Making a vegan coconut-cream ice cream less "watery"/"icy"
I want my vegan coconut-cream-based ice cream less "watery"/"icy".
Which "available-by-every-supermarket" ingredient can be used to thicken "coconut cream" which is still not thick enough, to make coconut cream ice cream? Perhaps some easy to find dietary fiber or natural creamer.
I have found that adding jaggery paste made of coconut sugar helps to give a more of a creamy texture but still I need some more creamness and not from sugars :)
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How do you feel about alcohol?
Adding alcohol (ethanol) will reduce the formation of ice crystals, and make the ice cream feel smoother and creamier.
As a bonus, there are a lot of flavors out there. I recommend Irish whiskey for chocolate or coffee flavored ice creams, for example.
Another useful ingredient, if they work for your flavor, is creamy peanut butter -- if you have a suitable blender, just toss peanuts into it and process until smooth. Mixed into your base, it will add protein chains that bind the fat together.
Finally, low-moisture tofu can work, and is flavor-neutral.
Two easy options for thickening ice cream are all-purpose flour and cornstarch. The first has a slight taste while the second is nearly tasteless. This helps you to preserve the original flavour of your ice. Both options are vegan and readily available at grocery stores.
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Using non-animal-milk-powder-added "coconut cream powder" instead the "regular" coconut cream liquid ; it's a coconut cream that had generally all its water evaporated and then grinded into powder (I guess), again, without being supplemented by animal milk.
A sharp distinction should be made between coconut milk/cream powder --- and (dried) coconut (meat) powder → coconut flour; these two are different in behavior when mixed with water.
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I have recently tried using cocoa butter in my vegan ice cream, and I have found it to be the creamiest I’ve made yet. I followed this recipe:
I’m not sure what country you’re in so it might not be easily available, but it might be an option.
I realise this recipe is not a basic one but it gives you some proportions if you want to use cocoa butter.
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