Pina Colada Ice Cream. This is the best healthy cocktail-inspired ice cream ever. With the flavors of coconut, pineapple, and a hint of rum you will be dreaming of lounging in front of the Caribbean blue. This easy recipe is low carb, keto, gluten-free, grain-free, sugar-free, and Trim Healthy Mama friendly.
My pina colada ice cream has all the classic flavors but only a fraction of the carbs. I used pineapple and coconut extracts in this along with my favorite ice cream combination of heavy cream and almond milk. This makes a perfectly rich and creamy low carb frozen treat with the essence of both pineapple and coconut.
Pina Coladas are one of my favorite frozen beverages but most of the time they are loaded with sugar. When you combine sugary cream of coconut with pineapple juice that is an insulin spike waiting to happen.
As long as your ice cream maker bowl is frozen you can enjoy this in under 30 minutes. Right after churning it is like soft serve. For a firmer ice cream pop it in the freezer for a few hours first.
I usually use glycerin in my ice creams to keep them scoopable right from the freezer. In this pina colada ice cream recipe, I chose to use a little rum instead for a traditional flavor.
Once my best friend and I tried putting a splash of Kahlua into homemade fudge. Way too much Kahlua for the fudge to set. It gave our fudge a nice flavor but also made it way too soft to set. When I decided to put a hint of rum in this ice cream I only used one tablespoon for the whole batch. That works out to be less than ½ teaspoon per serving. Just enough to give it flavor without making it alcoholic.
If you would like to omit the rum in this easy pina colada ice cream you can add 2 teaspoon of glycerin and ½ teaspoon of rum extract.
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📖 Recipe
Servings: 8
Calories: 229
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups heavy cream
- 1.5 cups almond milk
- 1 cup half and half
- ½ cup Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon rum
- 2 teaspoon pineapple extract
- 2 teaspoon coconut extract
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into an ice cream machine and freeze according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Notes
If you would like to omit the rum in this easy pina colada ice cream you can add 2 teaspoon of glycerin and ½ teaspoon of rum extract.
If you are concerned about using raw egg yolks you can purchase pasteurized eggs or you can temper the ice cream base.
The glycerin helps the ice cream to stay scoopable in the freezer. If you don’t mind letting the ice cream sit out at room temperature for about half an hour before scooping you can omit the glycerin.
Notes on Sweeteners:
I use my own blend of xylitol, erythritol, and stevia in my recipes. This is twice as sweet as sugar. It is comparable to Trim Healthy Mama Gentle Sweet and Truvia.
To sub in Swerve or Lakanto Monk Fruit use 1.5 times the amount of sweetener called for.
To sub in Pyure or Trim Healthy Mama Super Sweet use half the amount of sweetener called for.
Substitutions will work in most recipes. They may not work in candies, such as caramel.
Nutrition
Calories: 229 | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 80mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 860IU | Vitamin C: 0.6mg | Calcium: 126mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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Sharon says
If I don't have the extract can I use frozen pineapple and sugar free coconut put in the blender? If so how much should I use.
Taryn says
I'm not sure if that would work. If you don't need this to be low carb and try please lmk how it turns out.
Tanya says
Can I use coconut milk or cream instead of the almond milk?
Taryn says
Yes, any carton nut milk or coconut milk is fine.
Jason says
What a perfect way to cool off. Thanks for sharing.
Sarah says
Thank you for a recipe I don't NEED an ice cream maker for. I don't have one!
Stephanie Simmons says
This ice cream is so delicious and refreshing! 🙂
Marla Berry says
What Ice Cream Maker do you use? I have a counter top Cuisinart 1.5 quart maker. I think it is too small for this recipe. It sounds really delicious.
Taryn says
I have the same one and it worked! It bubbled up against the top a little but didn't overflow.
patricia says
This sounds so delicious! But, I have to be dairy free. boo hoo. Do you think it would work using all coconut cream for the dairy items