This Gluten-Free Vegan Hazelnut "Nutella" Ice Cream with Chocolate Chip Cookie Chunks recipe title has a long name but it's the only way to describe all the goodness in it!
It's a thick and creamy chocolate vegan ice cream made with Homemade Hazelnut "Nutella" Spread loaded with chunks of homemade Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Don't be intimidated by the recipe...I know it looks long and complicated but it's really not. The "Nutella" spread can be made with a Vitamix, as well as the ice cream and the cookies can be prepared in about 5 minutes.
In fact, I came up with the idea because I had a batch of the chocolate chip cookies I had already made the previous day, and a batch of "Nutella" I had made a couple of days ago. I knew I wanted to make a "Nutella" ice cream with the "Nutella" but was trying to think of what I could add to it and saw the cookies and it just all came together!
So if you pre-make the cookies and "Nutella" in advance for this recipe or use some leftover from a previous batch, it really only takes about 5 minutes to pull it all together before it goes into the ice cream maker.
Everything...the ice cream, "Nutella" and chocolate chip cookies are all vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free and paleo-friendly.
Similar traditional store-bought ice cream can contain ingredients like these:
S.A.D. (Standard American Diet) Dean's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream:
Ingredients: Milkfat and Nonfat Milk, Cookie Dough and Chips {Cookie Dough [Flour (Bleached Wheat), Sugar, Brown Sugar (Sugar, Molasses), Margarine (Liquid and Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Whey Solids, Mono and Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate), Water, Vanilla, Salt, Baking Soda], Chocolate Chips [Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin (Emulsifier), Artificial Flavoring]}, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Brown Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sweet Cream Buttermilk, Whey, Contains Less than 2% of Molasses, Guar Gum, Mono and Diglycerides, Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate 80, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Annatto (Color), Salt.
There's a lot going on in this store-bought ice cream and it's nothing good. Nothing.
This healthier version is vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, grain-free, flourless, paleo-friendly and contains no refined sugar.
5 Fast Facts About Raw Cacao Powder:*
- super high in antioxidants
- promotes cardiovascular health
- contains essential fats
- can help to decrease blood pressure
- contains over 300 compounds including protein, calcium, copper, zinc and iron
5 Fast Facts About Hazelnuts:*
- one cup contains 86% RDA of vitamin E
- rich in heart healthy unsaturated fats
- super high in B-vitamins: B1, B3, B5, B6 and B9
- one ounce has 2.7 g of dietary fiber
- one serving contains 90% RDA of manganese and 65% RDA of copper
5 Fast Facts About Coconut Oil:*
- super high in lauric acid
- rich in antioxidants
- contains natural microbial and anti-bacterial agents
- helps to improve metabolism
- improves cholesterol levels
5 Fast Facts About Almonds (Almond Flour):*
- helps to regulate cholesterol and blood pressure
- energy booster
- loaded with calcium and fiber
- ¼ cup contains 8 grams of vegan protein
- high in antioxidants
5 Fast Facts About Vanilla Bean Powder:*
- anti-microbial
- high in antioxidants
- can help reduce inflammation
- contains small traces of minerals
- 1 tablespoon contains 2 g of fiber
5 Fast Facts About Himalayan Pink Salt:*
- contains 84 minerals
- unrefined, unprocessed, raw
- promotes stable pH balance in cells
- controls water levels in the body
- aids digestion and facilitates better nutrient absorption
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Gluten-Free Vegan Hazelnut "Nutella" Ice Cream with Chocolate Chip Cookie Chunks
Equipment
- Vitamix or high-speed blender
Ingredients
For the ice cream:
- 1 can organic full-fat coconut milk 13.5-ounce can
- ¼ cup organic granulated unrefined sweetener
- 2 tablespoons organic raw cacao powder
- 1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract
- 1 cup Homemade "Nutella"
For the mix-ins:
Instructions
Prepare the homemade "Nutella":
- Use homemade "Nutella" you prepared in advance or follow the instructions in the recipe link above to make it for the recipe.
Prepare the homemade cookies:
- Use homemade cookies you've prepared in advance or follow the instructions in the recipe link above to make it for the recipe.
Prepare the ice cream:
- Add all the ingredients for the ice cream to a Vitamix, or high-speed blender, and blend until it's creamy and smooth. Adjust the sweetener to your preference.
- Transfer the mixture to your ice cream maker and make the ice cream according to your machine's directions.
- Transfer the ice cream mixture to an air tight BPA-free freezer-safe ice cream container and spread evenly.
- Take the chocolate chip cookies (6-12, depending on how many you want to use) and cut them into ¼ size pieces.
- Sprinkle them into the ice cream mixture evenly and using the tip of a knife, gently poke some down into the mixture.
- Cover the container tightly and place in the freezer for 1-2 hours, or until it firms.
- Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
The recipe and photographs for "Gluten-Free Vegan Hazelnut "Nutella" Ice Cream with Chocolate Chip Chunks" by Karielyn Tillman of The Healthy Family and Home website are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International License and cannot be used without my written permission.
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Want More Healthy Gluten-Free Vegan Dessert Recipes?
Check out these:
- Gluten-Free Vegan Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
- Vegan Pecan Praline Ice Cream
- Vegan Superfood Ice Cream
- or my Clean Eating Cookbook with an entire chapter of 20 healthy, clean eating recipes just like this one that you will love!
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Hi, I'm Karielyn! I'm the published cookbook author of CLEAN DESSERTS and content creator of The Healthy Family and Home™ website since 2012. I specialize in creating easy, healthy plant-based and Medical Medium® compliant recipes that are gluten-free + vegan and made with clean, real food ingredients that you can feel good about eating.
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