4.84 from 6 reviews

Lemon Nice Cream

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Lemon ice cream in a waffle ice cream cone

As the weather gets warms and it’s too hot to turn on an oven or use any kitchen appliance, it’s a perfect time to make a sweet treat.

Making creamy lemon nice cream (no-churn and just using your freezer) has never been easier.

I was given a bag of lemons (life literally gave me lemons) so I had to think quick.

My first reaction was to make my Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Cookies...but I had recently made a batch of cookies so I really did need more lying around the kitchen ya know?!

Then I was reeeaaallly craving these Lemon Soufflé Pancakes but settled for cereal instead. Lameeee.

lemon ice cream in a container being scooped with an ice cream scooper

The result of the big bag of lemons was a delicious Shrimp Scampi, Lemon Poppyseed Scones, Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins/Bread, and this lemon ice cream of course.

This lemon ice cream is

  • Creamy
  • Super lemony
  • No-churn
  • Tangy
  • Tastes like lemonade
  • Perfect for lemon lovers
  • Contains no heavy cream
  • Vegetarian and Vegan
Lemon ice cream in a waffle ice cream cone

How to make lemon ice cream at home:

  1. Place your loaf pan in the freezer to get cold.
  2. In a powerful blender (I use my Vitamix), blast the coconut cream and coconut oil on high under blended.
  3. Then add in the frozen bananas, lemon juice and lemon zest and blend again for another 30 seconds using the tamper to guide the fruit through the blades until smooth, but still frozen.
  4. If you want to add a few drops of yellow food dye to give it more of a lemony look you can as well, and process for 20 more seconds to incorporate.
  5. You’ll place the “ice cream” mixture in the loaf pan from the freezer, cover with foil, and freeze for at least 2 hours or until completely firm.
  6. If the ice cream is too hard (if frozen overnight), leave it on the kitchen counter for 5-10 minutes before scooping and serving!
lemon ice cream in a container being scooped with an ice cream scooper

Tip to soften lemon ice cream:

This lemon ice cream is so delicious, soft and creamy but once left in the freezer for more than 4 hours it tends to get hard and difficult to scoop.

My tip: put the ice cream in single-serving containers so you don’t have to wait so long for all of it to soften!

How to make without bananas

Don’t like bananas? No problem!

Follow this slightly modified recipe:

Whisk together the lemon zest and juice, 1 cup granulated white sugar or 1 cup pitted dates, and 1/4 tsp. salt in a large bowl.

Whisk together the coconut cream and 1 cup whole milk in a measuring cup and gradually pour into the lemon and sugar mixture, whisking constantly. Continue to whisk until the sugar dissolves—you won’t hear or feel it scraping against the bottom of the bowl anymore, about 2 minutes.

Pour the mixture into the pan and follow the same directions of freezing.

Lemon ice cream in a waffle ice cream cone

This recipe is fun to make with your kids or to have on hand for a sweet treat!

Have you made homemade no churn ice cream before?! Let me know in the comments below!

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lemon ice cream in a container being scooped with an ice cream scooper
4.84 from 6 reviews

Lemon Nice Cream

Prep: 10 minutes
resting time: 30 minutes
Cook: 3 hours
Total: 3 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Lemon Nice Cream is silky smooth, light and refreshing and the perfect balance of lemony goodness!

Ingredients

  • 1, 13.5 oz. can coconut cream
  • 1 Tbsp. coconut oil, melted
  • 4 large bananas, mashed
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1 lemon, zest

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Instructions 

  • Place your loaf pan in the freezer to get cold.
  • In a powerful blender (I use my Vitamix), blast the coconut cream and coconut oil on high under blended.
  • Then add in the frozen bananas, lemon juice and lemon zest and blend again for another 30 seconds using the tamper to guide the fruit through the blades until smooth, but still frozen. (If your mixture isn't blended, you can add in 1 Tbsp. of almond milk at a time to thin out just a little).
  • Place the "ice cream" mixture in the loaf pan from the freezer, cover with foil, and freeze for at least 2 hours or until completely firm. If the ice cream is too hard (if frozen overnight), leave it on the kitchen counter for 5-10 minutes before scooping and serving!

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Notes

If you want to add a few drops of yellow food dye to give it more of a lemony look you can as well, and process for 20 more seconds to incorporate.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 159kcal (8%), Carbohydrates: 33g (11%), Protein: 2g (4%), Fat: 4g (6%), Saturated Fat: 3g (19%), Sodium: 2mg, Potassium: 511mg (15%), Fiber: 4g (17%), Sugar: 17g (19%), Vitamin A: 89IU (2%), Vitamin C: 22mg (27%), Calcium: 10mg (1%), Iron: 1mg (6%)

Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is automatically calculated. It should only be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. Ingredients can vary and Kroll’s Korner can’t make any guarantees to the accuracy of this information.

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Kalynn

Could you use a whole lemon in this?

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Mari

I made this last night and it tastes amazing!! Thank you! I used fresh lemon juice and added bit more sweetner. Perfection!

Lauren Grant | Zestful Kitchen

This ice cream sounds incredible! The photos have my mouth watering!!

Sonia

Perfection! This looks and sounds super delicious ???? me and my family are big lemon lovers. So guess what will be try this soon

rebecca

I need to make this, I love lemon & ice cream. Also, I’m totally obsessed with your 3 cone photo. It’s gorgeous

Rosa

Mmm there’s something so refreshing about lemon ice cream. I’ll definitely be making this once it warms up here!

sue | the view from great island

This has my name written all over it!! I make a traditional (heavy cream) lemon ice cream and it’s one of my favorites, so I know I’d love this, using banana is genius 🙂

Jagruti Dhanecha

I am yet to try lemon ice cream, such a refreshing and light ice cream to beat the heat. Gorgeous photography.