Coconut Macadamia Nut Ice Cream
One of my favorite thing to do each summer is trying new homemade ice cream flavors. This coconut macadamia nut ice cream is one of those flavors that you don’t see in the stores. While we were in Kauai a few months ago, I tried a couple of other macadamia nut ice cream variations that I’m going to have to try recreating next. One was chocolate macadamia nut ice cream, which I’m pretty sure you could make just by using my burnt almond fudge ice cream recipe and subbing in macadamia nuts for almonds. The other was my favorite: coconut macadamia nut ice cream. Break out your ice cream makers and also try our Rainbow Sherbet, Strawberry, Nutella Swirl, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Blackberry Swirl and Old-Fashioned Peach Ice Cream flavors! This coconut macadamia nut ice cream is fabulous all on it’s own or in an ice cream sundae topped with hot fudge or pan fried butterscotch bananas.
Foods Hawaii is Known For
If you are new here, I have a series I’m working on where I tackle the foods each state is known for, one at a time. It’s called American Eats and it has been so much fun that I look forward to researching each new state. Hawaii is known for some of my very favorite flavors besides macadamia nuts. Pineapple, guava, and coconut are all flavors that are frequently associated with the Hawaiian islands. But I take umbrage with calling a recipe “Hawaiian” just because it has pineapple added to it. Kind of how I feel like it’s disingenuous to add avocado to something and call it “Californian”. So far, I’ve also shared recipes for Hawaiian macaroni salad, kalua pork, homemade Hawaiian punch, papaya seed dressing, and macadamia nut crusted mahi-mahi as part of my collection of Hawaii-inspired recipes in this series. But here are some of my favorite recipes that, while I wouldn’t call them Hawaiian, definitely have Hawaiian flavors that take a starring role:
Pineapple Recipes
Virgin Piña Coladas Strawberry Pineapple Coconut Swirl Popsicles
Coconut Recipes
Coconut Cream Pie Fluffy Toasted Coconut Pancakes Coconut Syrup Coconut Lime Glazed Banana Bread
Guava Recipes
Guava Frosting Guava Pastries
Macadamia Nut Recipes
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
I have found that macadamia nut ice cream is a flavor you can’t really get anywhere except Hawaii, which is why I decided to recreate it at home as part of the series. It’s one of the foods Hawaii is known for, although it often takes a supporting role as a component of hula pie or as a base underneath shave ice at places like Hee Fat General Store in Kauai. I’ve also shared recipes for Hawaiian macaroni salad, kalua pork, homemade Hawaiian punch, papaya seed dressing, and macadamia nut crusted mahi-mahi. You’ve pretty much got an entire Hawaiian meal planned for you right there, if you want to give it a shot!
How to Make Coconut Macadamia Nut Ice Cream
How to Toast Macadamia Nuts
More Homemade Ice Cream Recipes
White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Ice Cream Toasted Almond Ice Cream Rainbow Sherbet Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Blackberry Swirl Ice Cream Caramel Oreo Fudge Ripple Ice Cream Nutella Swirl Ice Cream Old-Fashioned Fresh Peach Ice Cream Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream and see all my ice cream recipes here!
More States I Have Visited in my American Eats Series
Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • New Jersey • New York • Oregon • Puerto Rico • South Carolina • South Dakota • Texas • Utah • Wisconsin
Maple Walnut Ice Cream
Best Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream Recipe
Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream
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