Dairy-Free Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Peppermint Patina
Peppermint Patina extract enhances this dairy-free vanilla bean ice cream in a way everyone can love — classic vanilla, softly rounded with chocolate and a subtle peppermint finish.
It’s delicious on its own, scoopable straight from the freezer, and the kind of recipe everyone can enjoy. Then comes the upgrade.
When Peppermint Patina is added, it quietly elevates the whole thing. Crafted with cacao nibs, the extract brings a soft chocolate undertone and finishes with a gentle peppermint note that never overwhelms the vanilla.
Not minty. Not loud.
This is a recipe where everyone wins.
5-Ingredient Coconut Milk Ice Cream
Prep time: 10 minutes
Chill time: 4+ hours (or overnight)
Churn time: 20–25 minutes
Yields: About 1 quart
Ingredients
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2 cans (13.5 oz each) full-fat coconut milk
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½ cup Good Maple Syrup (or agave)
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1 Tbsp Peppermint Patina extract
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Optional: Squeeze the caviar from 2 vanilla beans removed from your finished Peppermint Patina extract (adds extra vanilla flecks and more patina flavor)
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1 pinch sea salt
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Optional for texture: 1–2 tsp vodka (helps prevent the ice cream from freezing too hard)
Instructions
1. Freeze the bowl
Place your ice cream maker’s freezer bowl in the coldest part of your freezer for at least 24 hours (48 hours is even better for older machines).
2. Blend the base
Add the coconut milk, sugar, vanilla, sea salt, Peppermint Patina extract, to a high-speed blender or mixer. Blend for about 1 minute, until completely smooth and creamy.
3. Chill the mixture
Transfer the mixture to a covered container and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight. The mixture must be very cold before churning.
4. Churn
Turn on your ice cream maker and pour the chilled mixture into the frozen bowl. Churn for 20–25 minutes, until it reaches a soft-serve consistency.
5. Freeze
The ice cream will be soft when finished churning. Enjoy right away, or transfer to a container, cover, and freeze for 4–6 hours for a firmer, scoopable texture.
Why Peppermint Patina Works Here
Peppermint Patina was crafted to bring more than just peppermint to this ice cream.
In a vanilla coconut milk base, the extract adds a soft chocolate undertone along with a gentle peppermint finish. The chocolate note rounds out the vanilla, while the peppermint stays restrained and clean — never sharp or candy-like.
The result is layered and balanced: vanilla first, chocolate underneath, peppermint last.
Chocolate, rounded with a subtle peppermint finish.
This ice cream pairs beautifully with warm brownies, chocolate syrup, or a drizzle of Peppermint Patina chocolate sauce.
Happy churning!
