Vegan Pistachio Ice Cream
A creamy vegan pistachio ice cream made with 5 ingredients. All you need is coconut milk, pistachios, sugar, vanilla extract and salt. You also have the option to add matcha for color and almond extract for flavor.
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup pistachios, shelled
- 1 can (14oz/400ml) full-fat coconut milk
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon matcha (optional)
Instructions
- Start by freezing the bowl of your ice cream maker overnight or for at least 8 hours.
- When the bowl is frozen, prepare the ice cream. Add the pistachios, coconut milk, sugar, vanilla extract, salt, almond extract and matcha to a high-speed blender. Blend until smooth, about 30-60 seconds. If the mixture got warm while blending, let it cool in the fridge for 15-30 minutes.
- Place the frozen bowl in the ice cream maker. Turn it on and pour the blended mixture into the ice cream maker. Churn for 25 minutes or until the ice cream is of soft serve consistency.
- Eat as a soft serve or transfer to a sealable container and freeze until firm, about 3-4 hours. Top with chopped pistachios if desired.
Notes
If your blender is on the weaker side, you can try to soak the pistachios in boiling water for 1-3 hours before blending. This wasn't necessary with a Vitamix blender.
The matcha is optional for color. Make sure to use ceremonial matcha. Culinary matcha will not add a beautiful green color the same way as ceremonial matcha.
I find that 1/2 cup of sugar is the perfect sweetness for my taste. If you want a sweeter ice cream, feel free to add more sugar after trying the blended mixture. Make sure to use a granulated sugar. This recipe was not tested with liquid sweeteners.
I highly recommend using full-fat coconut milk to get the creamiest ice cream. Light coconut milk works, but it won’t be as creamy. If you strongly dislike coconut, you can try this recipe with another plain and unsweetened plant-based milk, such as oat milk.