Thai Coconut Ice Cream
3 1/2 cups - about 2 14 ounce/400ml cans of full-fat coconut milk
3/4 cup liquid sweetener
2 1/2 tablespoons arrowroot starch
1 cup shredded coconut
1 teaspoon alcohol free coconut flavor or 1 teaspoon natural alcohol vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon Celtic sea salt, plus more to taste
soaked and dehydrated nuts for garnish (optional)
1. stir the arrowroot into 1/2 cup of cold coconut milk
2. Heat the rest of the coconut milk, sweetener, and salt in a saucepan well combined . just about a minute
3. stir in the arrowroot mixture and stir on medium/low heat until thicken - about 5 minutes
4. stir in the coconut essence and shredded coconut and allow to cool
5. transfer to a bowl and chill in the fridge for at least a few hours (overnight is preferable) until really cold
6. process in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.
7. place in the freezer to solidify and serve serve garnished with nuts are toasted coconut flakes if it makes it that far!
If the consistency gets really grainy - place in your blender and pulse quickly before serving to cream it up a bit.
Makes about 1 quart