![]() Remove the skins: Rinse the pistachios with clean water and remove as many of the skins as possible.You can alternatively soak them in boiled water for an hour. Soak: Add the pistachios to a large bowl, cover with water and refrigerate for 4 hours.Deshell: If your pistachios are still in their shells, the first step will be removing them.They need to be de-shelled, soaked (preferably overnight), and the skins removed in order to reveal that beautiful vibrant pistachio green hue. Especially if you can only find them with the shells still on them. Now, it does take a little bit of effort to prepare the pistachios. Almond extract and sea salt are optional additions that will elevate the flavor of this vegan pistachio ice cream to the next level.Vanilla extract adds another layer of flavor and enhances the pistachio flavor of the ice cream.Just bear in mind that this will give you a slightly more watery consistency. If you want to avoid coconut oil, you can leave it out. Remember, a good ice cream recipe is predominantly composed of fats as this is what creates that thick consistency and keeps it from melting too fast. ![]() Coconut oil adds to the creamy ice cream texture due to its fat content.Of course, if you have an allergy to almonds you can use another plant-based milk of your choice. If your coconut milk isn't quite as thick, you can get away with leaving out the almond milk, or just using less of it. Almond milk is added to help with the ice cream consistency, seeing as coconut milk and pistachio create a very thick ice cream base texture on their own.The maple flavor also complements the pistachio and almond flavor really well. Pure maple syrup as a sweetener keeps this pistachio ice cream refined sugar-free.You can also use coconut cream in place of coconut milk. You can reserve watery coconut from the bottom of the cans and add it to smoothies or soups. The cans of coconut milk need to be chilled overnight, then you'll only use the thick part from the top of the cans. Full-fat canned coconut milk adds creaminess and a thick ice cream consistency to the recipe.Pistachios, if possible it's best to get them already shelled as this saves you a step in the preparation!.Ingredients needed Pin Ingredients notes and possible substitutions But fear not, because this easy pistachio ice cream recipe will have you in pistachio heaven. ![]() What's not to love? Besides the fact that here in Ireland anyway, it's near impossible to find a good vegan one. The vibrant color, the sweet nutty flavor, and the fragrant aroma. I've always been a firm lover of pistachios, in particular pistachio ice cream. It's fragrant and sweet, with a full-on pistachio flavor. Made using real pistachios and coconut milk for a thick and creamy consistency. Pistachios have got to be my favorite nut ever! I would go as far as saying that this vegan pistachio ice cream recipe is the ultimate vegan frozen dessert. ![]()
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