Paleo Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (Keto, AIP, Vegan, GAPS)
Paleo Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream has the best flavor with everyone-loves-peppermint + shaved chocolate! This oh-so-creamy, yet dairy-free dessert is super delicious and hard to stop eating! Paleo, GAPS, AIP, Keto and Vegan. With Primal, Keto dairy variation.
½cupunsweetened or dark chocolateshavings (Use your favorite unsweetened or sweetened chocolate bar and a box grater. Grate the bar on the finer holes until you have ½ a cup of shavings. For AIP, use a carob bar, like this.)
Instructions
Place coconut milk, honey (or low carb sweetener/maple syrup) and peppermint extract in a blender. Purée until sweetener dissolves, scraping down sides, if necessary, about 50 seconds.
Freeze in ice cream maker, according to manufacturer’s instructions. When the mix is mostly frozen, but about 5 minutes from being fully frozen, add shaved chocolate.
When ice cream is fully frozen and chocolate is incorporated, serve, or transfer to freezer container to freeze.
Notes
Dairy version of this recipe
Ingredients
2 cups heavy cream (or probiotic sour cream for GAPS)
1-¼ cups water
⅔ cup pure maple syrup (or honey for GAPS OR this allulose for Keto)
½ cup chocolate shavings (See main recipe for details on which chocolate bar to choose. Use carob bar for AIP, like this.)
¾ to 1 teaspoon peppermint extract, to taste
⅛ teaspoon sea salt
optional: 2 Tablespoons vanilla extract (This increases the scoop-ability of the ice cream when it's frozen.)
Instructions
Reserve the chocolate shavings to one side. Hand-whisk the remaining ingredients together until the sweetener is fully dissolved or incorporated into the cream base.
Freeze in ice cream maker, according to manufacturer’s instructions. When the mix is mostly frozen, but about 5 minutes from being fully frozen, add shaved chocolate.
Finish freezing. Serve, or freeze in storage container until ready to scoop.
Nutritional data
The Paleo version of this recipe has 36g carbs per serving. The nutritional data below reflects the Keto version of this recipe.