This keto avocado ice cream is so creamy! My easy chocolate avocado ice cream recipe contains 5 ingredients and it is only 4.9 net carbs per serving. No ice cream maker necessary.
Do you hide vegetables in meals? If you have children, I'd say that's a yes. Kids are notorious for refusing dishes that look too obviously healthy/too green. When they are very small, they can still be fooled ("have another of the green French fries!"), but as they grow, the discussion about why veggies are important can become quite a bore. The easy route out of the dilemma is to "healthify" their favourite food. If you chop finely enough, there will be no complaints!
I never tire of the moment after the meal when they tell you the food was nice (you do have to ask them for this information, it is rarely offers on its own accord) and you list exactly how many vegetables they have just eaten. Eventually they WILL stop announcing they do not like beans/carrots/*add their most despised vegetable*. Well, maybe this stops at Brussels sprouts.
Over the years, I have perfected my Bolognese sauce by adding an insane amount of vegetables from zucchini to red pepper. Zucchini with its mild, unimposing taste is a real chameleon - it works perfectly in any tomato-based dish, but can also be used in baking (watch that space!). Another great candidate for hidden veggie overload are meaty stews. Especially the rich flavour of beef successfully masks the taste of celery, carrots or mushrooms. And in turn, it's the vegetables that take the broth to the next level. And when you round it off with a veggie dessert such as these pumpkin brownies or some low carb zucchini muffins, you can bask in feeling like a super-mom.
Enter chocolate avocado ice cream.
Avocado with its rich, creamy texture is the ideal candidate for no-bake desserts. On top of that, it has a insane amount of health benefits. Avocado is...
- packed with more potassium than bananas
- loaded with healthy fatty acids
- full of fibre
- brimming with antioxidants.
A study has even found that people who eat avocado tend to be healthier. Have I convinced you now?
I have posted this chocolate avocado mousse already, which is a ridiculously easy dessert. Avocado and chocolate work just so well together. Combined they are rich and indulgent, yet with a pleasingly fresh note. Chocolate avocado ice cream seemed the next natural step, even though it's February. Or maybe because it's February. Don't we all need something to look forward to?
I don't have an ice-cream maker - if you do, you can still use this recipe and probably get an impossibly silky result. But it works just as well without. All you need is a little more planning and patience. Enjoy!
More Healthy Ice Cream Recipes
- Sugar Free Vanilla Ice Cream
- Low Carb Keto Chocolate Ice Cream
- Keto Strawberry Ice Cream
- Sugar Free Mexican Chocolate Fudgesicles
- Frozen Blueberry Bites
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Recipe
Low Carb Chocolate Avocado Ice Cream (No Churn)
from Sugar Free LondonerNote: The servings slider only changes the first amount in each line and not any subsequent amounts. Please make your own calculations where necessary.
Ingredients
- 2 avocados ripe and stoned
- 45 g/ ½ cup cacao powder
- 175 ml/ ¾ cup heavy/double cream
- 175 ml/ ¾ cup coconut milk from a can
- 60 g/ ½ cup powdered sweetener
- optional: cocoa nibs or sugar free chocolate chips
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a food processor or mix with a hand blender until smooth.
- Check and adjust sweetener if necessary.
- Stir in the cocoa nibs, if using.
- Place in a container lined with baking paper. Cover and freeze for 4-6 hours. If frozen overnight, you'll have to let the ice-cream defrost for 20 minutes before attempting to scoop.
Jules
Hi Katrin - could I replace the double cream with coconut cream to make this vegan? X
Katrin Nürnberger
Yes, that would work.
Jenny B
Your recipe connects to Amazon BochaSweet which Amazon does not have and does not know if they will get it again.. What other sweetener do you recommend? I have Alulose and monk fruit 1-2 blend. Would the Alulose keep it smoother? Thanks for any reply I would like to try this recipe for my husband who is prediabetic.
Katrin Nürnberger
Low carb ice cream is best with allulose, as it will keep it smooth and creamy.
Janis
I don't have coconut milk in, can I use dairy milk?
Katrin Nürnberger
Yes, that would work as well.