Vanilla Homemade Almond Milk Ice Cream (2024)

It's simple to make your own homemade almond milk ice cream with thisrecipe. It only takes 10 minutes to prepare! This recipe works great as a dairy-free ice cream base to make your family's favorite flavor variations!

Before I share the recipe with you, I'm sure you're curious if an ultra-low-carb ice cream can even taste good?

If you came to this blog several years ago, I might have said there's NO way to make dairy-free milk taste as good as heavy cream when frozen.

In other words, I wouldn't with 100% confidence claim that my homemade almond milk ice cream would have satisfied your taste buds like regular ice cream would...

However, now that I have about a dozen and a half homemade ice cream recipes under my belt, I can say with absolute confidence this dessert is SO good!

And, best of all, it tastes great without any guilt whatsoever.

Why I Love This Recipe

I practice what I preach and eat a high-fat / low-carb diet. But if, for some reason, you're on a fat-restriction and low cholesterol diet, this recipe is safe for you too.

In fact, there are only a couple of grams of fat and there's very little cholesterol.

The almonds also provide a decent amount of calcium per serving (over 15 percent)!

Recipe Ingredients

There are just a handful of healthy ingredients in this almond milk ice cream. While this doesn't qualify as vegan ice cream or coconut milk ice cream, I think you are still going to love it!

Almond Milk

I recommend using unsweetened vanilla almond milk to make this ice cream.

You can also use just plain almond milk and add some vanilla extract to sweeten the milk or add a liquid natural low carb sweetener such as stevia. I like to use a pinch of sea salt, too.

Egg

Some recipes call for just egg yolks. However, I used an entire egg in this dairy-free ice cream!

Flavorings

When you make your own ice cream, you get to choose how it tastes.

For a vanilla flavor, use real vanilla extract and a bit of sea salt to bring out the sweetness.

From this base recipe, you can add things like almond butter (or cashew butter), cacao powder, or peanut butter powder to create your own ice cream flavor.

Gelatin

Grass-fed gelatin is what gives this vanilla ice cream its creamy texture.

Gelatin is making a comeback in natural health because of its ability to help heal joints and skin problems; it helps regenerate collagen protein in the human body, which acts as the glue that keeps your tissues strong.

Sweetener

Use your favorite low-carb sugar substitute to sweeten the recipe. Coconut sugar is not low-carb. Instead, you can sweeten it with a maple syrup substitute (I like to make my own low-carb maple syrup!) or a granular sweetener instead.

Recipe Tips

• Strain the liquid before transferring it to the ice cream maker.
• Use a mason jar to chill the base in fridge. It makes a great, air tight container.
• You can leave out the gelatin if you don’t like the texture of frozen pudding. However, it is used as a stabilizer in the recipe. About ⅛ to ¼ teaspoon of xanthan gum can also be used in its place.
• To lower the total carbs in this almond milk ice cream, try using a liquid sweetener.

Recipe Instructions

This is going to become one of your favorite ice cream recipes! Here's a bit more information about how to make it.

1. Find the ice cream machine

For this recipe, you'll need an ice cream maker to get make the ice cream churn. I like this ice cream machine because of its nostalgic wood design, but if you'd prefer one that doesn't require ice, you can't go wrong with a Cuisinart machine.

2. Heat the ingredients

To get started, blend all the ingredients (egg yolks and all) in a medium saucepan over medium heat. (I know, using a stovetop range to make ice cream... Weird, right?)

3. Chill it in the fridge

After the blend starts steeping, transfer the liquid to a heat-safe container (such as a mason jar). Next, for about an hour or so, place it in your fridge.

4. Strain off the liquid and churn

Strain the liquid. Then, pour the cooled liquid into a prepared, chilled ice cream maker. Let churn for about a half-hour.

5. Freeze the ice cream

Finally, in a freezer-safe container, pour churned "ice cream" in. I like to use a loaf pan, but you can use ice cube trays too.

Cover and let it set in the freezer for four hours before eating.

Serve and enjoy!

Serving Suggestions

Now that you have a yummy almond milk ice cream, there are so many ways you can serve it!

You can go the classic route and make a keto ice cream sundae. This is where you can really have fun and put together an absolutely delicious dessert!

Here are a few toppings my family loves to add:

• Fresh strawberries
• Sugar-free chocolate chips (my fav is Good Chocolate!)
• Keto chocolate chip cookie dough
• Sugar-free chocolate sauce
• Keto peanut butter sauce for ice cream

This almond milk ice cream also tastes great on top of many other low-carb dessert cuisines that you can make.

It will taste perfect on top of keto pecan pie or peanut butter brownies for a delicious pie a-la-mode.

You can also use it as filling inside keto Oreo chaffles, and you'll have ice cream sandwiches that are divine!

Talk about a delicious dessert!

Common Recipe FAQs

Before we get to the printable recipe card, here are some questions people often ask about how to make it.

Part of enjoying summer is going out with the family to a creamery and being out and about on the town. However, if you have an allergy or sensitivity to dairy, I really believe you won't miss out if you learn how to perfect this recipe.

You can take your homemade almond milk ice cream in a cooler to let it soften a bit and then enjoy it at a picnic with the kids.

Need a few other low-carb ice cream recipes without dairy? You may like the following low-carb frozen desserts. They are some of my favorites!

• Keto Chocolate Avocado Ice Cream is really soft, creamy, rich, and full of chocolate flavor.
• Chocolate Low Carb Dairy Free Ice Cream is another chocolate ice cream, but without the avocados.
• Sugar Free Dairy Free Ice Cream is made with either sunbutter or peanut butter and is really high in healthy fats.
• Keto Strawberry Ice Cream is an easy no-churn recipe with only 5g net carbs in each serving.
• Chocolate Keto Shake tastes just like a fast food Frosty, but only has 4.4g net carbs.

Be sure to let me know what you think after you try it in the comment section below.

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First Published: August 6, 2018… Last Updated: January 25, 2022, with additional recipe information.