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🍰 Fresh Coconut Avocado Ice Cream with Lime
264 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 organic lime
- 1 vanilla pod
- 60 g coconut blossom sugar
- 3 ripe avocados
- 200 ml coconut milk
- 3 sprigs peppermint
- 3 small coconuts
- 15 g coconut flakes (3 tsp)
Instructions
- 1. Rinse the lime under hot water and pat it dry.
- 2. Finely grate the lime zest.
- 3. Squeeze the lime juice.
- 4. Cut the vanilla pod lengthwise.
- 5. Scrape out the vanilla seeds (pulp) with a knife.
- 6. Mix the coconut blossom sugar with the vanilla pod, the seeds, the lime zest, the lime juice, and 80 milliliters of water in a pot.
- 7. Bring the mixture to a boil on the stove.
- 8. Let the mixture simmer for 10 minutes over medium heat.
- 9. Remove the pot from the heat.
- 10. Let the liquid cool down.
- 11. Remove the vanilla pod from the finished syrup.
- 12. Cut the avocados in half.
- 13. Remove the pits from the avocado halves.
- 14. Scoop the avocado flesh out of the skin.
- 15. Wash the mint under running water.
- 16. Pluck the mint leaves off the stems.
- 17. Dry the mint leaves carefully.
- 18. Set a few mint leaves aside for decoration.
- 19. Cut the rest of the mint into thin strips.
- 20. Put the avocado flesh, the syrup, and the coconut milk into a blender.
- 21. Puree the ingredients until smooth.
- 22. Fold the mint strips into the avocado mixture.
- 23. Pour the avocado mixture into a shallow dish.
- 24. Place the dish in the freezer.
- 25. Freeze the mixture for 4 hours.
- 26. Stir the mixture vigorously every 30 minutes to prevent ice crystals.
- 27. Pierce the 'eyes' (the hard spots) of the coconut with a screwdriver.
- 28. Pour the coconut water from the nut into a bowl.
- 29. Store the coconut water in the refrigerator if you need it later.
- 30. Tap the center of the coconut gently with a hammer while turning it slightly.
- 31. Split the coconut into two halves.
- 32. Take the ice cream out of the freezer 10 minutes before serving.
- 33. Let the ice cream thaw briefly so it is easier to portion.
- 34. Use an ice cream scoop to cut out large balls from the mixture.
- 35. Fill each coconut half with one ball of ice cream.
- 36. Decorate the ice cream with the reserved mint leaves.
- 37. Finally, sprinkle the ice cream with coconut flakes.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 264
- Protein: 2 g · Fett/Fat: 22 g · Carbs: 15 g