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Vegan Keto Ice Cream Recipe (Chocolate Sorbet)

This Vegan Keto Ice Cream Recipe is a take on David Lebovitz's Chocolate Sorbet, using rich and creamy cacao with sugar for a summer treat!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Freeze Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 2 large servings
Calories 920 kcal

Equipment

  • Ice Cream Maker // High-Speed Blender or Food Processor may be used for a no churn ice cream
  • Stovetop Pan

Ingredients
  

  • 2¼ cups water
  • 1 cup coconut sugar
  • ¾ cup cocoa powder dutch-processed if possible
  • Pinch salt
  • ½ cup vegan dark chocolate chips For a sweeter ice cream, use semisweet chocolate and add half the amount of maple syrup to start. Then increase the maple syrup as desired after
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract or a freshly scraped vanilla bean
  • ¼ cup pure maple syrup
  • 8 tsp cornstarch

Instructions
 

  • In a saucepan over medium heat, whisk together 1.5 cups of water, cocoa powder, sugar and salt. Let it boil while constantly stirring. Once boiling, whisk for 30 seconds and turn off.
  • Remove from heat and stir in the dark (or semisweet) chocolate. Then whisk in the vanilla and the remaining water, maple syrup and cornstarch. Make sure there are no clumps. If you used semisweet chocolate instead of dark, start with half the amount of maple syrup, and add more as desired at the end - otherwise, it may end up being too sweet.
  • Put the ice cream mixture into the fridge to chill for 6 hours. Make sure you also have your ice cream machine in the freezer.
  • Note that if you don't have an ice cream maker, the sorbet won't come out perfect. However, you can freeze the mixture into ice cube trays and blend it in a food processor once frozen, until the final result is like a soft serve ice cream consistency. A food processor is preferred as a substitute due to the wide base, as compared to a blender.
  • Once the mixture is cooled, remove it from the fridge and whisk it around. Then add it to the ice cream maker, churning as per the manufacturer's instructions. After about 15 minutes of churning, the sorbet should be done.
  • Remove from the ice cream maker and serve immediately.
  • Enjoy!

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