Dairy Free Pistachio Ice Cream

5 from 1 vote

This creamy, dairy-free pistachio ice cream is made in a blender with 5 simple wholesome ingredients including yogurt. No churning needed—just blend, freeze, and enjoy a healthier version of the classic!

Prep Time10

Cook Time4

Total Time4 10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 239kcal

Author: Dee Dine

Equipment

blender

Ingredients

1 cup pistachios, unsalted, shelled
½ cup milk, full fat canned coconut milk or cashew milk
½ cup yogurt, full fat coconut or cashew yogurt
3 tablespoon cashew butter or any nut butter
¼ cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
pinch salt
3 tablespoon chopped pistachios (mix-in & topping)

optional

¼ cup baby spinach leaves for greener color

Instructions

Prep

Soak pistachios in just-boiled water for 5 minutes, then drain.

Make ice cream

Add ingredients* to a blender. Blend until very smooth and creamy.
1 cup pistachios, unsalted, shelled, ½ cup milk, full fat, ½ cup yogurt, full fat, 3 tablespoon cashew butter, ¼ cup maple syrup, 1 teaspoon vanilla, pinch salt, ¼ cup baby spinach leaves
Taste mixture and add more maple syrup if needed.
Pour the mixture into a parchment-lined loaf pan.
3 tablespoon chopped pistachios (mix-in & topping)
Sprinkle 2 tablespoon of pistachios on top and press into mixture to submerge. Then sprinkle the last 1 tablespoon on top.
Cover container tightly with foil or plastic wrap and freeze for about 2-3 hours.
Don't freeze overnight or it will become rock-hard and be hard to scoop. Instead, freeze only 2-3 hours and then scoop into individual cups and freeze those - they are easier to thaw.

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Notes

*For a brighter green color, you can ¼ cup baby spinach leaves (won’t affect flavor).

Make chocolate Dubai pistachio ice cream: Melt ½ cup of chocolate chips in microwave for 1 minute, pour over top of ice cream after it has been frozen about 30 minutes. Sprinkle pistachios on the chocolate. Freeze 2-3 hours and serve.

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