I absolutely love vegan ice cream. To me, it tastes better than any dairy-based dessert, and there are even more options when you think about the many types of plant and nut milks there are. You can enjoy ice cream with so many different flavors and textures.
If this is your first time trying vegan ice cream, prepare to be surprised and delighted. These nine scoopable, creamy, outrageously delicious frozen desserts are 100% plant-based, and they taste so indulgent that traditional ice cream lovers might not believe you when you tell them there’s no cream or eggs involved. Ready for the ultimate summer treat?
Creamy vegan vanilla ice cream that tastes exactly like the real thing
The scoop that started a thousand conversions.
This recipe from Loving It Vegan is everything I want in a vanilla ice cream. Made with a rich base of cashew cream and full-fat coconut milk, it churns up silky smooth with that classic vanilla flavor that tastes completely indistinguishable from the dairy version. Readers who have made it dozens of times swear they would never go back. I’d say this is the one to make when you want to wow someone who is used to dairy-based ice cream.
Go to the recipe: Creamy vegan vanilla ice cream (Loving It Vegan)
Vegan strawberry ice cream made with just 4 ingredients
Summer in a scoop — and you only need four things to make it.
Chocolate Covered Katie is one of the top food websites, and Katie Higgins has cracked the code on the perfect vegan strawberry ice cream that’s just right for summertime. The secret is simplicity. This ice cream has just four ingredients, including real strawberries, and a texture so smooth and creamy that readers have been calling it better than any store-bought version they’ve ever tried. It might make you wonder why you ever bought the packaged stuff.
Go to the recipe: Vegan strawberry ice cream (Chocolate Covered Katie)
Veganized black ice cream that’s the most dramatic scoop on the internet
One look at this and you will not be able to scroll past it.
Black ice cream had its viral moment a few years ago and has remained popular. A jet-black scoop in a cone looks striking in a selfie. Sam Turnbull of It Doesn’t Taste Like Chicken has fully veganized it, and the result is just as dramatic, creamy, and delicious as the original. Activated charcoal gives it that stunning inky color while the ice cream base stays rich and tasty.
Go to the recipe: Veganized black ice cream (It Doesn’t Taste Like Chicken)
Creamy 5-ingredient vegan ice cream that works for any flavor you love
Five ingredients, endless possibilities, and a texture that will genuinely surprise you.
Jessica in the Kitchen is a vegan recipe food blog that’s been featured in The Washington Post, Essence Magazine, and Oprah Magazine. She has created a simple ice cream that has a fun flavor profile. Its five ingredients come together to create a rich, creamy vegan ice cream base that is endlessly customizable. This is the recipe to bookmark when you want homemade ice cream without the fuss and without a single drop of dairy.
Go to the recipe: Creamy 5-ingredient vegan ice cream (Jessica in the Kitchen)
No-churn vegan mint chocolate chip ice cream that’s cool, creamy, and stunning
The most refreshing scoop of the summer — no ice cream maker required.
Minimalist Baker’s no-churn mint chocolate chip is a triumph. Fresh mint and peppermint extract are ingredients you might expect. Then there’s also the genius touch of matcha for that gorgeous natural green color. This ice cream has a creamy, dairy-free base that’s studded with dark chocolate chips throughout. It requires no ice cream maker and just eight ingredients, yet it looks and tastes like something from a premium scoop shop.
Go to the recipe: No-churn vegan mint chocolate chip ice cream (Minimalist Baker)
Vegan salted caramel ice cream that’s rich, buttery, and completely addictive
The flavor that makes non-vegans do a double-take every single time.
Salted caramel is the flavor that wins over the skeptics of vegan desserts, and this plant-based Häagen-Dazs style version from The Whole Food Plant Based Cooking Show is the one to serve them. It has a base of banana, dates, and cashews. The ingredients blend into something deeply caramel-flavored, naturally sweet, and loaded with that salty-sweet contrast that makes this ice cream irresistible. Don’t be surprised if it’s gone before you know it.
Go to the recipe: Vegan salted caramel ice cream (The Whole Food Plant Based Cooking Show)
Vegan oat milk ice cream that’s the creamiest scoop with no coconut at all
The secret ingredient is something you already have in your pantry.
My Quiet Kitchen’s oat milk ice cream is a revelation for anyone who has been put off by the strong coconut flavor of so many vegan ice creams. I love that coconut flavor personally, but this ice cream is equally delicious without it! The secret is using actual cooked oats blended into the base. The natural starches create a silky, melt-in-your-mouth texture that feels completely indulgent despite containing no coconut, no bananas, and no refined sugar. Readers call it full-on dessert magic, and I have to agree.
Go to the recipe: Vegan oat milk ice cream (My Quiet Kitchen)
No-churn vegan cookie dough ice cream that’s dangerously good
Creamy vanilla ice cream packed with chunks of edible cookie dough — need we say more?
I Can You Can Vegan has created the ultimate crowd-pleasing frozen dessert: a no-churn vegan ice cream loaded with generous chunks of edible chocolate chip cookie dough throughout. I always reach for cookie dough if given a chance to pick dessert, so I was in dessert heaven here. No ice cream maker is needed, and there’s, of course, no dairy anywhere in sight.
Go to the recipe: No-churn vegan cookie dough ice cream (I Can You Can Vegan)
No-churn vegan mango gelato that’s tropical, silky, and impossibly creamy
This ice cream is sunshine in a scoop, and you don’t need an ice cream maker to make it.
Nutrition Refined’s vegan mango gelato makes me feel like I’m sitting at a café in Italy rather than standing at my own kitchen counter. It has a rich, tropical mango flavor and a silky smooth texture. It’s just pure, golden, fruit-forward indulgence. It’s paleo and vegan, and it’s absolutely stunning in a bowl.
Go to the recipe: No-churn vegan mango gelato (Nutrition Refined)
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