Purple Sweet Potato Ice Cream
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Author: Zesty Paleo
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
- 1 pound purple sweet potatoes
- 1 red apple, cored
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot flour
- 3 tablespoons coconut sugar*
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Arrange the sweet potatoes and apple in a large baking pan and coat them with 1 tablespoon of the coconut oil. Place in the oven on a center rack and bake for 1 hour.
- In the meantime, combine ¼ cup of the coconut milk with 1 tablespoon of the arrowroot powder and set aside.
- In a saucepan preheat the remaining coconut milk with coconut sugar over medium heat until very hot, but not boiling. Remove milk from the heat and add the earlier prepared coconut-arrowroot mixture, stir to combine (the mixture will thicken). Set aside until completely cooled, about one hour.
- Once the sweet potatoes and apple are cooked, remove them from the oven and set aside to cool. When safe to handle, remove skin** from the sweet potatoes and apple.
- Transfer all the ingredients into a blender and mix until very smooth.
- Process in an ice cream maker for about 20 minutes.
- Enjoy right away or place in a freezer for a firmer consistency.
Notes
Variations: Omit cinnamon and use 2 tablespoons of orange or lemon zest.
*Sugar is optional as this ice cream tastes sweet enough without any additional sweeteners.
**The skin is very tasty, so I end up eating it right away!
Remove ice cream from freezer 15 minutes in advance to allow it to soften before serving.
*Sugar is optional as this ice cream tastes sweet enough without any additional sweeteners.
**The skin is very tasty, so I end up eating it right away!
Remove ice cream from freezer 15 minutes in advance to allow it to soften before serving.
Recipe by Zesty Paleo at https://zestypaleo.com/aip-purple-sweet-potato-ice-cream/