So the photos on this post are a hot mess – I didn’t have time to let the three flavors set up right before I had to get the photos finished, so they weren’t firm enough to hold a nice scoop shape.
Normally this would bother me – a lot. But not today my friends, not today. Because I’m pretty sure that those of you on the egg fast saw the words ice cream and have already blown by me (I know because my hair just flew up) to the recipe, and are gathering up the ingredients as we speak.
Honestly, do I even need to say any more here? EGG. FAST. ICE. CREAM. You’re welcome.
Technically it’s not ice cream because there is no cream in it. I worked around that by thinning out some cream cheese with water, which worked like a charm. The only ingredients in this are the cream cheese, egg yolks, water, and whatever sugar free syrup or extract+sweetener that you choose to experiment with. I used Torani brand Black Cherry, Coconut, and Chocolate sugar free syrups for my three different flavors. The end result was surprisingly creamy and rich – yet not too heavy.
This custard does retain a cream cheese flavor (think frozen no bake cheesecake flavored), so if you don’t like that go with the chocolate – it seems to mask the cream cheese flavor the most. The coconut was my least favorite – very cream cheesy (some extra coconut extract, had I had some on hand might have fixed that), the black cherry was pretty tasty and a lovely pink color from the syrup.
This frozen custard base would lend itself well to vanilla, lemon, pumpkin, caramel, white chocolate, raspberry, strawberry – pretty much any flavored extract or sugar free syrup you can find will work here.
Awesome, right? I KNOW! Very exciting. Mr. Hungry loves it too – he just ate the photo shoot leftovers. I hid the rest in the freezer where he hopefully won’t find it. Tee hee.
Now if you’re an egg fast purist, I don’t know how this falls, since technically it’s not the whole egg – just the yolks. And it’s not really a 1:1 fat ratio either in the sense that it’s not one egg to 1 Tbsp fat – it didn’t bother me though, I’m pretty much counting the cream cheese as my fat in this case. Also since we’re only using the yolk and not the white, our fat to protein ratio is already pretty high here. Rationalization? Maybe. But who cares – IT’S ICE CREAM.
I don’t think we’re breaking any important egg fast rules here, but if it bothers you, by all means abstain and keep choking down your scrambled eggs and cheese – more power to you my friend! Me? I’ll be chowing down on some of this frozen custard for my egg fast dinner tonight!
Now if you don’t have an ice cream maker, just freeze it in a plastic container and scoop it out when it’s firm. Or try the baggie method. If it freezes a long time it will get pretty solid, just thaw it on the counter for a few minutes before serving.
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Egg Fast Frozen Custard (Ice Cream…sort of) Recipe
- Yield: 3 servings 1x
Description
An egg fast friendly frozen custard recipe that is keto, lchf and atkins friendly!
Ingredients
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup water
- 4 Tbsp any flavor Sugar Free Flavored Syrup I used Torani
- 5 egg yolks
Instructions
- Combine the cream cheese and water in a medium bowl and microwave for one minute. Whisk together until smooth. The mixture will be a little frothy, that’s ok. Add your sugar free syrup and egg yolks and whisk together until smooth. Microwave on high for 30 seconds, then whisk. Repeat this 3 more times or until your mixture has thickened (if you are making a double batch, it will take 5 or 6 times at 30 seconds each.) Chill your mixture in the refrigerator or freezer until cold, then process in your ice cream maker according to the mfg instructions. If you don’t have an ice cream maker, simply freeze until firm, or try using the baggie method
Notes
Approx nutrition info per 1/2 cup: 223 calories, 21g fat, 2g net carbs, 8g protein
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
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Sally says
Are the eggs tempered during these 30 second bouts in the microwave? I’m concerned about using raw eggs. Thanks.
Mellissa Sevigny says
Yes, they are cooked and safe to eat
Sally says
Thank you so much for responding. I can’t wait to try this! Looks easy and I don’t need to worry about raw eggs!
Rebecca Day says
Oh my goodness!! I used Torani sugar free S’mores … DELICIOUS!!! I don’t have a ice cream maker yet. So I put it In Tupperware and in freezer; taking it out every 30 minutes to shake it and stir. It came out so good Like it came from ice cream/custard shop. Nice and creamy full of wonderful flavor! This AND the cinnamon crepes make the egg fast so much easier. ;) thank you!!!
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Elena Jones says
As it is just the egg yolk would you reccomend trying to make up the 5 fats elsewhere throughout the day. I’m having this on my 5th day of fasting
Denise says
I used my stick blender and it frothed up so well, I added my coconut oil, slowly like you do when making mayo, and a little extra stevia, worked brilliantly. I was a little worried when microwaving…. thought it might change the texture, or separate, but worked great. I used my cream cheese tubs to store 2 more single serves for later, all from a single mix.
Calvin says
Been a while since I made my own frozen dessert, this is awesome.. I’d have so many sittings
LorFalcon says
Here’s an idea: make mini-meringues with the egg whites and serve on the side of your egg custard ice cream. :D Now I just have to find a recipe for sugar free meringues. yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmy
Denise says
There are some out there, but i was thinking maybe the soft cooked ones, or as a lemon meringue pie.
Dayle Cook says
Used the vita mix on make soup setting. Used flavored stevia, chocolate. Was great! Thanks for all the egg fast recipes. They are great, ate them all this week and DH loved them too.
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Meli says
Hi! Sorry, this has nothing to do with the recipe! I’m getting a new kitchen soon, and I was wondering if this is your countertop on the photos? Is it real stone? I wanted to have that color for mine but it only exists as marble, and that wouldn’t be a good idea in a kitchen with tea, lemon, vinegar…
ellen beck says
I might have to try this one. I have my cream cheese obsession, and I love custard. I think this would be awfully good. I actually know wwhat egg fast means but thee recipes sound good.
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Stephanie says
I made this swapping the water for strong brewed coffee. It was delicious. I don’t have an ice cream maker so I just put it in the freezer. It was fine for me.
Jen says
Would it be ok to heat the ingredients up over low heat on the stove, while stirring, instead of using a microwave?
Thank you!
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Mellissa Sevigny says
Yes!
Lynne says
Thank you for all the LCHF recipes – absolutely superb –
The ice cream is delicious. I live in South Africa and we cannot get the sugar free flavored syrups except for Xylitol syrup which tastes like caramel. I substituted the water for fresh cooled coffee and had wonderful coffee ice cream. I also added an teaspoon of vanilla to the “plain” ice cream to enhance the vailla flavor.
The fettuccine is a family favorite.
Thank you again for the easy, quick and stunning recipes.
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jen says
I really hope this isn’t a stupid question & I’ve tried looking for the answer elsewhere, but can I sub mascarpone for the cream cheese? I’m thinking it would eliminate the cream cheese taste, but then do you count it as fat or cheese?
I’ve been wondering this a lot through my egg fast. I’d ideally like to sub cream cheese with mascarpone in a lot of recipes, but I noticed you only use it on the last day of your fast for the Alfredo sauce. Wondering if there is a reason for that.
Thank in advance & thank you for your amazing recipes!
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Sjanette van der Sluijs says
We don’t have Sugar Free Flavored Syrups here in The Netherlands. Can I just use some liquid stevia and vanilla extract? Or do you need the “bulk” of 1/4 C liquid?
Mellissa Sevigny says
Not really sure – I think it will be ok without the syrup tho! Please let us know how it comes out!
Jennifer says
Ok, just cause I can hardly imagine that ice cream and EF go hand in hand I’m going to ask…are you sure this is safe??? And it’s ok if I use sugar free syrups in it? I have a bunch of flavors!!! And this won’t throw me off track? Super excited if all the answers are YES!!!
Mellissa Sevigny says
YES!
Judy says
Made this, and I LOVE it! Thank you SO much for your creativity with ingredients! I used Vanilla Torianni Syrup, and it is good! I have gotten quite sick of eggs, so this will be lunch or dinner on those days when I just can’t! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! These and cream cheese pancakes are new staples in my menus! :)
Mallory says
I think I will have to try this next! I’m so excited about all of this! I’ve tried the crepes and oh my gosh! SO delish!
Angela says
As always, your recipes amaze me. I just made this using orange extract and Xylitol….It was delicious. I have been on the EF for a week and am planning on seeing if I can be successful for another week. Thank you so much for this recipe, the frozen custard is smooth and creamy…