No-Churn Key Lime Pie Ice Cream (vegan & gluten-free)
Last Updated on April 2, 2024
This No-Churn Key Lime Pie Ice Cream is sweet and creamy, tart and tangy- it’s the dairy-free ice cream flavor of the season! A creamy, vegan, no-churn ice cream base is swirled with tart lime curd and a gluten-free cookie dough crumb that tastes just like key lime pie in ice cream form!
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Zulka® Morena Pure Cane Sugar. The opinions, text, and recipe was created by me.
After the weather had a mini cool down last week, we are back up into the 90’s this week and I went from craving soup back to craving all the cold treats, haha 🍨🍦I couldn’t think of a more fun way to ride the heat wave than this No-Churn Key Lime Pie Ice Cream!
The Ice Cream Layers
To stay true to key lime pie, this No-Churn Key Lime Pie Ice Cream features a tangy lime curd swirled throughout a creamy vanilla ice cream. And of course we can’t forget the crust, so I’ve incorporated my almond flour cookie dough.
Lime curd. Traditionally, lime curd is made by using eggs, but in my vegan lime curd, I use a combination of lime juice and zest, plant milk, Zulka® Morena Pure Cane Sugar, and tapioca starch to create that curd-like texture that is perfectly woven into the ice cream. This lime curd is very similar to my popular lemon curd recipe.
Dairy-free vanilla lime ice cream. I took the no-churn vanilla ice cream recipe from my baking book, The Beginner’s Guide to Gluten-Free Vegan Baking and I swapped out the maple syrup for Zulka® Morena Pure Cane Sugar. The base of the ice cream is soy milk, but you can also use coconut milk, or another plant milk of choice. I find that soy, coconut or oat tends to make the creamiest dairy-free ice cream.
Almond flour cookie dough crumb. To bring all the flavors of pie crust to this key lime pie ice cream, I decided to go with my popular Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. I modified the cookie dough slightly by removing the chocolate chips, adding some cinnamon, and swapping the maple syrup for Zulka® Morena Pure Cane Sugar. It’s so easy to make, and you can snack on it while you’re cooking 😉 .
About Zulka® Morena Pure Cane Sugar
Zulka® Morena Pure Cane Sugar is an all-natural, minimally processed cane sugar that’s vegan-friendly, and an ideal addition to infuse sweetness into your daily culinary delights. Did you know that a lot of cane sugar is not vegan?! It’s surprising to learn that a lot of white processed sugars are combined with animal bone char to give it that perfect white color.
Zulka® is real, granulated sugar made by squeezing and evaporating the juice from freshly harvested sugar cane and the refining process does NOT include any bone char or other methods using animal by-product, no harmful chemicals, or preservatives 👏🏻. Zulka® is Non-GMO Project Verified, certified C.L.E.A.N., certified Vegan, and kosher.
Zulka® sugar mills have been in the family for over 100+ years, and when you buy Zulka® sugar, you are supporting sustainable production. Zulka® sugar can replace other sugars cup-per-cup, tablespoon-per-tablespoon, so it’s an easy swap in all your recipes.
How To Make This No-Churn Ice Cream
The fact that this ice cream is no churn means that you don’t need to buy an ice cream machine to make it! You’ll start by making the vanilla ice cream the day before. In a saucepan over medium heat, whisk together the plant milk, pure vanilla extract, tapioca flour and sugar until it starts to bubble but isn’t a rolling boil. The mixture will be slightly thicker. Pour the mixture into ice cube trays or silicone molds and freeze overnight.
To make the lime curd, which only takes about 10 minutes to make and using only 5 ingredients, you’ll heat lime juice, plant milk, sugar, tapioca flour, and lime zest in a small saucepan over medium heat until it bubbles and thickens. Remove from heat, put into a glass and allow it to cool.
Next, make the almond flour cookie dough by combining almond flour, nut/seed butter of choice, pure vanilla extract, sugar, and cinnamon until a cookie dough crumb forms.
The next day, blend the cubes of ice cream until you achieve a creamy ice cream texture.
In a loaf pan or other small baking dish, crumble a thin layer of cookie dough evenly to the bottom- about ⅓ of the dough.
Next add ⅓ of the ice cream mixture followed by dollops of lime curd separated throughout. Repeat this layering until all ingredients are used up, ending with the lime curd.
Using a butter knife, swirl the ice cream together, making sure to reach all the way to the bottom so you get some good swirls of all ingredients throughout.
Cover with plastic wrap and place in the freezer for 6-8 hours. Then scoop and serve! NOTE: let the ice cream sit out for about 5-10 minutes before scooping to soften it.
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No-Churn Key Lime Pie Ice Cream (vegan & gluten-free)
This No-Churn Key Lime Pie Ice Cream is sweet and creamy, tart and tangy- it's the dairy-free ice cream flavor of the season! A creamy, vegan, no-churn ice cream base is swirled with tart lime curd and a gluten-free cookie dough crumb that tastes just like key lime pie in ice cream form!
Ingredients
Vanilla Ice Cream
- 2 cups soy milk (or other plant milk of choice)*
- 1 tablespoon tapioca/arrowroot flour
- ⅓ cup sugar (I used Zulka® Morena Pure Cane Sugar)
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Lime Curd
- 1 tablespoon tapioca/arrowroot flour
- 2 tablespoons water
- ¼ cup lime juice
- ½ cup plant milk (such as oat, coconut, almond, etc.)
- ⅓ cup sugar (I used Zulka® Morena Pure Cane Sugar)
- 2 teaspoons lime zest
Cookie Dough Crumb
- ½ cup almond flour (I used blanched, super fine)
- ¼ cup nut/seed butter (such as sunflower seed butter, almond butter, peanut butter, etc.)
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons sugar (I used Zulka® Morena Pure Cane Sugar)
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
You'll start by making the vanilla ice cream the day before.
Vanilla Ice Cream
In a saucepan over medium heat, whisk together the soy milk, tapioca flour, sugar, and pure vanilla extract until it starts to bubble but doesn't come to a rolling boil. The mixture will be slightly thicker. Pour the mixture into ice cube trays or silicone baking molds and freeze overnight.
Lime Curd
To make the lime curd, combine the tapioca starch/flour and water until the tapioca is fully dissolved. This will be the thickening agent. Heat a small pot over medium heat and add the lime juice, plant milk, sugar, and tapioca mixture. Whisk to combine, whisking frequently until the curd thickens, about 5 minutes. You may need to whisk vigorously as it thickens to ensure a smooth curd.** Remove from heat and pour into a heat safe container to cool, it will thicken more as it cools.
Cookie Dough Crumb
Next, make the almond flour cookie dough crumb by combining almond flour, nut/seed butter of choice, pure vanilla extract, sugar, and cinnamon in a medium bowl until a cookie dough crumb forms. You may have leftover crumb, you can add a bit more nut/seed butter and roll into bites!
Combining the Ice Cream Layers
The next day, blend the cubes of ice cream until you achieve a creamy ice cream texture. In a loaf pan or other small baking dish, add a thin layer of cookie dough crumb evenly to the bottom- about ⅓ of the dough.
Next add ⅓ of the ice cream mixture followed by 5-6 dollops of lime curd separated throughout. Repeat this layering until all ingredients are used up, ending with the lime curd.
Using a butter knife, swirl the ice cream together, making sure to reach all the way to the bottom to swirl all of the ingredients throughout. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the freezer for 6-8 hours. Then scoop and serve! NOTE: let the ice cream sit out for about 5-10 minutes before scooping to soften it.
Notes
* soy, oat and coconut milk make the creamiest ice cream but you can use another plant milk of choice
** if the lime curd is clumpy, you can add it to a blender and blend until smooth.
*** This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Zulka® Morena Pure Cane Sugar. The opinions, text, and recipe was created by me.
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Gina Fontana
Gina Fontana is a certified health coach, recipe developer, food photographer, published author, and blogger. Her own personal health challenges led her to a gluten-free, vegan, plant-based lifestyle where she found significant improvement in her symptoms. Her passion and mission is to now share that with others who also need (or want) to pursue a healthier lifestyle.
