🇹🇭 Thai Cuisine · Desserts

Coconut Ice Cream

Prep

15 mins

Cook

0 mins

Serves

4

Difficulty

Easy

Creamy coconut milk ice cream scooped into a half coconut shell and served with roasted peanuts and corn.

Ingredients

  • 400g white fish fillets
  • 300g rice noodles
  • a handful of sliced shallots
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • 200g Thai eggplant
  • a handful of fresh Thai basil, chopped
  • roasted peanuts, for serving
  • 400ml coconut milk

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat your oven (or set up your steamer or frying station) and lightly grease your pan or molds with neutral vegetable oil.

  2. 2

    In a large bowl, whisk together the rice noodles and palm sugar until evenly combined.

  3. 3

    In a separate bowl, blend the tamarind paste with the coconut milk until smooth and well incorporated.

  4. 4

    Gently fold the wet mixture into the dry ingredients, taking care not to overmix.

  5. 5

    Transfer everything to your prepared pan or molds and cook — bake, steam, chill, or fry — until set, about 0 mins.

  6. 6

    Remove from the heat and let it cool completely; this helps the texture firm up perfectly.

Tips

For the cleanest slices, chill the finished dessert thoroughly before cutting.

Bring your tamarind paste to room temperature before mixing for a smoother, more even texture.