The Spunky Coconut Dairy-Free Ice Cream Cookbook: Soy-Free, Sugar-Free, Vegan [Paperback]

Kelly V. Brozyna (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 3, 2012

From the hostess of the delightful cooking blog TheSpunkyCoconut.com comes a book featuring 55 recipes. Ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet, pops, and accompaniments—all free of dairy, gluten, grains, soy, and refined sugar, plus 17 full-page color photos. Using coconut milk, cashew milk, hemp milk, and natural sweeteners like honey or agave, stevia, and dates. Including classics like Rocky Road, Butter Pecan, and Pistachio, as well as more unusual flavors such as Rooibos Tea Ice Cream, Gingerbread Cookie Dough Ice Cream, and Coconut Water Sherbet. Make your own dairy-free yogurt drink for frozen yogurt and gluten-free vegan cookies for ice cream sandwiches. Enjoy easy-to-make fruit and pudding pops, beautifully colored without the use of artificial dyes. No one with gluten/dairy/sugar sensitivities will feel deprived with The Spunky Coconut Dairy-Free Ice Cream cookbook.

Product Details

• Paperback: 90 pages
• Publisher: Apidae Press (May 3, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0982781164
• ISBN-13: 978-0982781166
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 7.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kelly, of TheSpunkyCoconut.com, began to study nutrition in 2004 when her girls were very young. Her daughter, Ashley, was a baby and Zoe was a toddler at that time. Both girls were not well. Her naturopathic doctor worked with them to radically change their diet by removing gluten, casein, and sugar. Kelly and her husband soon realized that their own health problems could be resolved as well. It was very eye-opening to see how many kinds of issues could be treated with the diet. So, after years of research and experimentation, Kelly now creates food so similar to conventional wheat/dairy/sugar recipes that no one feels deprived. Together, through diet and biomedical treatments, their family is overcoming celiac disease, gluten-intolerance, ADD, and autism with great success. Kelly lives in Boulder County, Colorado with her husband and two daughters.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars It's worth every penny! June 11, 2012

By Adrienne

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I am so excited about this book! I made two recipes out of it this last weekend - Roasted Banana and Rocky Road. WOW! So easy to follow and very fun flavors. I love that she gave options for thickeners.

Here's the reasons it's worth $20:

-This book is specifically for those seeking dairy free, refined sugar free, grain free, and/or vegan ice cream alternatives. I don't have the time or patience to develop even 5 recipes that meet these criteria AND taste as wonderful as these recipes do. I'm a busy woman. Give me the recipe and I can go with it.

-Since these recipes cater to special dietary needs, it calls for ingredients that a) can be expensive b) are not necessarily used in everyday cooking. For these reasons, I'd much rather spend $20 on recipes that I know have been tested with these ingredients by someone who has experience using them than spend a small fortune trying to come up with a recipe that makes the cut. Kelly has done all of the hard work for us here!

Once cherries are in season here, I'm going to make the bing cherry ice cream. Can't Wait!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars No substitutions necessary and worth the $ June 11, 2012

By Kerwin72

Format:Paperback

I just love the recipes in this cookbook. My kids and I are dairy, sugar and gluten free. We avoid processed foods at all costs. I have spent years trying to reinvent all the foods typical kids like just so my kids could have similar things. This was so time and money consuming, testing and failing, testing and failing, especially when it involved frozen treats. I thought we would never be able to eat ice cream. This led to tears as the ice cream truck would pass the house or they served an ice cream treat at school. Until I found The Spunky Coconut! My kids can now enjoy all the things the other kids do, but it's healthy enough to be breakfast! I can feed my kids guilt-free ice cream! I can says 'yes' happily when they ask for seconds. It is well worth the cost! I give The Spunky Coconut cookbooks as gifts all the time. I try to share these amazing and healthy recipes with all my loved ones!

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars worth the money June 11, 2012

By Pen Name

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I didn't buy this book so I could just have another cook book.I purchased this book for my children who have food allergies and want to be able to enjoy the same things that other children enjoy....WELL WELL WORTH THE MONEY!!!! If you ever went into a store and tried to find many dairy free ice creams,you can't...This book gives you many options for your whole family....Job well done on the book.