Non-dairy Ice Cream: Is It Any Good?

By Julie

I’ve been looking into making some changes in my family’s diet, and one of the things I’m interested in trying is reducing the amount of dairy we eat. The problem is, I have an addiction. To ice cream.

So my first experiment is to test drive some dairy-free ice creams. There are several on the market, made from everything from soy to coconut to almonds to rice. I made my selection for my initial endeavor with the following criteria: 1) that the flavor sounded good to me, and 2) that it was on sale that day.

First up is Rice Dream Organic Frozen Dessert. I picked up the cocoa marble fudge flavor, because it sounded fancier than plain chocolate. It’s a dairy-free, gluten-free frozen concoction made from rice milk. And it’s good. Very good. It’s lighter than typical ice cream, but I actually prefer that because it isn’t as guilt inducing and doesn’t feel heavy in my stomach. I think this might be a keeper in the rotation. It also gets bonus points from coming in both pints and quarts.

If you are looking for an ice cream alternative, this is a good place to start.

(Photo from:Tastethedream.com)

Comments

[Jen L.]

I really enjoy the Rice Dream ice creams. They are better than coconut milk ice creams, I do believe, and don't give me a belly ache. Have not seen fancy favors at my store...I'll have to ask the manager!

[Jamie]

I'm lactose-intolerant, so we get dairy free ice cream all of the time. One of our favorites has been by the brand Good Karma...their French Vanilla is amazing!

[Tt]

I love rice dream! The almond milk versions are also excellent, and try making your own "ice cream" with frozen bananas! ( google vegan banana ice cream and there are a ton of 3 ingredient blender recipes)