Four Ingredient Sugar Free Blueberry Ice Cream
Updated Feb 15, 2021, Published Aug 11, 2018
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What’s better than ice cream? Nothing, I know. But what can make ice cream just a little more enjoyable? How about a sugar free version with fresh fruit, so you can feel less guilty about eating an entire pint of it?! Or how about a homemade ice cream that only uses 4 simple ingredients?! If all that sounds good, then give this Four Ingredient Sugar Free Blueberry Ice Cream a try!
This ice cream uses 4 ingredients (not including water) that are simple to find and delicious when combined. It gets its sweet flavor from Swerve confectioners, a zero calorie, non-glycemic sugar replacement.
After trying this ice cream, you won’t go back to store-bought, sugar-filled ice cream, that’s for sure!
Four Ingredient Sugar Free Blueberry Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 lemon, zest finely grated and juiced
- 1½ cups Swerve Confectioners
- 4 cups half-and-half
Instructions
- Combine the blueberries, water, lemon zest and juice, and Swerve in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Lower the temperature and simmer, uncovered, until the blueberries are very soft. Strain the mixture into a large mixing bowl through a fine sieve. Whisk in the half-and-half. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Scrape the ice cream into a loaf or cake pan, cover, and freeze until firm, about 2 hours. Can be stored in the freezer, covered, for up to a week.
Notes
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would this work with coconut milk?
Hi Patricia, I haven’t tested it with coconut milk but it should work fairly well. Just make sure you use full-fat coconut milk (the canned stuff). Let me know how it goes!
It looks good but I am wondering if a mashed banana might give it enough sweetening without the Swerve. I guess the texture would be different but maybe still good? Not sure but like to avoid sweeteners. Love the color. I will play with this and let you know if I have success.
Hi Nancy,
I don’t know if this will work or not but I’m curious to find out! Let me know how it goes.
xo,
Carol
Hi! Would this work with other fruits, like strawberries, peaches, blackberries, razberries, etc?
I haven’t tried it with those fruits but yes, it should work just fine. You might need a little less liquid since some of those fruits have a higher water content, but otherwise should be good! Let me know how it goes. Hope you enjoy :)
? What is the benefit of adding Swerve into the heating ingredients? Wouldn’t it be just as sweet & mix well if added after straining, add swerve then cream.