Vegan Ice Cream by Karin Ridgers

By Karin Ridgers

According to Allied Market Research the Vegan Ice Cream Market is set to reach $805.3 Mn globally by 2027. Well I don’t mind what is driving this massive trend – as long as its better for the cows and the planet!

I have to admit I am a vanilla fan when it comes to ice cream... and it was the original Swedish Glace that even helped me go vegan 25 years ago – I thought if vegan ice cream can taste this good who needs cow milk products!? (Back then we had several vegan brands (including the yummy Tofutti) and Swedish Glace had various flavours including “pear” – that tasted like pear drops!

Now of course in health food stores and supermarkets there is an array of vegan ice creams and to my son's delight we can even find a vegan ice cream when going out for the day to the seaside. I still find this amazing and often take a photo of “vegan ice cream available here” signs – however it really has become the norm now!

Pictured: Dappa Ice Cream - www.getdappa.com

Many are soya based, coconut based, and nut based. Always best to leave out for a few minutes before serving and get yourself one of those ice cream scoopers for a professional look. My tip is to leave the scooper in warm water before using on your ice cream.

Italian Valsoia is one to try – their raspberry ripple is fantastic and they even have little vegan ice cream sandwiches too.

www.valsoia.it/en/

Cecily’s has brought the dairy free to Cornish ice cream – bringing back childhood memories (pre vegan) of ice cream you only got while on your summer holidays.

cecilys.co

Northern Bloc is also one to add to your shopping list – with rich flavours such as Chocolate and Orange Blossom as well as Hazelnut and Rose.

northern-bloc.com

Perfect World’s plant based icecream is also high in vitamins and minerals as well as no added sugar and keto friendly – we like the pistachio flavour.

www.perfectworldicecream.co.uk

Also remember to check the ingredients of your ice cream cones too! Some do contain cow milk, e-numbers and artificial ingredients that could be non-vegan.

Now because of the good quality ingredients and buying from the smaller companies your vegan ice cream may well turn into a bit of an investment with many tubs costing upwards of £6! If you decide that the flavour or even texture wasn’t to your liking, then you can always blend into an ice cream milkshake.

And enjoy!