Vegan Peach Ice Cream (4-Ingredients)
If you’re looking for a healthy and delicious dairy-free frozen dessert, you’ll love this Vegan Peach Ice Cream recipe. You only need four simple ingredients. Make this recipe even if you don’t have an ice cream maker!
One of the best moments of summer is when all of the stone fruits come into season.
There is just something so wonderful about having peaches, nectarines, apricots, and plums all so readily available.
Now, of course, we are so lucky that we can buy frozen fruit all year round, so we don’t have to wait just for summer for these wonderful fruits. But, again, there is just something special about a fresh, ripe stone fruit that literally drips down your arm as you eat it.
Why You Need This Recipe
- If you are looking to make this vegan ice cream recipe when peaches aren’t in season, you can use frozen peaches.
- You can make homemade peach ice cream in just a few steps (be sure to check out my post on how to make homemade ice cream without a machine if that applies to you).
- You can use either white peaches or yellow peaches for this recipe. White peaches tend to be naturally sweeter, but yellow peaches offer a nice bit of acidity that works well for this recipe. You can use either type, though.
Key Ingredients
Fresh or frozen peaches are the base of this dairy-free nice cream.
Full fat canned coconut milk replaces the dairy milk.
Maple syrup adds a bit of sweetness. You can also use dates to sweeten this healthy ice cream.
Vanilla extract adds more depth of flavor.
Please see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact ingredients and measurements.
Recipe Steps
Step One
Gather your ingredients. You’ll need about four whole peaches or two cups of sliced frozen peaches.
Step Two
Blend the peaches, coconut milk, maple syrup, and vanilla in the base of a high-speed blender. I recommend using a Vitamix or Blendtec for the best results.
You can use a cup of pitted dates if you prefer them over maple syrup. Some people think that using dates counts as a whole food sweetener and makes this recipe appropriate for no added sugar diets.
Step Three
Churn the peach ice cream mixture in an ice cream maker (or use the freezer method if you don’t have an ice cream maker).
Please see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact ingredients and measurements.
Step Four
Freeze the mixture until the ice cream reaches the desired consistency.
Serve and enjoy!
This is one of my favorite ice cream recipes so far, it turned out so creamy and bursting with peach flavor (see all of my dairy-free ice cream recipes). I hope your family loves it too.
Recipe Tips & Substitutions
- My preferred base when making homemade vegan ice cream is full-fat coconut milk. I think it provides the ideal mouthfeel and richness that is so reminiscent of regular ice cream.
- See my reasons for going dairy-free or my tips for starting a gluten-free dairy-free diet.
Recipe FAQs
I got a Cuisinart ice cream maker at my bridal shower years and years ago and it has served me well.
Yes, you can. I suggest measuring out 2 cups of frozen peach slices. Also, I wouldn’t chill the coconut milk if you are going to use frozen peaches.
More Vegan Ice Cream Recipes You Might Like
- Dairy-Free Mango Ice Cream
- Strawberry & Vanilla Bean Nice Cream
- Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Pie (gluten-free)
- Vegan Pumpkin Ice Cream
- Vitamix Ice Cream
- Mango Popsicles
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Vegan Peach Ice Cream
If you’re looking for a healthy and delicious dairy-free frozen dessert, you’ll love this Vegan Peach Ice Cream recipe. You only need four ingredients. Make this recipe even if you don’t have an ice cream maker!
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
Ingredients
- 1 12–ounce can of full-fat coconut milk, chilled (don’t chill the coconut milk if you are using frozen peaches)
- 4 fresh ripe yellow peaches, sliced with pits removed*
- 1/3 cup maple syrup (or 1 cup of pitted dates)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Freeze your ice cream making bowl for at least 12 hours or according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
- Combine the coconut milk, peaches, maple syrup or dates, and vanilla in the base of a high-speed blender.
- Pour the mixture into the bowl of your ice cream maker and churn for 30 minutes.
- Transfer the ice cream to a freezer-safe container and freeze for at least 30 more minutes before serving.
Notes
- *You can use frozen peaches, too. You will need about 2 cups of frozen peaches.
- The ice cream will freeze very hard if frozen for longer than 8 hours. In this case, remove the ice cream from the freezer and let it sit on the countertop for at least 15 minutes before serving in order to soften a bit.
- If you don’t have an ice cream maker, be sure to read my post on how to make homemade ice cream without a machine.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Blender
- Cuisine: Dairy Free
- Diet: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 199
- Sugar: 19.3 g
- Sodium: 9.5 mg
- Fat: 12.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 10.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 23.2 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 2.1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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About how many cups of peaches is in this recipe? I dont see where you stated the size of the peaches you used. There were only large peaches in my store this week. I’m guessing it would still be good if made with 4 large peaches, but I don’t want to mess with the creaminess.
Great question, Patricia! 4 large peaches will be perfect for this recipe.
This is GOOD. Made it last night. Didn’t have coconut milk (its too expensive where we live), so soaked 1/2 cup coconut flakes in warm water then added enough water to make 12 oz and blended to use as coconut milk. Didn’t have maple syrup, also super expensive here, so used sugar. (Maple syrup would be yummier of course.) And don’t have an ice cream maker (is anybody laughing by now ?), so did what my Indian friend taught me that they do to make traditional lndian ice cream: blended everything and put it in the freezer, took it out and mixed it all up every thirty minutes or so until it became DELICIOUS, vegan homemade peach ice cream. Thank you for a great recipe!!
Yes, those are perfect adaptions, Dianne. I’m so glad the recipe worked for you and you enjoyed it! Thanks for letting me know! XO.
Do you peel the peaches?..
Nope! You can if you want to, but they get blended up.
Yummy! Peach season is coming, and we usually go peach picking and have a ton of peaches. Now I know what to do with them! I love the simplicity of this recipe along with the fact that it uses so few ingredients.
Looks so refreshing and satisfying. I could eat this up.
This looks amazing! My family would love it:) Thanks for sharing!
Looks delish and w/ only 4 ingredients, there really is nothing stopping me from actually making it. Usually ice cream recipes look so complicated, not this one.
This looks super yummy! I can’t wait to pick fresh peaches and give this a try.. I’m a sucker for ice cream!
Luv your page. Especially the peach ice cream
Peach Ice Cream is amazing!
Thanks Carrie, for sharing this recipe!