Paleo Red Velvet Brownie Ice Cream

A custard like, thick and creamy ice cream experience. That classic chocolatey red velvet taste with bites of brownie through out. This paleo red velvet brownie ice cream is divine!

I love ice cream. Like a lot. It is my "stranded on a deserted island food". My "if I could only eat one food the rest of my life" it would be ice cream food.

And if I had to pick one flavor to eat the rest of my life, I wouldn't be mad if it was this paleo red velvet brownie ice cream.

This dairy free ice cream is made like you would make a custard. Which means we use egg yolks to make a gloriously thick and creamy ice cream base. You should love me for it, and here's why.

This ice cream doesn't turn rock hard like almost every other paleo ice cream out there. Or any other homemade ice cream for that matter. You can make your ice cream, stick it in the freezer and scoop it out any time you want. No waiting an hour for it to soften on the counter anymore!

What is red velvet?

Red velvet cake has been around since the 1920's and was originally made red with beets. The traditional color of red velvet is not the super bright color you may see today. It is more of a chocolate color with a red tint.

Another ingredient that is traditional in red velvet cake is buttermilk. But with this being a Paleo ice cream we just created a buttermilk substitute with coconut milk and added vinegar.

Step by step

So, listen. I know this recipe is a little "involved". But I need you to trust.

This paleo ice cream is amazing, and so worth the effort. So just set aside some ice cream making time and hop to it.

1. Start with baking your brownies. Or if you already have brownies on hand you will need ½ cup of crumbled brownies for the ice cream. I'm not going to judge if you want more brownies! Just do it friend.
2. Next lets place the coconut milk, vinegar, ¼ cup of the honey, cocoa, red food coloring, vanilla, and salt all in a medium saucepan. Whisk to combine.
3. Heat the the above mixture to a gentle simmer. Don't bring it to a quick boil, you don't want anything to burn or scald. Remove this from heat after it seems smooth and slightly thicker. About 3 minutes after it has come to a simmer.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together egg yolks and the remaining ¼ cup of honey. Take a ½ cup of the warm coconut milk mixture out of the sauce pan and SLOWLY begin to pour the warm mixture into the egg yolks and honey while whisking. Do this as slow as possible and whisk the entire time.
5. Then add the egg mixture to the warm cream in the saucepan. Whisk while combining back to the saucepan.
6. Bring all of this back to low/medium heat for an additional 2-3 minutes. Whisk while heating the ice cream. You don't want to let this get too hot. If you have a digital thermometer, it may be helpful to use. Eggs curdle past 160°F so you want to make sure they don't get to that temperature.
7. After it is finished heating, pour it through a fine mesh sieve into a heat proof bowl or glass jar and stick it in the fridge. You will want this to be cold before sticking it in the ice cream maker. If you skip this step and just let it come to room temperature, the ice cream maker may not get the ice cream as cold you would like it.
8. Once your ice cream is cold, stick it in the ice cream maker according to the instructions and make some ice cream! My ice cream maker isn't anything fancy. I use this one...and it took about 20 minutes to be done. I stuck the brownies in at the 15 minute mark.
9. After it is finished in the ice cream maker you can eat it like soft serve, or stick it in the freezer for 3-5 hours. This ice cream is pretty awesome and doesn't get super hard. You can dish it up after just a few minutes on the counter.

Expert Tips

• First, be sure to read my step by step instructions. Lots of details are up in there friends.
• Second, don't heat your final mixture with the eggs higher than 155°F. Eggs will start to curdle at 160°F.
• Whisk often!
• Strain the final mix through a fine mesh sieve. I didn't have but a few pieces during my tests, but worth it.
• Let the final heated mix get cold before sticking it in the ice cream maker.
• If you don't feel like making homemade brownies, Simple Mills has a boxed brownie mix. The mix has paleo friendly ingredients. If you aren't paleo you can make this with any brownie recipe or box mix you want!

Oh friends, I so hope you try this ice cream. It will simply change your life. Just saying. And who doesn't want a life changing ice cream experience?!

Thanks for being here, you are absolutely the best!

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This recipe was inspired by and adapted from Cake and Knife!