This matcha avocado ice cream is delicious, easy to make and full of healthy fat. It’s gluten free with a dairy free option!
I’m working with high school students this semester, and on Mondays we have great chats about our weekends. I always feel like a boring, lame adult because every time they’re like, “What did you do this weekend?” I’m like, “Oh, I did a lot of cooking, and only a little bit of cleaning.” Welcome to my life.
I was excited last Monday because I felt like it sounded a lot cooler to say I made ice cream. Cooler both literally and figuratively, I suppose.
Of course, they wanted to know what flavor, and I wish you could have seen the looks on their faces when they found out I put avocado in my ice cream. They didn’t know what matcha was, and that part kind of flew under the radar–everyone was really stuck on the avocado.
You know what, though? It’s not weird at all. I knew I wanted to make a matcha ice cream (because matcha in all the things feels like spring to me), and I decided to throw in an avocado because green tea and avocado are spring-green-colored soul sisters. The finished product doesn’t taste like avocado, but has an added richness and health boost thanks to that sneaky addition.
Also, in case you’re wondering, the avocado does NOT make this ice cream turn brown–I added a little lime juice to prevent that, and after three days the ice cream was still the same creamy jade hue. The taste is rich, sweet green tea with a hint of something extra, alongside some floral undertones from the honey.
Because of my coconut allergy, I used real dairy in this ice cream, but for a paleo version, coconut milk will work wonderfully. And, it may sound strange, but this ice cream is extra fabulous with some chocolate chips on top. Just trust me and try it!
Matcha Avocado Ice Cream
Yield:
6-8 servings (1 quart)
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Additional Time:
4 hours
Total Time:
4 hours 10 minutes
This matcha avocado ice cream is delicious, easy to make and full of healthy fat. It's gluten free with a dairy free option!
Ingredients
- 1 large, ripe Haas avocado
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- Pinch of sea salt
- 2 teaspoons matcha
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk or light coconut milk
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream or full-fat coconut milk
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons raw sugar or coconut sugar
-  2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in a blender and process until very smooth. Refrigerate until completely chilled, at least 3 hours or overnight.
- Freeze in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions (I have this Cuisinart ice cream maker and love it). Serve right away soft-serve style, or transfer to a container and freeze for at least 2 hours for scoopable ice cream.
Notes
Although the hands-on prep time is just ten minutes, you'll need four hours for this ice cream to cool and freeze.
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Cuisinart ICE-30BC Pure Indulgence 2-Quart Automatic Frozen Yogurt, Sorbet, and Ice Cream Maker -
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1 scoopAmount Per Serving: Calories: 332Total Fat: 28gSaturated Fat: 19gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 57mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 1gSugar: 16gProtein: 4g
The nutrition label provided is an estimate for informational purposes only and may not be accurate. I am not a nutritionist or medical professional.
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why do you need an ice cream maker to freeze it when the whole idea is to make ice cream without an ice cream maker, well thats my understanding
Where did I say that the whole idea is to make ice cream without an ice cream maker?! An ice cream maker is the best way to get a nice creamy texture that’s not too icy.
I tried this and ended up with some funky tasting avocado ice. Unpleasant.
Did not mean to rate 5 stars but it wouldn’t let me choose only 1 star or cancel my rating.
You may need to hit refresh to change a star rating once you’ve clicked on it (and no one, not even me, can change them once they’re posted). The system I’m using offers choices of two, three, four, or five stars. I don’t know why one star is not offered.
Sorry to hear you didn’t like it! Did you follow the recipe exactly and freeze it in an ice cream maker?
Definitely want to try this! Do you have the nutritional break down?
Hi Maribeth, No, I don’t calculate nutritional info, but there are lots of free calculators online you could plug the ingredients into. Here’s one: https://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp
My daughter and I were just talking about trying avocado in baking – this looks fantastic and we love green tea ice cream in our family. Pinning and saving this – definitely going to try this!
Thank you, Beth! Hope you love it as much as we did.
Avocado is always enjoyed as a dessert in Brazil, often simply beaten up with some sugar, to make "creme de abacate" – avocado ice cream is very popular in Brazil, so your choice of flavors is perfect with me… I also love the matcha powder with it, great addition!
Sally, that is so cool! I am going to have to try making "crema de abacate". I have always wanted to go to Brazil, and here's yet another reason to add to my list.