No churn matcha frozen yogurt ice cream with whipped coconut cream is perfectly refreshing yet still very creamy, just like the best frozen yogurts are. With a little antioxidant boost from matcha tea powder, this treat is almost superfood ice cream! It’s also vegan and gluten-free when using gluten-free cones.
How to make vegan matcha frozen yogurt?
Or any flavor frozen yogurt for that matter?
Just mix coconut cream – the creamy thick part from a coconut milk can with vegan yogurt and you have the base to create any flavor you like! I recommend a creamy vegan yogurt such as coconut yogurt or then oat yogurt for a lighter feel, but any yogurt works.
I recommend adding a liquid sweetener such as maple syrup or any light syrup. Then a squeeze of lemon juice to make a really fresh zingy treat or leave it out if you want the frozen yogurt sweeter and not so tangy.
For a berry flavor, just mix in a handful of fresh berries or fruits for a fruity flavor. Berry powders work well, too!
This is a no churn ice cream which means that you can make it without an ice cream machine. What is needed instead is a gentle mix of the ice cream for a few times every 30 minutes or so to get a better texture.
After about 3 hours in the freezer this matcha frozen yogurt ice cream becomes scoopable. It also melts fast as you can see from the photos 🙂
Frozen yogurt treats
To make frozen yogurt extra special, top it with vegan whipped cream!
I love to color my whipped creams naturally with beetroot powder, berry powder, berries or berry jam. For a cute mint green hue I would choose spirulina powder and for a yellow one I’d add turmeric powder.
Add some berries or pomegranate gems as sprinkles on top to make it festive.
Hope you enjoy this summer treat!
♥ Tiina
ps If you want to experiment with a little different ice cream ingredients, why not try this delicious Strawberry cauliflower ice cream 🙂 ?
Here’s the recipe for matcha frozen yogurt with whipped coconut cream:
Depending on the size of the cones, this recipe makes about 6 cones.
- Matcha frozen yogurt
- 1 cup of coconut cream (the creamy part of a chilled coconut milk can)
- ⅓ cups of unsweetened plant-based yogurt (I used oat yogurt)
- 4 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2-3 tsp matcha powder (I used high-quality Your Tea matcha)
- ¼ tsp vanilla bean powder
- pinch of salt
- Whipped coconut cream
- ⅓ cup coconut cream
- 2 tsp maple syrup
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- ¼-1/2 tsp beetroot powder (depending on how pink you want the cream)
- ⅛ tsp vanilla powder
- Cones: gluten-free & vegan ice cream cones.
- Toppings: freeze-dried pomegranate (I used Urtekram)
- Preparations: chill 2 cans of coconut milk in the fridge overnight.
- Matcha frozen yogurt ice cream: scoop out the creamy part of a coconut milk can and blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender or food processor until smooth. Use more than one can if you don't get enough cream from one can (1 cup is needed).
- Put in a freezer safe container and freeze for at least 3 hours, stirring the ice cream every 30 minutes to get a really creamy fluffy ice cream.
- Whipped coconut cream: scoop out the creamy part of a coconut milk can and whip up all the cream ingredients with a hand mixer until smooth and fluffy.
- Matcha cones: scoop out ice cream with an ice cream scoop and place on a cone. Top with whipped coconut cream and freeze-dried pomegranates. ENJOY this beautiful & healthy treat!
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Just when I think you can’t top the current colorful delicious cuteness on this blog you always DO!!! Ice cream in a cone is already crazy fun and a special treat, but then you add that little swirl of whipped cream that makes me almost feel like I’m eating a cupcake and this treat just become next level! All those years I would go to ice cream shops as a kid there was never a pink whipped cream option on the toppings menu, what’s up with that?? Totally love it, as usual Tiina. Now I just need to find some vegan GF cones 🙂 Happy weekend <3
Hi Natalie 🙂 Thank you!! This is kind of an irresistible color combo, I have to admit. I love whipped coconut cream and lately I’ve had so much fun coloring it…hehe might be something crazy coming up on IG later 🙂 I hope you’re having a happy weekend, too! Ours is almost over and it’s back to business (summer vacation over…). Hugs <3