Low Sugar Dairy-Free Chai Ice Cream

2g protein · 25 min · 139 kcal

This is a rich, gently spicy ice cream that I love eating on fall or winter nights. Please note that the Prep time is hands-on time only. Allow plenty of time or churning and chilling.

25 min3 servings139 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 14-ounce can lite coconut milk
  • 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
  • 3 regular or decaf chai tea bags
  • 1 14-ounce can full-fat coconut milk
  • 1/4 cup agave nectar
  • 5 drops plain or vanilla liquid stevia (or to taste)

Instructions

  1. 1

    Pour the lite coconut milk in a small, heavy bottomed saucepan. Sprinkle with the gelatin and let it soften for several minutes.

  2. 2

    Place the pan over medium heat, and let it cook, stirring occasionally, until the gelatin dissolves and the milk is very warm.

  3. 3

    Remove the pan from the heat and steep the tea bags in the mixture for 5 to 8 minutes.

  4. 4

    Once the tea has finished steeping, gently squeeze the bags to extract as much flavor as possible.

  5. 5

    Strain the tea mixture into your blender, and add the full-fat coconut milk, agave, and stevia. Blend until combined. Taste, and blend in more stevia if needed.

  6. 6

    Refrigerate the mixture for 2 hours or overnight.

  7. 7

    Churn the mixture in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s direcitons.

  8. 8

    Pack the soft serve ice cream into a freezer-safe container, and freeze for 4 hours or more for hard-packed ice cream.

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