Toasted Coconut Ice Cream

Great refreshing tropical treat! If you love coconut, try this! Beats paying four dollars for one scoop at your local ice cream shop!

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 533 Calories

Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 quart half-and-half
• ½ cup whole milk, or as needed
• 3 cups unsweetened flaked coconut
• 8 ounces cream of coconut

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread 3 cups flaked coconut onto a baking sheet.

Step 2

Bake coconut in the preheated oven, turning once, until toasted, 6 to 10 minutes. Cool completely.

Step 3

Beat sugar and eggs together in a bowl until light and frothy; add cream of coconut and beat well. Add half-and-half and vanilla extract into egg mixture, beating well after each addition. Stir toasted coconut and flaked coconut into half-and-half mixture.

Step 4

Pour coconut mixture into the bowl of an ice-cream maker. Pour milk into coconut mixture to fill machine to the fill-line, if necessary. Freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.