Vegan Ice Cream: Soymilk

Vegan vanilla ice cream/sorbet has become somewhat of a white whale for me. This ice cream is an attempt at a base with which to build a vegan vanilla. Recipe adapted from a Modernist Pantry recipe.

Ingredients

I1:🥛3 cups unflavored unsweetened soymilk
I2:🍬⅔ cup sugar
I3:🧂¼ tsp salt
I4:🌾¼ tsp vanilla
I5:🥛1 tsp perfect ice cream
I6:🛢️½ cup sunflower seed oil

Instructions

Step 1:Blend
I1: 🥛 3 cups unflavored unsweetened soymilk
I2: 🍬 ⅔ cup sugar
I3: 🧂 ¼ tsp salt
I4: 🌾 ¼ tsp vanilla
I5: 🥛 1 tsp perfect ice cream
Step 2:Heat to 185
Step 3:Blend on low for 2 minutes
Step 4:Blend
I6: 🛢️ ½ cup sunflower seed oil
Step 5:Churn

Notes

Tasted nice out of the blender. We’ll see how it churns and sets.


Ingredients

I1:🥛3 cups unflavored unsweetened soymilk
I2:🍬⅔ cup sugar
I3:🧂¼ tsp salt
I4:🌾¼ tsp vanilla
I5:🥛½ tsp perfect ice cream
I6:🛢️½ cup sunflower seed oil

Instructions

Step 1:Blend
I1: 🥛 3 cups unflavored unsweetened soymilk
I2: 🍬 ⅔ cup sugar
I3: 🧂 ¼ tsp salt
I4: 🌾 ¼ tsp vanilla
I5: 🥛 ½ tsp perfect ice cream
Step 2:Heat to 185
Step 3:Blend on low for 2 minutes
Step 4:Blend
I6: 🛢️ ½ cup sunflower seed oil
Step 5:Churn

Result

Favorable review. Less “chewy” than V1. This may be the new base to fork for new vegan vanilla recipes.


Ingredients

I1:🥛3 cups unflavored unsweetened soymilk
I2:🍬⅔ cup sugar
I3:🧂¼ tsp salt
I4:🌾¼ tsp vanilla
I5:🥛¼ tsp perfect ice cream
I6:🛢️½ cup sunflower seed oil

Instructions

Step 1:Blend
I1: 🥛 3 cups unflavored unsweetened soymilk
I2: 🍬 ⅔ cup sugar
I3: 🧂 ¼ tsp salt
I4: 🌾 ¼ tsp vanilla
I5: 🥛 ¼ tsp perfect ice cream
Step 2:Heat to 185
Step 3:Blend on low for 2 minutes
Step 4:Blend
I6: 🛢️ ½ cup sunflower seed oil
Step 5:Churn

Result

Unfavorable review. Too icy.


Raw recipe file

Vegan vanilla ice cream/sorbet has become somewhat of a white whale for me. This ice cream is an attempt at a base with which to build a vegan vanilla. Recipe adapted from a [Modernist Pantry recipe](https://blog.modernistpantry.com/recipes/non-dairy-banana-split/).

## Variant 1 (4/2/24)

I1: 3 cups unflavored unsweetened soymilk
I2: ⅔ cup sugar
I3: ¼ tsp salt
I4: ¼ tsp vanilla
I5: 1 tsp perfect ice cream
I6: ½ cup sunflower seed oil

I(1-5)
O1: Blend
O2: Heat to 185
O3: Blend on low for 2 minutes
I6
O4: Blend
O5: Churn

### Notes

Tasted nice out of the blender. We’ll see how it churns and sets.

## Variant 2 (4/3/24)

I1: 3 cups unflavored unsweetened soymilk
I2: ⅔ cup sugar
I3: ¼ tsp salt
I4: ¼ tsp vanilla
I5: ½ tsp perfect ice cream
I6: ½ cup sunflower seed oil

I(1-5)
O1: Blend
O2: Heat to 185
O3: Blend on low for 2 minutes
I6
O4: Blend
O5: Churn

### Result

Favorable review. Less “chewy” than V1. This may be the new base to fork for new vegan vanilla recipes.

## Variant 3 (4/5/24)

I1: 3 cups unflavored unsweetened soymilk
I2: ⅔ cup sugar
I3: ¼ tsp salt
I4: ¼ tsp vanilla
I5: ¼ tsp perfect ice cream
I6: ½ cup sunflower seed oil

I(1-5)
O1: Blend
O2: Heat to 185
O3: Blend on low for 2 minutes
I6
O4: Blend
O5: Churn

### Result

Unfavorable review. Too icy.