Vegan Rum Raisin Ice Cream

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Recipe Intro From plantcrazii

This creamy, dreamy vegan ice cream starts with a cashew base studded with boozy rum-soaked raisins. Lloyd from @plantcrazii says this flavor a favorite in Jamaican households, but of course puts a gourmet spin on it by making it from scratch- including his own homemade sweetened condensed oat milk! Did we mention no ice cream machine is required?

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ingredients

  • 1 cup raisins, soaked in brown rum for at least 1 hour
  • 6 cups oat milk
  • 1 cup sugar of choice
  • 2 1/2 cups raw cashews
  • 1 tablespoon tapioca flour
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil

Method

  • Step 1

    Add 2 cups of oat milk along with sugar to a small pot over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until liquid reduces by half- then turn off the heat. Allow mixture to cool for 30 minutes or to speed things up, place it in the fridge on a heat-safe towel to cool for 15 minutes. Once cooled, extract raisins from the rum and add mix them to condensed milk.

  • Step 2

    Bring remaining 4 cups oat milk to a boil in a medium pot, then add cashews, and tapioca flour. Cover pot and turn the heat off. Let cashews sit in the milk for 30 minutes.

  • Step 3

    Add cashew mixture to a high speed blender and blend until smooth and creamy, then add in vanilla extract (if using) and melted coconut oil and blend at medium speed for another 30 seconds.

  • Step 4

    Strain into a large mixing bowl and whip with an electric hand mixer for 5 minutes. Place bowl in the freezer for 45 minutes. Whip mixture for another 2 minutes, then place back into the freezer for another 45 minutes. Gently stir in raisins with 4 tablespoons of the rum that the raisins soaked in.

  • Step 5

    Freeze for another 8 hours, then serve and enjoy!