Dairy-free Mint Chip Ice Cream is made with a coconut milk base studded with dark chocolate chips. The only other ingredients you need to make this paleo dessert recipe are hemp seeds, honey, peppermint, vanilla, and water. That’s right, this ice cream is made with 7 ingredients total.
Last week I made a huge dinner of my Spicy Grilled Chicken, Roasted Broccoli and Kaleslaw for my older son and a couple of his buddies. My goal was to fill ’em with good grub before another big baseball tournament.
After they scarfed down their meal, the boys asked if I had any of that “special ice cream.” They then proceeded to feast on several of my dairy-free ice cream recipes including Banana and Coffee. A gang of three 13 year olds can be tough critics so I was very happy!
Vegan Mint Chip Ice Cream
Ingredients
- ½ cup hemp seeds
- 1 cup water
- 1 can full fat coconut milk
- ⅓ cup honey or agave nectar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Place hemp seeds and water in a vitamix
- Blend on high for 30 seconds until smooth
- Blend in coconut milk, honey, vanilla, and peppermint
- Blend in chocolate chips until they are in tiny pieces
- Pour into ice cream maker per manufacturer's instructions
- Serve
This dairy-free ice cream recipe is adapted from the book Dairy Free Ice Cream by Kelly Broznya.
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.
Here are some additional dairy-free ice cream recipes:
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Sarah says
Love, love, live this recipe! Made it exactly as suggested and it was delish.
Elana says
Sarah, thanks for letting me know this was delish!
OrGreenic says
Dairy free ice cream seems interesting. Thanks for the Vegan Mint Chip Ice Cream recipe.
Elana says
You’re welcome!
Lindsay says
I have never used Coconut Milk so I am curious does it present a very coconut-y flavor? If so are there any GF alternatives?!
Thanks!
Kenna says
I can’t taste even a hint of coconut in this recipe.
Emily says
Made this and loved it – great taste and texture. I added some fresh mint from our garden too. All around a bit hit and very easy.
Elana says
Thanks Emily!
Dr. Schuster says
This looks like a delicious recipe, though it is still relatively high in carbs because of the honey or agave. Have you ever considered using the natural (and healthy) sweetener Stevia instead of honey/agave? Or at least use some Stevia, so as to be able to decrease the amount of pure sugar (honey or agave is pure fructose, which is not all that healthy…)? Keep up the good work!
Elana says
Thanks Dr. Schuster, here’s a link to my Keto Recipes page for you:
https://elanaspantry.com/diets/keto/
Enjoy!
Elana
Vita @ Juicer Depot says
I have to buy an ice cream maker. Any good ones out there that someone can recommend? I would love to try this recipe.
Elana says
Hi there! If you click on the green text in the instructions portion of the recipe that says “ice cream maker” you will be taken to the one I use :-)
Nancy says
I love reading your blog, this looks fantastic! what an amazing ice cream sounds like beautiful and fabulous. Thanks for sharing this info! I keep on reading…
Elana says
Nancy, you’re welcome!
Anita H says
This ice cream is AMAZING!!!!! It passed the test with flying colors with my 10 year old boy and 8 year old girl!! The only change we made was using pure maple syrup instead of the honey as a sweetner.
I’m not kidding try this recipe ..you will not be disappointed!!!
Elana says
Anita, I’m so happy to hear this ice cream is AMAZING!
Caralyn @ glutenfreehappytummy says
2 scoops please!! :)
Elana says
:-)
Cari says
This was perfection for a little sweetness at the end of a scorching summer day. From start to finish (frozen) it took less than an hour. I used a Cuisineart ice cream maker and it turned out creamy with a nice mouth feel. The little choco bits just made the savor last longer. A wonderful,no-cook recipe.
Elana says
Cari, I’m so happy to hear this was wonderful!