So I’m uploading the photos for this post and it’s taking forever and I’m all like “I’ll just open a new tab and head over to Pinterest for a minute…” ((((time stops)))) An hour and 10 minutes later – here I am. With mascara smudged all over my face because I laughed so hard I cried. Four times. True story.
Anyhoo, let’s talk about ice cream people! I love it! In case you couldn’t tell by this giant photo of it to my left. Oh you didn’t notice? Yeah it’s right over there…
The great news about ice cream is that you can eat it when low carbing. The bad news is that most store bought ice creams are made with at least some milk which contains carbs from lactose sugar.
On top of that it’s made with strange unpronounceable goo to make it taste and feel sort of like the real thing and that’s just scary. So your best bet is to make it at home. Even then, it’s hard to get the right consistency with just cream and no sugar – I know this from experience because I’ve had a few fails in the last month that I never even bothered posting.
As a side point – I really need to do one “epic fail” post of all the lousy stuff I’ve made that you never see here just for fun! While I’m at it I could post photos of my kitchen and the giant pile of dishes that results from these cooking sprees I go on. And of me, still in my jammies and a ponytail, typing up posts after crazy day of said cooking and photographing. Of course all that would ruin your illusions that I’m like this amazing cooking savant who whips up delicious and beautiful food with zero effort on a daily basis while dressed to the nines and in a sparkling clean kitchen. Yeah. Forget I said anything – just keep on thinking that! ha ha! No pink and orange polka dotted pj’s and unshaven legs here…..nope…..perfectly groomed and coiffed and all that….
Anyway, success when it finally comes is oh so sweet – just like this amazing ice cream! If you don’t have an ice cream maker, you can try just freezing it and mixing every 15 minutes but it probably won’t be as creamy! If you do have one, hooray! Read on!
PrintSugar Free Mint Ice Cream
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Ice cream
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy
- whipping cream
- 1/4 cup unsweetened
- almond milk
- 4 egg yolks
- 5 drops green food coloring
- 3 Tbsp Torani S.F. Peppermint flavored syrup
- 1/4 tsp mint extract
- 1 tsp stevia powder (or 2 Tbsp Splenda)
Instructions
- Combine cream and almond milk in a medium microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 2 minutes.
- Combine all other ingredients in another bowl. Add to heated cream and stir until combined. Microwave for one minute. Stir. Microwave for 30 seconds, stir. Microwave for another 30 seconds, stir. (Don’t try to do this all in one step or you’ll end up with sweet green scrambled eggs. Trust me on this.) Alternatively you could heat it in a saucepan until thickened but be very very careful not to overcook it.
- Strain into a chilled bowl to get any lumps out and chill overnight in the fridge or in the freezer for 15-20 minutes until cold.
- Add to ice cream maker, following manufacturer instructions, and then eat soft or freeze until firmer.
Notes
You can add bits of dark chocolate or cocoa nibs in the final minutes of churning if you want. Or shave dark chocolate over it and drizzle sf chocolate sauce over it before eating like I do (I hate giant chunks of frozen solid chocolate in my ice cream but that’s just me!) However you eat it, it’s delicious! Creamy and smooth, just the way ice cream should be! Mmmm….mmmmmm….good!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 315
- Fat: 35g
- Carbohydrates: 1.7g net
- Protein: 5g
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Being a big fan of yours, and always checking out and cooking your recipes, I came across this wonderful recipe for mint ice cream. Noticing its been posted on your blog since 2014 (it’s now 2017), I realize many sugar-free options have changed. I know Torani SF syrups are wonderful but use Splenda as their sweetener. I am not a fan of Splenda. In fact I use Swerve or Stevia only.
Back in ’14 I don’t think these two sweeteners were as well known or used. Consumers were just getting the idea that natural sweeteners were a much healthier option. In fact, I reached out to Torani and asked them about changing the Splenda to Swerve. I received a very prompt and positive response letting me know they were in the process of considering an alternative to Splenda.
So in conclusion, could I use natural mint extract along with liquid Stevia or Swerve to get at least similar tasting results for my ice cream? I am willing to experiment with the amounts to use. I am curious to hear your take on this, since its 3 years that you posted this recipe.
Thanks for all your hard work and gorgeous pics. You really help me with keeping my diet low carb.
Yes a mint extract and different sweetener would certainly work!
I understand you don’t like splenda…..I love splenda….Swerve is pretty good…but it does give off cooling sense in my throat…and seems to make my throat sore. So, using any sweetner to your own taste is what you choose. This ice cream is a dream come true….I have been trying so many recipes….and fails every time. Thanks for the recipe!!! Also I use Lily chocolates chips….chopped them to tiny pieces….so yummy.
Thaaank you for sharing your recipe genius. I can’t do the SF syrups because Splenda gives me a crazy headache, but I use this recipe as a guide in all other respects for all the SF ice creams I make now. I love the microwaving tip–works so great! Thank you for making low carb so doable!
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Hi Jenessa,
Just read your post and have also contacted Melissa in reference to SF Torani syrups I to am not fan of Splenda. Please let me know what you have used instead of the syrups. Thanks, Susan
My kids and husband like this better than regular ice cream! It is amazing! I let the kids add a few Lily’s chocolate chips to their bowls (also sugar free.)
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Sorry for a question on an old post :) How much Swerve or Truvia would you use? I am not a huge fan of Splenda. Thank you so much for all of your recipes, they have really helped me expand my low carb lifestyle!