Maple Vanilla Ice Cream :: Refined Sugar Free with Dairy Free Option

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Ever since I was a little kid vanilla ice cream has always been my favorite.

During the summer months when raw milk and cream are flowing abundantly we enjoy making ice cream once or twice a month, and most often my kids, and my husband especially, request vanilla.

I created this twist on the classic vanilla ice cream a couple years ago when I wanted to let my much smaller girls have some tastes of ice cream, but wasn’t ready to let them have refined sugar yet. I remember being surprised at how much I enjoyed the rich maple flavor, and it has quickly become one of my go to ice cream recipes.

I have been using tapioca flour or gelatin instead of egg yolks in my ice cream for the last year since discovering one of my daughters just doesn’t handle eggs real well. We also have some family that is over often that is severely allergic to eggs. The tapioca flour gives a wonderful rich fluff to the ice cream, and the texture is amazing.

We celebrated my little one’s first birthday this weekend and she was able to have her first taste of nourishing raw ice cream with a hint of maple – needless to say she was in love and had a few baby spoonfuls with her cupcake!

Tips:

• If you want the nourishment of pastured egg yolk in your ice cream and can handle eggs, go for it! You can take a TB or 2 of the tapioca flour out and add in about 3 yolks.
• This is a safe source of coconut milk to use instead of the dairy if you don’t have access to a good source or can’t handle the dairy.
• Raw honey works well for the sweet if you wish! And adds wonderful beneficial minerals and enzymes! It won’t have the maple flavor, but the honey flavor is so yummy too! It is not, however, recommended that little ones under the age of 2 have honey, so stick with the maple syrup if they will be eating it too.
• Here is what tapioca flour looks like!
• We source our pure maple syrup locally – ask around at farmer’s markets for a source!
• I really adore my simple ice cream maker – it makes a great gift or gift to yourself! I actually have my eye on this bigger ice cream maker since most of the time I have to make a double batch to feed all of us or to supply enough for a birthday party.

Let me know if you give the ice cream a try!

This post was shared at Allergy Free Wednesdays!