If you love strawberries, then you will love this coconut basil ice cream with strawberry sauce. It’s paleo friendly and naturally sweetened with honey. With strawberries now in season, this guilt-free dessert is especially good. I’ve also eaten it without the strawberry sauce and just added some chopped strawberries on top instead. But honestly, a freshly made strawberry sauce makes every dessert taste better, and my husband (who is also my official taste tester) agreed.

I’m really happy with the way this dessert came out, and the ingredients are so healthy you could even eat this for breakfast. Which I just did 🙂 In all seriousness, this recipe was a tricky one that required a lot of trial and error and me eating a lot of green ice cream. My first batch did not have enough basil, but this batch has a nice subtle basil flavor that tastes amazing with strawberries. The coconut cream and avocado are mostly there for texture and color so don’t be put off by them. You also can taste a nice honey flavor, which is what I used for my sweetener, so make sure you use a really high quality honey.

Coconut Basil Ice Cream with Strawberry Sauce

 

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Prep time

24 hours

Cook time

1 hour

Total time

25 hours

 

Author: Lauren Bolanos

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2½ cups of full fats coconut milk
• 1 cup of avocado
• ½ cup of creamy wildflower honey (for ice cream)
• 1 cup of chopped basil
• 3 tbsp creamy wildflower honey (for sauce)
• juice from ½ lemon
• 1 cup of chopped strawberries

Instructions

1. In a high speed blender, add coconut milk, avocado, ½ cup of honey, and chopped basil. Blend until smooth.
2. Then add mixture to ice cream maker, follow your ice cream maker instructions.
3. Transfer mixture from ice cream maker to a large container and then freeze overnight.
4. Chop strawberries, then transfer to a pan with 3 tbsp of honey, and the juice from ½ lemon. Cook on medium heat for 10-15 until some of the liquid is cooked off.
5. Transfer strawberry sauce to a container and keep in fridge overnight or until sauce has cooled down and thickened up.
6. Let ice cream sit out for 10-15 minutes so it is easier to scoop, then add strawberry sauce on top.
7. (optional) Garnish with some extra freshly chopped strawberries.

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