Vegan Rocky Road Ice Cream

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This fudgy no-churn Vegan Rocky Road Ice Cream is rich and creamy. Made with vegan marshmallows, chopped walnuts, and chocolate chips mixed in.

Vegan Rocky Road Ice Cream in bowl with spoon.

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This Vegan Rocky Road Ice Cream is super chocolaty and rich. There's no ice cream machine needed to make this easy homemade ice cream!

This rocky road ice cream recipe has chocolate chips, full-fat coconut milk, sweetened condensed coconut milk, cacao powder, vanilla extract, salt, walnuts, vegan marshmallows, and chopped chocolate chips.

Another rocky road recipe is my Rocky Road Fudge. For similar flavors, try my S'mores Ice Cream or Vegan Mallomars.

Another ice cream recipe with chocolate chips is my Cherry Chocolate Ice Cream recipe. You might also like my Vegan Chocolate Frozen Yogurt Bites.

If you like the taste of Kahlua, try my Vegan White Russian Ice Cream.

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❤️ Why You'll Love It
🧾 Ingredients
📖 Variations / Additions
🔪 Instructions
💭 Tips
👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs
🍨 Other Vegan Ice Cream Recipes
📋 Recipe
💬 Comments

❤️ Why You'll Love It

It is sweet and rich.
Made with cacao powder and chocolate chips, it is super chocolaty.
You don't need an ice cream maker!

🧾 Ingredients

Chocolate chips: I used semi-sweet chocolate chips. You could also use dark chocolate baking chunks.
Coconut milk: Adds a rich creamy flavor. I used full-fat coconut milk. Light coconut milk will not work for this recipe.
Sweetened condensed coconut milk: Adds a sweet, rich, creamy flavor.
Cacao powder (or cocoa powder): Adds a chocolaty flavor.
Vanilla extract: Enhances flavors.
Salt: Enhances sweetness.
Walnuts: You could also use almonds or any nuts you like.
Vegan mini marshmallows: You could also use large vegan marshmallows and chop them into smaller pieces.
Chocolate chips (for adding in at the end): I used semi-sweet chocolate chips. You could also use dark chocolate baking chunks.

To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

📖 Variations / Additions

Sliced almonds or another nut
Candied nuts
Vegan marshmallow fluff
Chocolate sauce

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🔪 Instructions

Collage photo of the process of chocolate ice cream being made.

Step 1: Place a heat-proof bowl over a saucepan filled with water (or use a double boiler). Pour the chocolate chips into the bowl over medium heat.

Step 2: Stirring constantly, heat the chocolate mixture until smooth and melted. Turn off the heat.

Step 3: Add the rest of the ingredients.

Step 4: Whisk to combine.

Collage photo of the process of rocky road ice cream being made.

Step 5: Pour the mixture into a freezer-safe container and freeze for 1 hour. (This is so that the walnuts and vegan marshmallows don't sink to the bottom.)

Step 6: Chop walnuts and chocolate chips.

Step 7: Add chopped walnuts, vegan marshmallows, and chopped chocolate chips to the chocolate ice cream.

Step 8: Mix well and place back in the freezer.

💭 Tips

You may want more or less of the add-ins (walnuts, vegan marshmallows, and chopped chocolate chips). Start with less if you know you don't like a lot of texture in your ice cream.
When melting the chocolate chips make sure the bowl isn't touching the water. You want the steam to heat the bowl and melt the chocolate.
You can also melt chocolate in the microwave at 30-second intervals. Just make sure to not get any liquid in the container. I recently had some chocolate seize up because I accidentally got some liquid in it.

👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs

What makes Rocky Road Ice Cream rocky road?

Traditionally Rocky Road is chocolate with marshmallows and almonds, but for this Vegan Rocky Road Ice Cream I used walnuts because I like the combination of flavors.