Name: Thai coconut ice cream with lemongrass and yuzu
Prep time: PT-485704H5M48S
Cook time: 5 min
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1 can of organic coconut milk; 2 sticks of lemongrass (cut into 1 inch sticks and crushed); 3 tbsp of organic yuzu juice; 3 tbsp of organic coconut sugar

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Thai coconut ice cream anyone? We fell in love with Thai coconut ice cream, also known as Bangkok coconut ice cream, while in Thailand. This homemade Thai ice cream is the perfect balance of coconut milk, lemongrass, yuzu and coconut sugar. In Thailand, this ice cream is often topped with peanuts and served with fresh coconut. This is a slightly simpler version but feel free to add fresh coconut and peanuts to remind you of Bangkok! Make this lavender honey ice cream or Filipino mango ice cream next!

Thai coconut ice cream with lemongrass & yuzu

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Take a look at this Thai coconut ice cream in the night market in Thailand!

Thai coconut milk ice cream ingredients

Organic coconut milk
Lemongrass
Yuzu juice
Coconut sugar

The food in Thailand was absolutely out of this world. We can’t wait to travel back and try some more Thai recipes. We loved walking down the streets of Bangkok and eating the fresh mango, flavored ices, pad Thai and homemade coconut ice cream. We stayed true to the original recipe and added a lemongrass and yuzu twist. Thai cuisine is famous for its aromatic dishes and spicy edge. Which Thai recipes are your favorite?

How to make coconut ice cream from coconut milk

Step 1 – Pour the coconut milk into a sauce pan.
Step 2 – Add the lemongrass, yuzu and coconut sugar.
Step 3 – Heat on medium heat until the mixture starts to boil lightly. Remove from heat and leave to rest.
Step 4 – Put in the fridge for 4h or overnight.
Step 5 – Pour the mixture into your ice cream maker and churn on low speed for 30 minutes.

Tips

Freeze 2 hours before serving for the perfect consistency. Since we don’t use ice cream stabilizers in our ice cream, longer freezing will produce an icier ice cream. That being said, a harder ice cream is delicious too! Learn more about using stabilizers in your ice cream in this article.
We used coconut sugar in this recipe to make it healthier. If you don’t have coconut sugar on hand, you can swap it out for traditional sugar instead.

Add your own twist to this Thai coconut ice cream

Toss in some pineapple chunks to make pineapple coconut ice cream
Add banana to make banana coconut milk ice cream
Add dark chocolate to make chocolate coconut milk ice cream
Throw in some strawberries to make strawberry coconut milk ice cream
Add mango to make mango coconut ice cream
You can swap out the yuzu for tangerine juice
You can replace the coconut sugar with molasses or brown sugar
Serve the ice cream as a side to your favorite cake

Special Materials (Thai coconut ice cream for ice cream maker)

We used our KitchenAid ice cream maker for this recipe. It’s really easy to use, reliable and makes the perfect ice cream. This recipe will work in the KitchenAide ice cream maker or any similar ice cream maker.

How to serve

To serve your ice cream like they do in Thailand, serve with sliced fresh coconut, peanut and/or sticky rice!

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Enjoy this simple ice cream recipe with coconut milk, lemongrass, yuzu and coconut sugar!

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