Coconut Sweet Potato Ice Cream Recipe: Creamy Dessert With Just Five Ingredients

D-I-Y ice cream with no special equipment needed

Sweet potatoes are coming back in style. Not only are they rich in colour, they have numerous health benefits that will make ice cream a healthy snack. High in vitamin B6 and C, sweet potatoes are said to help ward off cancer and protect against ageing. The rich coconut taste in them will also satisfy anyone with a craving for coconut ice-cream from Bangkok! Purple sweet potato adds creaminess to the texture of the dessert, as well as sweetness that forgoes the need for additional sugar. Vegan and dairy-free, this easy-to-follow coconut sweet potato ice cream recipe will be one to keep for hot days.

Coconut Sweet Potato Ice Cream Recipe

Yield: Serves 6

Cooking time: 5 hours

Ingredients:

500g purple sweet potatoes
400ml full-fat coconut cream
2 tbsps corn flour
50ml honey
2 tsps vanilla extract

Directions:

1) Boil unpeeled sweet potatoes in water for 15 to 20 minutes, until they’re soft enough to be pierced through with a fork.

2) Drain and soak sweet potatoes in a bowl of water and ice.

3) When cooled, peel sweet potatoes.

4) Add sweet potatoes, corn flour, honey, and coconut cream into a food processor. Blend until smooth.

5) Pour mixture in a saucepan and bring to boil.

6) Add vanilla extract and mix.

7) Pour mixture into a medium bowl, and place bowl into a large bowl of ice.

8) Place into freezer until mixture is solid which will take approximately 3 to 4 hours.

9) Soak ice cream scoop in hot water before scooping into waffle cones.

10) Serve immediately.

For more sweet recipes you can create during this circuit breaker period, check out our recipes Want Want Milk ice cream or DIY bubble tea drinks!