Dairy-Free Ice Cream Cookbook & Giveaway
A new cookbook from The Spunky Coconut launched last month.The moment a copy of The Spunky Coconut Dairy-Free Ice Cream landed in my hot little hands, I was off and churning up some sweet cold treats. Here is my review of the book. I hope you find it helpful.
The Intro
The Spunky Coconut Dairy-Free Ice Cream opens with a well-researched history of dairy-free ice cream penned by no other than Kelly's husband Andrew. Andrew is a history buff and knew how and where to find factoids on the subject. Quite an interesting read.
The Chapters
Classics
Coffee & Tea
Cake & Cookies
Yogurt, Pops & Sherbert
The Flavors I've Made
My goal is to churn my way through this book by the end of summer. So far we've made Chocolate, Rocky Road, Chocolate Brownie Batter Swirl, Vanilla, Swiss Almond, Toasted Coconut, Vanilla, the Yummy Yogurt Drink (used for making frozen yogurt), Lemon Lime Frozen Yogurt, and Strawberry Rhubarb Sherbet. All have been ridiculously tasty, but the standouts for me have been Chocolate Brownie Batter Swirl and Lemon Lime Frozen Yogurt. The vegan brownie batter was divine. Half went into the ice cream and half was eaten out of the bowl. The Lemon Lime Frozen Yogurt was like eating frozen cheesecake ... oh my ... so good.
The vanilla, which is the base of many other recipes in the book was quite good. A little heavy on the honey taste—but am sure that can be tweaked by using a milder honey or agave (if you do agave). I have not made any of the toppers or cookies to accompany these flavors so cannot speak to those at this time.
The flavors next up to try are Eggnog, Mint Chocolate Swirl, Rum Raisin, Pina Colada, Pistachio (which Kelly said has been most popular), Honeysuckle Tea, and Apricot Amaretto Frozen Yogurt. There are 55 recipes in the book—which will you try first?
The Ingredients
So you're probably wondering—what ingredients are used? The milks used for the base of the ice creams are coconut, cashew, and/or hemp. My son is nut-free so we make ours with coconut and hemp milk. One secret to Kelly's creamy, won't-freeze-to-a-brick ice cream is guar gum. It definitely helps but may be omitted if it's something you need to avoid.
The frozen yogurts are made using a base of Kelly's Yummy Yogurt Drink (recipe in the book). It requires time for culturing but is well worth it. Plus it will introduce you to making non-dairy cashew/coconut milk yogurt if you've not ventured there yet. Fresh fruit, dates, and coconut water are also ingredients that are called for in some recipes.
Kelly's Got the Tips
One of the greatest things about this book is the pointers Kelly offers for successfully mixing, freezing and storing non-dairy ice cream. Without heavy dairy cream and commercial additives, it can be challenging to get a creamy ice cream that doesn't freeze to a solid brick.
For an ice cream that resembles soft serve, "eat it straight out of the ice cream machine," Kelly suggests. For "pretty scoops," spread out in a shallow dish, freeze until hard, then let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving. Great tips there. Especially the "shallow dish" part. I always scooped mine into a bowl which prevented it from thawing evenly.
Kelly, as do I, uses a Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker (use that link to purchase one and support Lexie's Kitchen :). She expertly reminds us that the insert must be frozen for at least 24 hours and to thoroughly chill the milk mixture before pouring into the ice cream maker. Some additional tips from me to you would be to 1) use a wooden/bamboo spoon for scraping off the ice cream that freezes to the sides of the insert and 2) crank your freezer up a bit. You want that insert good and frozen or you'll get soft, soft serve.
Two Thumbs Up
This book is a treasure and not just for the lactose-intolerant, casein-intolerant, and vegans—but for all. It retails for $20.00. If you really want to support Kelly, purchase it through her e-book store where she makes a better profit margin than she does over at Amazon—either way, it's a highly recommended buy!
Cookbook Giveaway
THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED
Between now and 5:00pm CST July 4, 2012 you can enter to win a copy of The Spunky Coconut Dairy-Free Ice Cream here at Lexie's Kitchen.
1. Just leave a comment at the end of this post.
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Reader Comments (348)
Oh! Would so like to have any of Kelli's cookbooks but wow the ice cream one! Yipeeeee!!!!! Thank you for offering this! And very much enjoy your blog. :) maria
I'd love to win this cookbook being a huge fan of ice cream! My husband and I just started following the SCD diet and this would give me some great ideas.
I would love to add Kelly's third book to my collection. I love her cookbooks.
Jeanmarie K.
This sounds like an awesome book! Would love to win it!
This book looks great!
I posted on facebook about the giveaway. Thanks for doing this Lexie!
Jeanmarie K.
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Thank you for this giveaway. I would love this cookbook to be able to make some special treat for my family.
Just posted to my page on Facebook, letting my 500+ friends know about it!
This looks like a wonderful set of recipes for my favorite thing in the whole world: ice cream.
Love you and the Spunky Coconut! Would LOVE to win this exciting ice cream book, I've had my insert in the freezer for days trying to find a good recipe. Choclate brownie batter......yum. Thanks for the chance to win! dianekurkjian@comcast.net
I'm a huge foodie, and I just found out that I have celiac and dairy & egg allergies. Your blog and Spunky Coconut's have been a godsend for me. Thanks!
I would love to have a copy of this cookbook! Coconut milk is about the only "milk" my whole family can enjoy, and we love making ice cream with it! We've modified a few recipes on our own, but it would be so fun - and helpful - to benefit from Kelly's work.
I would love to get this cookbook. Thanks for the opportunity!
I love Kelly's recipes on her blog and have recently given up dairy--I am really interested in her dairy free ice cream recipes especially now in the summer when ice cream is so tempting!!!
I have loved all of the recipes I have tried from Kelly and would be very excited to try out the ice cream book!
I would LOVE this cookbook!!!!! My daughter and I recently found out we were allergic to dairy and LOVED our ice cream! This book would help bring back our ICE CREAM!!!!
I have been experimenting with dairy free ice cream and have not been totally satisfied with my results. Would love to win this cookbook to get some helpful tips and recipes from Kelly. Thank you :-)
These recipes sound delightful. I'd love to win a copy of the book. Here's to hoping!
I am new to the world of lactose intolerance. I am learning a lot but would love this cookbook to get me through the summer!
I've been looking into non-dairy alternatives for ice cream recently so I can pull out that machine and enjoy some without the effects of milk- it doesn't like me. This book is perfect timing! Will definitely share it with friends who feel the same about dairy. Look forward to hearing feedback on favorite flavors!
OOOHHH... would love this cookbook! It's now on my wish list!
Just pinned this too.
I would love to have this cookbook to try the recipes. We are supposed to be dairy free but can't seem to resist ice cream! Maybe this book would help us make the full conversion. I am also sharing this on my facebook page.
Since I need to be gluten-free, lactose-free and sugar-free, I have been making my own "Cuisinart" ice cream for two years. My recipes have been ones that I have adapted to meet my needs. I would love to win Kelly's ice cream book and dip int0 (pun intended) what she has created.
This sounds like an awesome book, even if I don't win, I think I'll be purchasing it!
I shared this on Facebook, as well.
Sound wonderful! We have a bunch of dairy-free kiddos here that would love it :)
Shared on facebook :)
Would so love this book but also now I have a new website to explore. Thank you. :)
Yes please! Very awesome.
I am new to all these alternative ingredients and was very happy to find more healthy options and am trying to learn lots of new things and recipes to regain health. Your books sound wonderful and Im sure of much help.
Keep up the good work ... would love your book !!!
This is great! We are gluten, egg and dairy free so it would be great to learn to make yummy ice cream at home for my little guy (and me!)
I would love this cookbook, as I just bought an ice cream maker and have been itching to make some vegan ice cream for these hot days!!
Would love to win this book! I'm gluten free, and a huge fan of making ice cream, but I always get nervous trying to make dairy-free ice cream for several of my friends! So they usually just miss out.
Posted to my Pinterest!! :)
Book sounds awesome! I'm always looking for new recipes to try. Would love to win a copy! :)
I'd love to win a copy of this. It looks great!
I just tweeted this as well!
Hi, I love Spunky Coconut. I would love to win her latest book. Tessa
Hi, I just put the post on my fb page. Thanks, Tessa
Hi! :) Great giveaway and great sounding book! zosia23 at hotmail dot com
I LOVE Kelly's recipes! I would be so happy to have her new book! :) Thanks so much!
Heather
would love to win a copy
Yummy looking recipes!
I would love to win Kelly's book!
I love the look of this book, especially the low-sugar aspect!
I just posted about this on my FB page!
Would love to win this book!
Yum looks tasty and fun :)
Hi Lexie! I'm super inspired to try making Kelly's coconut ice creams. I've been making popsicles daily this season and we're going to need variety pretty soon. Stay cool! White Buffalo