Low Carb Ice Cream Recipe: Sugar Free Ice Cream That Actually Tastes Like the Real Thing
In short
A proper custard-style ice cream with no added sugar: full-fat milk, heavy cream, six egg yolks, vanilla and Lakanto (monk fruit/erythritol). Churn it in an ice cream maker, or freeze it and whisk every 30 minutes if you don’t have one.
Key points
- Ingredients: 1 cup full-fat milk, 2 cups heavy cream, 1 cup Lakanto (or your preferred monk fruit/erythritol blend), 6 egg yolks, 1 tsp vanilla extract.
- Chocolate option: mix ¼ cup cocoa powder with a little water into a paste and stir it through.
- No ice cream maker? Freeze the mix and whisk it every 30 minutes until it sets.
- Zero added sugar, so it’s kinder to blood sugar than store-bought ice cream.
- High in fat, so a small bowl is satisfying. No seed oils or artificial fillers.
- Easy to customise: chocolate, vanilla, strawberry or whatever flavour you like.
If you thought going low carb meant giving up ice cream, think again. In this video I make a rich, creamy sugar free ice cream from real ingredients, without a gram of added sugar.
It suits anyone eating keto, low carb, LCHF or diabetic-friendly, and I reckon it tastes better than the store-bought “diet” versions packed with chemicals and fillers.
Method in brief
- Gently warm the milk and cream.
- Whisk the egg yolks with the sweetener, then slowly whisk in some of the warm milk so the eggs don’t scramble.
- Return everything to the pan and stir over low heat until the custard thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Stir in the vanilla (and the cocoa paste if you’re making chocolate), then chill completely.
- Churn in an ice cream maker, or freeze and whisk every 30 minutes.
Want the written version with photos? See my sugar free ice cream post.
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Not medical advice. I'm not a doctor, dietitian or nutritionist, just a bloke telling the story of what worked for me. Check with your doctor before changing your diet or medication.
