Coconut Pomegranate Ice Cream

This Coconut Pomegranate Ice Cream is perfect for the holidays. This luscious concoction features creamy coconut custard studded with jewels of pomegranate seeds. It tastes and looks a little extra special. So perfect for the holidays. Incidentally, I get way too excited when I see pomegranates in the supermarket. I love their flavor and can’t resist adding a few seeds to glasses of champagne or prosecco at holiday time. Also, I spend a lot of time coming up with recipes to include them. Regardless, I find it hard to believe it took this long for me to get it into an ice cream. However, here it is. And it’s gooooooood.

Brace yourself. You’re about to fall in love. This Coconut Pomegranate Ice Cream is not playing around. It’s festive, flirty, and frosty. And best of all? You can totally make it at home, in your cozy kitchen, wearing those fuzzy socks no one’s allowed to judge.

First things first: let’s talk texture. The creamy coconut base wraps you in a tropical hug. Then sweetened shredded coconut adds chewy, nutty flecks in every bite. Then BAM! Juicy pomegranate arils crash the party like glitter confetti.

Aril?

But wait—what even is an aril? Glad you asked. It’s the fancy name for the juicy, ruby-red gem inside a pomegranate. Each aril contains a seed and a little juice sac. They’re basically nature’s fruity nerds candy. You’re welcome.

Now, let’s get festive. This ice cream shines bright at Christmas. It looks like a snowstorm made a red carpet entrance. The white coconut base? Total winter wonderland. The red arils? Tiny edible ornaments. Plop a scoop on a plate and watch it outshine your centerpiece. Martha Stewart is quaking.

And don’t you dare forget Valentine’s Day. Coconut Pomegranate Ice Cream says “I love you” without using words. It’s creamy, dreamy, and surprisingly romantic. Plus, making homemade ice cream screams effort. Furthermore,  nothing says “romance” like churning dairy while whispering sweet nothings to your freezer.

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Coconut Pomegranate Ice Cream

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Christmas Ice Cream, Coconut Ice Cream, Coconut Pomegranate Ice Cream, homemade ice cream, Pomegranate Ice cream

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Servings 4

Author Lora Wiley-Lennartz

Ingredients

• 4 egg yolks
• 1 cup cream
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon coconut extract
• 1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut.
• 1 cup pomegranate seeds

Instructions

1. Whisk the egg yolks together in a heatproof bowl. Set aside.
2. Heat the cream, milk, sugar, and salt in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
3. Remove the mixture just before boiling.
4. Slowly pour into the egg yolks, whisking constantly.
5. Strain the mixture back into the saucepan and heat until it thickens. (It should cover the back of a wooden spoon.)
6. Pour back into the bowl, cover with plastic wrap so the wrap has contact with the mixture.
7. Refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
8. Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer's instructions.
9. When ice cream reaches soft serve consistency, add the shredded coconut and carefully mix in the pomegranate seeds.
10. If you prefer your ice cream to be soft serve consistency. Serve it.
11. If not, transfer to a container. Freeze for another few hours until it hardens, then serve.

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