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My classic keto ice cream is my most popular keto frozen dessert, but many of you have been asking me for a dairy-free alternative. You’re in for a treat! This sugar-free almond milk ice cream recipe is incredibly creamy and luscious, all while being light in calories and carbs, without dairy. Aside from the almond milk swap, learning how to make almond milk ice cream is actually not so different from making the regular kind.
And, we are taking this easy homemade almond milk ice cream up another notch, by adding chocolate chip cookie dough into the ice cream! It’s my favorite ice cream flavor.
Sugar-free chocolate chip cookie dough is super easy to make, similar to making keto chocolate chip cookies, but we skip the eggs. You just might have to stop yourself from eating the cookie dough with a spoon. 😉
My favorite ChocZero Dark Chocolate Chips are the best part! I used them to make keto chocolate mousse recently, and since they are dairy-free (as well as sugar-free, soy-free, and non-gmo), they fit perfectly into dairy-free almond milk ice cream. I mixed them into the cookie dough, but you can also add them directly to ice cream as well.
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How To Make Almond Milk Ice Cream
It’s time to learn how to make ice cream using almond milk! This recipe comes together in a few simple steps:
- Whisk yolks and sweetener. Whisk together egg yolks, Besti Powdered Monk Fruit Allulose Blend, and sea salt until the color is light yellow.
- Heat almond milk. Bring almond milk to a simmer, then remove from heat. (You can use any unsweetened store bought brand, or make homemade almond milk.)
- Mix together almond milk ice cream diy custard. Very slowly, pour the hot almond milk into the egg yolk mixture while whisking constantly.
TIP: Whisking vigorously and pouring the almond milk slowly will prevent scrambling the egg. This is called tempering.
- Heat custard. Once the custard is combined and smooth, transfer the mixture back to the saucepan. Return to the stove over low heat, stirring frequently, until the mixture reaches 170 degrees F, about 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla bean powder. It will get frothy!
- Chill. Refrigerate until very cold for at least 4 hours, or until it is 40 degrees F or less.
TIP: Chilling overnight is convenient, if that’s easier than timing it!
- Make chocolate chip cookie dough. Beat together coconut oil and powdered monk fruit sweetener with allulose, then vanilla, and finally super fine almond flour and sea salt, until crumbly. Stir in ChocZero chocolate chips. Cover and refrigerate.
- Churn. Once your sugar-free almond milk ice cream custard is very cold, pour it into a pre-frozen ice cream maker bowl. Churn for 10-15 minutes, or until it’s in between a liquid and the texture of soft-serve ice cream, like the picture below.
- Add cookie dough. Drop pieces of cookie dough into the ice cream and continue to churn according to manufacturer instructions, usually about 5-10 more minutes. It might look chunky – this is normal!
TIP: Pinch the chocolate chips together with the cookie dough before dropping into sugar-free almond milk ice cream. This will help them stay intact when churning.
- Freeze. For best results and traditional firm ice cream texture, transfer to a freezer container and freeze until solid, about 4 hours. After that, you can scoop it out.
TIP: For easier scooping, run your ice cream scoop under warm water first.
- Eat. Enjoy your homemade almond milk ice cream!
Sugar-Free Almond Milk Ice Cream FAQs
Can you make ice cream using almond milk?
Yes, as you can see, it’s easy to make homemade almond milk ice cream – and it’s creamier than you might expect.
Some low carb ice cream recipes using almond milk can be thin and icy, but because we’re making a custard-style ice cream with egg yolks, it’s smooth and creamy.
Is this almond milk ice cream recipe keto?
Yes, this almond milk ice cream recipe is keto friendly! Each 1/2 cup serving (cookie dough included!) has just 1.9 grams of net carbs.
What if you don’t have an ice cream maker?
While this almond milk ice cream recipe is made with an ice cream maker as written, you could make it without if you really want to. You’d have to stir it every 30 minutes for the first 4-6 hours of freezing, to avoid making it too icy.
It’s much easier with an ice cream maker, though. I have this ice cream maker and highly recommend it!
Can you use a different sweetener?
You can use 1/2 cup powdered monk fruit allulose blend OR 2/3 cup powdered allulose. I don’t recommend any other sweeteners – your ice cream will be rock hard with anything else.
Is the cookie dough required? Can you make other flavors?
No, but I think it makes this the best almond milk ice cream. 😉
You could just make it as a plain vanilla almond milk ice cream recipe, but then I highly recommend that you at least add the ChocZero chocolate chips (without the cookie dough). They are just so good! If you’re not a fan of dark chocolate, they also have milk chocolate chips and even white chocolate chips.
I haven’t tested it yet with other flavors, so let me know how it turns out if you do!
Homemade Almond Milk Ice Cream Storage Instructions
Can you make it ahead?
Yes, you can make sugar-free almond milk ice cream ahead. And you’ll probably want to, since the custard has to chill before churning, and the whole thing has to freeze if you want firm ice cream rather than soft-serve.
How to store easy almond milk ice cream
Store this homemade almond milk ice cream recipe in the freezer, for up to 2-3 months.
It should be pretty scoopable straight from the freezer, but if it’s too hard, thaw on the counter for a few minutes to soften before eating.
More Keto Ice Cream Recipes
If you like this homemade vanilla ice cream with almond milk, you might also like some of my other keto dessert and ice cream recipes:
- Keto Mason Jar Ice Cream – No ice cream maker? No problem! Three flavor options.
- Classic Keto Ice Cream – There’s nothing vanilla about this vanilla ice cream, except maybe the fact that it’s only 4 ingredients! It’s the best… and also egg-free.
- Sugar-Free Raspberry Ice Cream – Light and creamy and ready to eat in just 2 minutes!
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Nice Cream – For the pb & chocolate obsessed – made with only 5 ingredients.
- Keto Frozen Yogurt – Just 4 ingredients to make this tart and creamy dessert!
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Sugar-Free Almond Milk Ice Cream Recipe
The BEST homemade almond milk ice cream recipe - chocolate chip cookie dough flavor! See how easy it is to make sugar-free almond milk ice cream, with simple ingredients and 1.9g net carbs per serving.
Ingredients
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Almond milk ice cream:
Chocolate chip cookie dough:

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Almond milk ice cream:
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In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, powdered sweetener, and sea salt, until combined and light yellow in color. Set aside.
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In a small saucepan, heat the almond milk until it just starts to simmer. Remove from heat.
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Very slowly, pour the hot almond milk into the egg yolk mixture while whisking constantly. (Doing this in a thin stream and whisking vigorously will prevent scrambling the egg.)
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Once the custard is combined and smooth, transfer the mixture back to the saucepan. Return to the stove over low heat and heat, stirring frequently, until the mixture reaches 170 degrees F (76 degrees C), about 3-5 minutes.
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Remove from heat. Whisk in the vanilla bean powder vigorously - it will get frothy. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, until very cold (40 degrees F or less).
Chocolate chip cookie dough:
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Meanwhile, prepare the chocolate chip cookie dough. In a medium bowl, beat together the coconut oil and powdered sweetener. Beat in the vanilla.
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Beat in the almond flour and sea salt, until crumbly like cookie dough. Stir in chocolate chips.
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Cover and refrigerate cookie dough until ready to use.
Assembly:
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Once the custard is very cold, pour it into a pre-frozen ice cream maker bowl. Churn for 10-15 minutes, until it’s somewhere between a liquid and the texture of soft-serve ice cream.
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Drop pieces of cookie dough into the ice cream (try to pinch chips together with the cookie dough before dropping them in). Continue to churn according to manufacturer instructions (usually about 5-10 more minutes, or about 25 minutes total), until the ice cream is the texture of soft serve, but more chunky.
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Serve right away, or for firmer ice cream, transfer to a freezer container and freeze until solid.
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Serving size: 1/2 cup
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32 Comments
Megan
Is Coconut Milk ok to use instead of Almond Milk? Thanks
Wholesome Yum M
Hi Megan, Yes, coconut milk will make a creamier consistency ice cream. Enjoy!
Judy
I’m allergic to eggs. Any substitute I for that
Wholesome Yum M
Hi Judy, The texture won’t come out exactly the same, but you can use 1/4 tsp. of xanthan gum, which will thicken the ice cream base. Churn and freeze as written in the instructions.
Pamela Coleman
Is there a substitute for the bean powder? It is pretty expensive on Amazon.
Wholesome Yum M
Hi Pamela, Vanilla extract will work here too. The flavor is not as defined with extract, but you will get a similar result.
Bobbie June Goldman
Can I use two whole eggs instead of 4 egg yolks?
Wholesome Yum M
Hi Bobbie, I don’t recommend doing this. For the best creamy results, just use the yolks.
Claudia Hernandez
I do not have an ice cream maker and I really want to make this delicious recipe, how can I do that without an Ice cream maker, help!
Thank you!
Wholesome Yum M
Hi Claudia, This recipe works best with an ice cream maker. I other ice cream recipes that work well without an ice cream maker. Try Mason Jar Ice Cream or Low Carb Vanilla Ice Cream.
Alan P
Hello
Can I use heavy whipping cream? If not do you a recipe for that? Also no ice cream maker so stirring it will be ok?
Wholesome Yum M
Hi Alan, If you would rather use heavy cream, I have several other recipes you may be interested in. The Best Low Carb Ice Cream, Mason Jar Ice Cream, and Chocolate Protein Ice Cream (which is both heavy cream and almond milk).
Carole Seitz
Unbelievably DELICIOUS! Need that sweet fix? This recipe is short of a miracle! Refreshing, light, and tastes so pure.
Eva
I don’t have vanilla bean powder. Can I use just vanilla extract or unsweetened vanilla almond milk as a substitute? If so, how much liquid vanilla extract do I use? Thanks, Eva
Wholesome Yum M
Hi Eva, Unsweetened vanilla almond milk will work great!
Penny Frick
I only keep unsweetened vanilla almond milk on hand. Will that be ok and do I need to make any adjustments? Also my ice cream maker is 1-1/2 qt and your recommendation is a 2 qt. Do I need to make any adjustments for that? Thank you.
Wholesome Yum M
Hi Penny, For a 1-quart ice cream maker, change the number of servings from 6 to 3 and the recipe will change to fit your ice cream makers size.
Penny Frick
Thank you. What about the unsweetened vanilla almond milk? Any issues with using that?
Wholesome Yum M
Hi Penny, That should work just fine!
Penny Frick
Thank you Maya.
Roberta
Hi Maya, I know you wrote you can’t suggest any other sweetener aside erythritol+allulose or pure allulose, but the problem for people in EU is that allulose is still forbidden by law for this year…so have we to wait a lot or could we try with some adaptation? This recipe sounds delish, I’m sure you won’t leave us just looking at you enjoying it and your cooking genius will be able to suggest something for us in EU too 😉
Thank you for all your inspiration!
Wholesome Yum M
Hi Roberta, Powdered erythritol will give you the same flavors in your ice cream, but it will be very hard straight out of the freezer. You will need to let it sit and thaw for a while before you can enjoy it. It will not have the same texture as using allulose, but it will still taste delicious.
Roberta
Many thanks, Maya! I’ll try this way, looking forward allulose (and your products containing it) to be introduced as soon as possible here in Europe to enjoy this and other recipes including this promising sweetener 🙂
Iuliia
You can add couple of 1-2 tablespoons of vodka, it helps ice cream not to harden as much. I usually add it when I use erythritol in ice cream.
Beth
This is the perfect summer treat! I can’t wait to make this! My kids are going to love this!
Lisalia
Oh WOW this ice cream is DELISH! So good for me too. Thanks for your amazing recipes – they always turn out perfectly and taste so good!
Shanna
I can’t believe that this is Keto. So good.
Anjali
Omg this almond milk ice cream was amazing!! Cookie dough is one of my favorite ice cream flavors but I never knew how to make it from scratch at home! Everyone devoured this recipe – it turned out great!
Bhawana
fabulous I truely loved this ice cream with almond milk. what a fantastic outcome.
EmilyWh
This ice cream is so delicious and the perfect summer treat! I love that it uses almond milk and other the other healthy alternative ingredients!
Heidy
This was an outstanding recipe for homemade almond milk ice cream ! I have to say the entire family enjoyed it so much we made it a few days in a row!!!
Irina
WOW! No sugar ice cream! This recipe is a treasure. Sharing it with my mom:) Thanks!