Vegan Ube Ice Cream

We first tried Ube ice cream at Trader Joe’s. It was delicious!! That version had eggs though so one of my daughters couldn’t eat it. I tried this vegan recipe with Ube and it’s pretty good!

Vegan Purple Sweet Potato (Ube) Ice Cream (~from wallflowerkitchen)

Ingredients

·        360 ml / 1 1/2 cups coconut milk, full-fat

·        1 tbsp arrowroot powder* (used corn starch)

·        60 ml / 1/4 cup maple syrup

·        1/2 cup purple sweet potato puree or 3/4 cup chopped, boiled purple sweet potatoes

·        2 tsp vanilla extract

·        Optional 1 tbsp alcohol, such as vodka or gin**

Instructions

·        Mix all the ingredients, except the vanilla and alcohol, together in a blender and mix until smooth. (make sure to put corn starch in here)

·        Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Once boiling, remove from the heat and whisk until smooth and thickened.

·        Stir in the vanilla and alcohol.

·        Pour into a container and chill overnight.

·        Instructions for using an ice cream maker

·        Once the mixture is chilled, you simply need to add it to yourice cream machine, following the manufacturer's instructions. Once churned, add to a shallow, freezer-safe container and freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight.

Instructions without using an ice cream maker

·        If you have a stand mixer with a metal bowl, you can freeze the bowl overnight and "churn" the ice cream using the paddle attachment.

·        Otherwise, you will need to whisk the mixture well before freezing it and may need to check on it a couple of times and whisk again to add lot's of air to it and prevent it turning icy.

Notes

*Arrowroot powder can be found in the baking aisle of the supermarket. You can also use tapioca flour or corn starch.

**The alcohol is to help keep the ice cream from freezing too hard.