Dairy-free Ice Cream Base (no machine & no nonsense)

Let me pay my respects before we dive in,

there’s something about a coconut that feels energizing.

Maybe it is because it comes ready to work, think about it- a coconut has its own little container like it already knows what it is doing.

Similar to me, the coconut moved around a lot.

It didn't stay in one place long enough to even be claimed by one culture, as a matter of fact The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, has been drifting along coastlines for thousands of years. Literally drifting. The seeds float and they survive saltwater. They wash up on new shores and just magically start growing.

No one fully agrees where they “started.” Some say Southeast Asia, some say the Pacific Islands, and

some point toward India.

But what everyone agrees on is this:

Wherever coconuts landed, people built entire ways of living around them.

Coconuts aren't limited to the ingredient title, they are versatile. People used the whole thing and left nothing wasted. Which is kind of the opposite of how we do things now. 

 The thing most people don’t realize about coconut

Aside from it obviously being dairy free it actually is digested differently than most fats. 

Coconut is rich in what are called medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs), a type of fat that your body processes more

quickly than long-chain fats.

It’s less of a “sit heavy” fat and more of a “burn a little cleaner” kind of fuel.

That’s part of why some people notice:

• clearer thinking

• steadier energy

• less of that weighed-down feeling

It is also one of the most versatile ingredients you can bring into the kitchen

Think about it:

• milk

• cream

• oil

• flour

• sugar (coconut sugar)

• flakes

• water

Coconut is like a swiss army knife

You can make:

• breakfast

• dinner

• dessert

• drinks

all with the same little ingredient

Today we are making our

dairy-free ice cream base

which will be our canvas for endless flavor combinations over the spring and summer seasons.

Think of this like our white wall in a new home.

Be sure to subscribe to our little letters to see all of the ways we decorate this blank slate over the next few months! 

📷Dairy free ice cream base + coconut caramel + midnight brownie

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RECIPE:

DAIRY-FREE ICE CREAM BASE

Take 2 cans of full-fat coconut milk and put them in the fridge overnight.

The next day, open them without shaking.

Scoop out the thick solid fat from the top of both cans and place it into a bowl.

Then pour in ½ cup of the remaining liquid coconut milk from the cans (1/2 cup total of the water part)

Now, use your handheld mixer and whip it for about 1–2 minutes until smooth and slightly fluffy.

Add 3 tablespoons cashew butter and mix again until creamy.

Add your sweetener:

⅓ cup maple syrup

or

¼–⅓ cup honey (this will make it softer)

Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and a pinch of sea salt.

Mix again until everything is fully combined and silky.

Freeze

Pour into a shallow container and freeze.

After about 1 to 1½ hours, take it out and mix again with your handheld mixer to break up the ice formations 

Return to freezer and let it fully set.

This prevents a "brick of fat” experience and gives it a balanced creaminess.

YIKES, DESSERT!

This isn’t that.

You know… the kind of dessert that has you unbuttoning your pants halfway through

or leaves your brain in a fog- like, what the hell just happened?

No. This is not that.

This is indulgent.

This is creamy.

This is rich.

This is absolutely luscious… the kind of thing that feels like a treat with every single spoonful

and you still feel like yourself after.

No heaviness, or crash, and no unbuttoned pants required.

Somewhere along the way, we convinced ourselves that feeling like shit after we eat… is just part of life.

Maybe that sounds dramatic, but really think about it.

How many times have you said,

“this is just how my body is”

and pushed through it?

The bloating.

The heartburn.

The aching stomach.

That “I need to lay down” feeling after you eat.

That’s not normal, it has just become familiar enough to seem normal

The truth is, dairy doesn’t sit well with a lot of people.

Not always in a big, obvious, allergic reaction kind of way…

but in subtle ways that get brushed off and normalized.

So instead of questioning it, we just accept it.

We’ll get deeper into that in the yikes, dairy article.

This isn’t about replacing ice cream.

It’s about realizing you can have something that feels just as good…

without paying for it later.

It’s okay to have dessert without the guilt or without the aftermath.

Just…

that was good.

If you’re tired of feeling off every time you eat,

take a look at what I’ve been building.

The Sigh of Relief Method is designed to help you feel better in a way that actually sticks…

without flipping your life upside down or overwhelming you.

Just take a look and see what you think.

You deserve to feel your best.

For real this time.