Creamy Vegan Peach Ice Cream (No Nuts, No Bananas)
Rich, creamy homemade vegan peach ice cream made with fresh peaches but if it’s not peach season, no problem, frozen peaches will work too! This cold, delicious treat is perfect for cooling off with on a hot summer day. You only need a few ingredients and an ice cream maker/churn. Plus, it’s so soft and velvety that no one will know it’s dairy-free and contains no eggs!
Servings: 10
Ingredients
24 hours before starting, place the ice cream maker's bowl into the freezer.
Peaches
- 1 pound (454g) ripe yellow peaches (Roughly 3-4 peaches, depending on size. If using frozen peaches, and/or cup measurements see notes below for more info)
- ⅓ cup (67g) sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Ice Cream Base
- 3 cups (750ml) unsweetened vegan heavy cream or vegan whipping cream
- ⅓ cup (67g) sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
Peach Sauce
- Wash and cut the peaches into eighths, and peel the skin off each piece. Chop the peeled peach slices into small pieces.
- Add peaches, sugar, and lemon juice to a medium pot. Mix the ingredients together.
- Place uncovered pot over medium heat.
- When it starts to bubble (it will take roughly 4 minutes to get there), turn the heat down to medium-low and simmer uncovered for 25 minutes. Stir the sauce occasionally.
- After the time has passed, remove the pot from the stove and allow the sauce to cool in the pot.
- Once it's no longer hot, mash the sauce with a potato masher making sure to break up all remaining large peach pieces.
- Using an immersion blender, a regular blender, or a food processor, blend half of the sauce. Transfer all of the peach sauce to a jar and leave it uncovered until it has fully cooled.
- Once fully cooled, cover the jar, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours so it's fully chilled.
Ice Cream
- Add vegan heavy cream, sugar, vanilla, and salt to a mixing bowl and whisk well.
- Transfer the frozen ice cream bowl from the freezer to the ice cream maker. Set the mixing paddle and cover in place, and turn the machine on. Carefully pour the ice cream base into the machine.
- After churning for about 8-10 minutes, the mixture will reach soft-serve consistency, pour the peach sauce into the ice cream machine.
- The ice cream will loosen, allow it to continue churning and once it gets back to soft serve consistency (roughly 5 minutes), turn the machine off.
- You can enjoy it at this point as soft-serve, but if you prefer firmer ice cream, using a rubber spatula, immediately transfer it to a freezer-safe container, cover it, and place it in the freezer to firm up for at least 2 hours.
Notes
- Please read the helpful info above and below before making this recipe to ensure success.
- Churning time will vary, depending on your ice cream maker and how long you freeze your ice cream bowl. Aim to freeze it for at least 24 hours before starting this recipe.
- I highly recommend using a scale to weigh your peaches (this is the one I have (Amazon Link). If you are using a scale, weigh the peaches whole, BEFORE they have been peeled, pitted, and chopped. If you don't have a scale and will be using cups to measure, you will need roughly 2 and ½ cups of chopped peaches (measure them AFTER they have been chopped!) See below for frozen peach measurements.
- To Make with Frozen Peaches: Use 350g (2 ¾ cups) of unsweetened sliced peaches. Thaw the slices enough so they can be chopped, they don't need to be fully thawed. Add the chopped peaches, sugar, and lemon juice to a medium pot and mix everything together. Place uncovered pot over medium heat until all the frozen peaches have fully thawed and the mixture starts to bubble, about 8 minutes. Turn the heat down to medium-low and simmer uncovered for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Store your ice cream in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. To protect it further, place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the ice cream before covering the container.
- Remove from the freezer and let it sit at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving so it's easy to scoop.
- Nutrition info is based on 1 serving (½ cup) and the recipe is made as written. Nutrition info is only to be used as a rough guide. Click to learn how nutrition info is calculated on this website.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 284kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 14.4g | Sodium: 59mg | Potassium: 88mg | Fiber: 0.7g | Sugar: 17.3g | Vitamin A: 7.4IU | Vitamin C: 3.6mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.1mg