Step up your spring and summer dessert game with this easy paleo and keto creamy lemon ice cream! Full of lemony goodness with an option for GAPS diet.
Hello summery desserts.
When summer rolls around down here in the south it gets to the point where any kind of baked good goes out the window. And all the no-baked goods come in.Â
Which I am totally okay with. Cause who doesn’t want no-bake brownies, no-bake tarts, no-bake cookies, freezer fudge, and of course… all the homemade ice creams.
No matter the time of year, I’m always in the mood for a good homemade ice cream.
Creamy Lemon Ice Cream.
This easy and delicious no-bake treat is perfect for those too hot days where you just want to sit around chilling. Or for those days you are dreaming of summer and you’re willing to snuggle up in a blanket with a summery treat.
It only requires a few ingredients, a blender, and an ice cream maker, and you could probably make it without the ice cream maker, if you need to, it just might not be as fluffy.
If you’re a lemon-lover, this is for you. The lemon flavor is just right, the creaminess is perfect, and the no-bake-ness is wonderful. It’s probably the best homemade dairy-free ice cream I’ve had in a good long while, and it’s easily sweetened with either stevia OR honey.Â
Keto clarity.
I found the recipe for this delicious creamy lemon ice cream in the Keto Clarity Cookbook by Jimmy Moore and Heather Rushin. As soon as my kids saw it they begged me to make it for them. And of course I couldn’t say no. ‘Cause ice cream…Â
Keto Clarity is hot off the presses and jam-packed with amazingly delicious keto treats. But you don’t have to regularly eat a keto diet to enjoy them, of course! With over 150 mouthwatering, family friendly recipes, there’s definitely something in this cookbook for everyone!
Some of our favorites are…
- Pizza Baked Eggs (seriously, my kids would eat these every day for breakfast!)
- Cabbage, Sausage, and Pepper Sheet Pan Dinner (so easy and tasty!)
- Drinking Chocolate (um… need I say more?)
- Candied Pecans
- Simple Baked Cod
- Everyday Roasted Chicken
- Steak Salad
- and of course this Creamy Lemon Ice Cream
On top of these delicious recipes, the cookbook includes month-long meal plans (with AND without dairy!), shopping lists for both meal plans, and chapters on lifestyle, eating real food while on keto, and what the keto diet is really about.
GET THE COOKBOOK HERE.
Again, even if you’re not keto, and have no plans of going keto, the cookbook is an amazing resource of nutritional information and delicious food!
Even my kids love to read it…
More delicious keto treats.
Looking for more tasty keto dessert-ish recipes? Here are a few more of my favorites…
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Creamy Lemon Ice Cream
Free from grain, gluten, dairy, and refined sugar.
Ingredients
- 4 cups of full-fat coconut milk (about 2 1/4 cans)
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon unflavored liquid stevia (1/2 cup honey can be used for those on GAPS)
- 4 egg yolks (please use fresh, free-range or organic eggs!)
- 1/4 teaspoon Himalayan salt
- 1/2 cup lemon juice (about 2 1/2 lemons)
Instructions
Place all ingredients in a blender and puree (I use my beloved Blendtec).
Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and churn for 25 minutes. (I use a KitchenAid ice cream maker attachment.)
Pour into a freezer-safe container and freeze for 2 hours, or until set.
Let set out for about 20 minutes before serving.
Notes
This lemon ice cream recipe is used with permission from Keto Clarity Cookbook by Jimmy Moore & Heather Rushin.
Wow, this looks so tasty and refreshing… the perfect summer treat! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
You’re so welcome, Angela! I hope you get to enjoy it!
To me there is nothing better to cool me down than a big bowl of sweet delicious ice cream just like your creamy lemon ice cream.
I so agree, Kelly! And homemade is the best!
Wow! A perfect summer treat!
Thank you!
Lemon flavor Ice Cream sounds amazing for the summer! I need to try this!
I hope you get to, Shanika! It’s delicious!
I can’t wait to try this! It’s been so hot out I need a delicious cold ice cream to cool down
I’m with ya! Way too hot for anything else… 😉
This looks positively luscious!
Thanks, Linda!
This ice cream screams SUMMER to me! In fact, coconut and lemon go so well together that even the sceptics will be surprised. Must-try recipe!
Yeeeesssss. It’s definitely perfect for hot summer days! I hope you get to enjoy it, Irena!
This is totally what I’m craving now! Sounds so refreshing and perfect in this heat.
Aw, I hope you get to enjoy it, Jean!
Woah I am a huge fan of lemon and have never had a creamy lemon ice cream like this! Amazing recipe!!
Thank you, Joni!
This looks so decadent, cool and refreshing!
Thank you! 🙂
This looks absolutely creamy and yummy! I’m all about lemony treats so this is on my list to try this week 🙂
I hope you enjoy it, Stacey!
Lemon desserts are my favourite! My family will love this! Have pinned to make later 🙂
I hope you enjoy it, Hope!
How delicious, and such a popular flavor. Love that it can be Paleo or Keto. Pinned!
Thank you, Megan!
I’m a straight up chocolate person when it comes to other desserts . . . but I looooooooove me some lemon ice cream! Thanks for the recipes
Haha! I’m pretty much the same. 100% chocolate, but gotta have lemon every now and again. 😉
Oh my. Any paleo ice cream that includes egg yolks knows what it’s doing. And lemon is one of those flavors you never really see in stores so this is the perfect recipe to make at home!
Haha! Agreed. Yolks are for winners. I hope you get to enjoy this ice cream. 🙂
This looks incredibly creamy, and I bet it’s super refreshing thanks to the lemon!
Thank you, Kari! It is so refreshing!
I love that melty shot in the loaf pan! YUM! It’s 95 degrees here and we have no AC and I’ve been totally worthless today. I wish I had some of this ice cream to liven me up!
Haha! Yeah… I was wondering if anyone would notice that! I seriously have to be SO fast to get ice cream shots before they are melted! Crazy heat. It leaves me feeling like a wilted leaf, too. :p
The only thing this is missing is an extra spoon for me! It looks so refreshing!
Hahaha! Thanks, Heather. 😉
So perfect for this time of year!! Can’t wait to try.
I hope you enjoy it, Kiran!
This looks incredible! Will be making it ASAP.
I hope you enjoy it, Amy!
Hi Raia! ** Thank you for contributing! **
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Thank you so much for including it! 🙂
Just made this. Its delicious and refreshing.
Yay! I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Sharon!