to my diet and I tolerate them fine! This recipe looks great. I’ve never tried the date step before.
Maria says
Our son is allergic to peanuts, so we’ve been using Sunbutter in our house for years…and we go through lots of it! In fact, I subbed Sunbutter in your almond butter blondie recipe and I thought it turned out pretty good.
We don’t have an ice cream maker yet, but I’ll be saving this recipe for when we do. Thanks for posting it.
Blessings!
Lauren says
I love that you used dates to sweeten this ice cream… and I’m a big fan of Sunbutter. Great recipe!
AndreAnna from Liife as A Plate says
I love Sunbutter! I use the one with added Flax seeds when I made my homemade Lara bars and it’s perfect!!
This looks really good and I bet would be delicious with almost anything or by itself!
Andrea says
I, too, started using Sunbutter as a sub for peanut butter after reading Kelly’s first cookbook. I have actually been enjoying it for years just never thought to sub it as PB. I absolutely love using half Sunbutter and half Vanilla Almond Butter in your Nut Butter Cup recipe too, although it takes a bit more flax to set up since the texture is a bit runnier. Can’t wait to try the ice cream and get a copy of Kelly’s new cookbook!
Hannah says
What can I use for a coconut milk replacement (nut-free)? The recipe sounds awesome, but some people who are allergic to nuts are also allergic to coconut, as is the case in our home.
Thanks!
Shirley @ gfe says
Oh, how cool that you, Kelly, and your families got together! Look at that dessert combo … stunning. Now I want both pie and ice cream for breakfast! ;-) It was Kelly who got me to try sunbutter for the first time, too. I made her flourless brownies using sunbutter and they were divine.
I am in total agreement with you on Kelly’s Grain-Free Baked Goods and Desserts. It’s just a phenomenal cookbook. :-) And, you and Kelly, and your recipes together–wow, that must have been something!
Finally, thanks so much for linking to my Chocolate POMerdoodle ice cream, Elana! Love that stuff, haven’t made it in a while, and there’s POM juice in the fridge. Would be great when the family is here on Friday. ;-)
xo,
Shirley
Merry says
Sounds divine! Can I make without an ice cream maker?