Eggless Tender Coconut Ice Cream/ Karikku Ice Cream

Tender coconut ice cream has a creamy rich taste to it that you will find irresistible. If you are a fan of tender coconut this is a completely doable frozen treat recipe that is worth a try. Tender coconut juice is a perfect summer drink, fresh and natural. You can scoop out the tender meat and enjoy it just by itself or add to desserts.

This summer we visited Kerala and my kid got addicted to the naturally sweet taste of tender coconut. I let him enjoy natures bounty as much as he wanted. I made this ice cream as a fun treat for my kid when we returned. It is not easy to get fresh ones here but look for tender coconut in Asian markets or Whole Foods. This is egg-less ice cream, full of flavor, smooth and creamy and each scoop of this delightful ice cream will transport you back to a tropical paradise. I made this with an ice cream maker, but you can also make this a no-churn ice cream recipe. Just whip the cream first and gently fold in the rest of the ingredients and freeze. Try this recipe, you will surely love it.


Ingredients

Heavy Cream- 2 cups
Pureed Tender coconut meat/ flesh- 1 cup
Condensed milk- 1 can ( 14 oz)
Tender coconut water- 1/2 cup
Coconut cream- 2tbs
Coconut extract- 1/2 tsp
For garnish sliced tender coconut or toasted coconut flakes

Scoop out the tender coconut meat with a spoon and put it into a blender. Add 1/2 cup of tender coconut water and make it into a fine puree. Add more coconut water if it thickens.You will not need to strain this mixture. It will be creamy and smooth. Allow it to chill in the refrigerator.
Set the bowl of the ice cream maker to chill in the freezer as per package instruction( best if it is left to chill over night).
When you are ready to make the ice cream combine condensed milk, coconut cream, coconut extract, whipped cream and tender coconut puree and pour into the ice cream maker.
Churn the mixture till set or till you attain the desired consistency and thickness.Mine took about 25 minutes.
 At this stage it will be soft ice cream and you can serve immediately or remove and transfer to freezer until it is firm( for two hours).  Enjoy!

Would you like to try other similar recipes:

Coconut Pudding
Tender Coconut Rose Payasam
Raspberry Chocolate Chips Ice cream
Mango Ice cream
Strawberry Ice cream

Try this,
Hope you will all enjoy!

Outstanding in the Field

My husband and I were in Door County last weekend celebrating our 34th anniversary. We try to get to Door County at least once in the summer and we always stay at our favorite bed and breakfast, Double S Lodge.  Check out my blog post 4 years ago and you'll see why we don't ever stay anywhere else!

The Highlight of the weekend was that we went to a table to farm dinner in Sister Bay at Hidden Acres Farm.  Yep, I said that right, table to farm not farm to table because rather than just getting the ingredients from the farm they bring their restaurant to the farm.  Outstanding In The Field is different, their culinary caravan and restaurant without walls are rebuilt every morning and disappears every night. They set up tables (usually one very long one) and supply a mishmash of vintage plates and utensils then serve the most amazing meal. The Chefs and cook staff come from the local restaurants the Wickman House and Trixie's.  Wickman House just happens to be our favorite restaurant in Door County.

The night of our dinner a storm was coming through so when bad weather strikes they have a backup plan for shelter.  In our case, we were in their vintage barn which made for a magical setting.  Besides the food being farm fresh and amazing, the conversation around the table and meeting fellow foodies was so much fun!

Over the last twenty years, Outstanding In The Field has reached all fifty states and fifteen countries! We're going to keep our eye out for another one of these dinners in our future.  Who knows where it will be!

Hidden Acre Farms - Owners Tom and Carolyn Rehberger
Sister Bay, WI

Appetizers

Whitefish Ceviche

Cold Climate Farms Cucumber with beets, garden pesto & preserved lemon vinaigrette
Marinated Cheese Curd with Pickled & Foraged Mushrooms & soppressata (not shown)

Each course was paired with wine!

chicken liver pate, house-made focaccia, pickled vegetables, mustard & preserves

heirloom tomato & smoked corn panzanella, lemon ricotta, spring mix, smoked reserve aioli

house-ground beef ravioli, pickled currants & cucumber-mint gremolata

jerk marinated Jamaican pork loin, farmer's vegetables, triple berry beef demi-glace, foraged chanterelles & fingerling potatoes

mochi butter cake, farm berries & matcha whipped cream

This was our sweet young server.  She has traveled with Outstanding In The Field for a year.  Come this Fall she will become a Freshman at UW Madison.  How fun for her to travel all over the country before starting school.  I'm sure we'll see her again as she'll be waitressing in Madison.  

          Thanks to Outstanding In The Field,  Hidden Acres Farm, Wickman House, Trixie's and Double S Lodge

                                          We LOVE Door County!