Recipe: Creamy Coconut “Get Some” Ice Cream (Paleo friendly)

December 30, 2011 · 164 comments

Ice cream doesn’t have to be a “cheat” food.

The Bulletproof Diet is designed to provide every possible health advantage. It allowed me to keep six pack abs while eating 4500 calories a day, not exercising, while sleeping 5 hours a night. It lowers blood pressure, melts fat, and adds muscle. It works, but the real question is “Can I have desert?” Oh yes. Not just any dessert…

Ice cream — “Get Some” Ice Cream

That’s right. About an hour after eating this special blend of high fat awesomeness, your body gets a signal that says, “I am in a land of plenty,” which translates, in evolution-speak to, “It is time to mate. NOW.” Women in particular are most impacted by this side effect of ice cream, but it also works on men. I’ve shared this recipe with enough people to be pretty sure I’m not just making this up. In fact, I had to make some of it this evening…

As I wrote about in the Better Baby Book, your genes are generally in one of two phases: growth mode and defense mode. Your body goes into defense mode when faced with unnatural stress such as low fat, low calorie diets. It starts to pay less attention to nonessential functions like, well, sex. Not to mention that eating a high toxin diet will give you cancer.

Fat is one of the most satisfying foods on the planet. Unfortunately, most ice cream doesn’t contain good fat, and it has lots of other crap in it. Regular ice cream has loads of refined sugar, colorings, preservatives, and artificial flavors. These compounds can cause mental problems, blood sugar crashes, and of course, fat gain.

That’s one reason I created a hormone boosting, muscle building, fat melting ice cream concoction that you can eat without having to call it a “cheat.” The other reason is that I wanted to increase my wife’s (and my) fertility before we had children. I made this recipe to provide maximum taste without compromising health. Ice cream is now a health food.

This is my creation. It took literally hundreds of test batches to get this right. I consider it to be Paleo, but some disagree that cavemen ate my choice of healthy sweeteners. That’s true – they didn’t have ice cream makers either!

Note: I use a scale for my cooking experiments. I’ve provided conversions for the usual kitchen measuring devices.

“Get Some” Ice Cream

Ingredients

4 whole eggs (pastured of course)
4 yolks (in addition to the whole eggs above)
2 tsp vanilla (I use Bulletproof Vanilla)
1 gram vitamin C (ascorbic acid) or 10 drops apple cider vinegar or lime juice to taste.
100 grams (7 tbs) grass-fed butter
100 grams (7tbs) coconut oil (or substitute half Upgraded Cacao Butter for amazing taste)
50 grams (3tbs + 2tsp) MCT oil (important for consistency)
80 grams (5.5tbs) xylitol or erythritol (or more to taste – you can add up to 160 grams if you want)
~100 grams water or ice (just under 1/2 cup; add less than you think you need, then increase the amount).
(optional) 1/4 to 1/2 cup of low-toxin Upgraded Chocolate powder

Methods

Blend everything but the water/ice in blender. It takes a while to get the butter blended into perfect creaminess.
Add water or ice and blend some more until well blended. Ideally, you want a yogurt-like consistency for creamy ice cream, or add more water for a firmer, icier texture
Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and turn it on.

This will make perfect consistency ice cream. Enjoy it, and share with your partner. Wait an hour.

The feeling of vibrance this brings most people (who can digest fat; if you give it to your vegan partner, you need to add lipase and betaine. If you don’t, their pancreas will panic from being forced to make real amounts of lipase for the first time in years…), along with a boost in hormones results in an intense wave of vitality…

Being a happily married Bulletproof Executive, I’ve used this recipe for years. It’s a part of our fertility plan in the upcoming book my wife and I have written. But it’s also far more effective – and pleasurable – than using alcohol to seduce someone. What woman or man wouldn’t feel taken care of when their partner hands them a bowl of the creamiest, richest ice cream ever, hand-made just to seduce them?

My lovely carnivorous wife would eat me alive if I tried to test this formula on other women. As a result, I was reduced to giving the recipe to friends and waiting for the results.

Perhaps Simone Syed, the very sexy transhumanist Co-Founder of the BIL Conference and high-fat nutrition carnivore said it best: “Oh, and trust me… The boyfriends are well aware that Paleo ice cream makes girls happy!!!”

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Bryan

Bulletproof Cookbook? Can’t wait for that… I am already trying to scour Paleo recipes that easily adapt to BP Diet.

Also, bulletproof ice cream over the top of a warm bulletproof cupcake sounds awesome!
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1484712486 Sean Buck
  
  That does sound awesome Bryan! Now someone just needs to find an effective way to make caramel with butter and xylitol and pour it on top.
  - http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
    
    I’m sending that request straight to Dave
    - Makko
      
      any chance you guys could redo the way comments are posted on here? The nesting gets ridiculous after a few replies. See Tim Ferriss’ blog or Ramit Sethi’s to see good comment layouts.
    - http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
      
      Yeah, I here yeah. It’s on out list of improvements Thanks for the feedback.
  - Jaime
    
    I actually made a caramel sauce last week, it was like half xylitol and half coconut palm sugar… it was amazing. I will have to double check the coconut palm sugar on the BP scale though…
Alexandra

When’s the Bulletproof Cookbook coming out?? (aka, there’d better be a Bulletproof Cookbook coming out!) You do great stuff!
- http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
  
  Haha! Thanks Alexandra Soon, as soon as we can do it.
Guest

What gives the ice cream the reddish color shown in the photo?
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1484712486 Sean Buck
  
  I am guessing your monitor calibration Looks brown on my monitor. I am guessing he added dark cocoa powder to make a chocolate version.
  - http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
    
    Sean you are correct! That’s the new Bulletproof Chocolate Powder he’s testing
Eric

Dave,

Thanks for sharing all you have learned on this site. I found your it a few days ago and, this morning, I began reading all of your blog while taking copious notes. I am up to Feb. 2010. When I am caught up there I will be tackling the podcasts.
The paleo diet, which I began only 3 weeks ago, has already changed my life more than anything else I’ve ever tried. My energy levels are way up and my head is much clearer. I am very disturbed at the lies the Standard American Diet has been feeding us, on behalf of so-called good health (but really for greed and profit), for decades upon decades. If the Bulletproof Diet is an improvement over the former I am most willing to make the necessary tweaks.
I had grass fed butter in my coffee this morning. It was awesome. Thanks again and I look forward to learning more.
- http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
  
  Eric, thanks so much for the kind words. It’s encouragement from people like you that keep us hard at work. Please let us know if we can help in any way.
  
  BTW, profit isn’t the reason the government wants to keep you fat.
  
  Cheers!
  - 4rekak
    
    What is the reason then? Why do they mislead people if it is not the profit?
    Also, is there any way to browse the blog posts? I just finished the ones I could find by the hyperlinks, the search engine and the recommendations on the right side but I guess there are older blog posts I haven’t seen yet. Eager to learn some more:) Thanks!
    - 4rekak
      
      I just found the archive browsing option on the bottom, no need to answer that question! Thanks!
    - http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
      
      Glad you figured out the browsing function. It took me forever to get that
      
      As for the reason companies mislead people, it’s true many are focused only on their own gains, but it is not profit in and of itself that is the problem – it’s the violation of other’s rights. Saying profit it bad is like saying all business is bad, since the definition of a good business is one that produces a profit. In a free market, a business is only able to produce a profit by creating something of value, thus benefiting both parties.
      
      Basically, the more profit a business makes, the more value they have provided to people. It’s the individual’s responsibility to decide wether or not to buy something, so blaming the company for offering a product isn’t completely fair.
      
      There will always be companies that lie, which is immoral, but it’s important not to throw the baby out with the bath water, so to speak.
      
      -Armi
      
      P.S. Philosophy is my second greatest passion, behind coffee
    - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1484712486 Sean Buck
      
      Armi,
      While I agree with your statement that it’s an individual’s responsibility to decide whether or not to buy something, I do blame the companies for false advertising. Just go down the cereal isle and look at the boxes “heart healthy grains, contains 14 Vitamins and Minerals, Reduce Cholesterol, etc….” They make this non-nutritious crap sound good for you. Marketing is lying and misleading. The average person does not have the time, expertise, or intelligence to research and study and find out what they are saying isn’t entirely true. Although, one might say Darwinism comes into play then. For those of us they do the research, hard work, etc… we get to live longer and healthier lives. Although with National HealthCare B.S. My taxpaying money is going to pay for their care and medications for all their type 2 diabetic issues, heart condition issues, etc… If you made the individual pay for their own health care for diseases related to poor nutrition, I wouldn’t have a problem. But part of the problem is that most doctors and the health care industry don’t recognize any of these diseases to have anything to do with nutrition.
    - http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
      
      Sean, I agree with part of what you said, but to look at it another way, who is the main organization saying whole grains are good, cholesterol is and, etc? THE GOVERNMENT. They subsidize all of the worst foods, then they subsidize the drug companies to make things like statins, then they “educate” (brainwash) doctors to prescribe the drugs. I hate they idea that the government is allowed to extort funds (tax) anyone and give it to someone else. Your right that most people don’t have the time to perform this kind of research, but regulating companies is not going to solve anything – it never has and never will.
      
      The truth is that without the government, most of these myths would have either dissolved, or been much smaller and less significant than they are today.
      
      I love having these conversations with people like you Sean – you make me think
      
      -Armi
    - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1484712486 Sean Buck
      
      Don’t get me started on the government and politics We totally hijacked this thread but have you seen this crap that just came out http://health.usnews.com/best-diet/best-overall-diets? Paleo is dead last. Dean Ornish made #8 Vegetarian #10. Crap like this that amazes me.
    - http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
      
      Haha, yeah we did I did see that article – insane. It’s those articles which make me laugh at how little the media really knows. Thanks for the link Sean!
    - Toadamiah
      
      Let me begin by saying I agree about your comments regarding companies lying to their customers, I am going to have to disagree with you about the Darwinism and national healthcare BS comment. The issue is much deeper than just dumb people making dumb decisions regarding their own health (I’m essentially paraphrasing what your saying). I hate to blow the liberal ‘non-sense’ horn but some less fortunate people do need the governmental support that you say is unfair because you can afford health insurance.
      That being said I think, the government should be spending their money more wisely. Preventative care, or health education (not just telling kids to wear a condom) should receive more funding rather than buying people the medication after the problems have already occurred.
      
      PS. I may be a bit bias about that last part since I am studying health education currently.
      Sincerely Toad
    - Dave Asprey
      
      4rekak & Armi,
      
      At Wharton during my MBA, we ran countless spreadsheets showing that it’s often cheaper to pay for marketing to say your product is high quality than it is to actually make your product high quality.
      
      That sucks, and it’s a fundamental problem in business.
      
      It’s also why I have my own products. They’re what I use, what I tested, and what is actually high quality. The margins on the stuff I sell are often 10-20% of what “normal” internet marketing margins are. I look at it as the cost of having awesome stuff that makes me – and people I want to benefit – feel and perform great.
      
      I have yet to personally make anything from this blog, although I’ve invested more than $20k in it. Every penny goes into improving the blog or launching world-class products at prices that I think are fair and reasonable.
      
      I smile every time I imagine someone drinking a cup of coffee that helps them rock their entire day without feeling crappy later. I like to think that that person is kinder to the people in his or her life, and that that has an effect on those around them.
      
      That’s why The Bulletproof Executive is a labor of love, self-funded entirely, and may one day make money for me. But in the meantime, I’m happy it helps me pay the people who help me run it, and I’m thankful I have access to the best coffee, the best protein, the best oil, and lots of other stuff. And I’m even more thankful for the awesome comments that we get, thanking the site for changing people’s lives in short periods of time.
      
      I wish I’d had something like this when I was 20. I can’t imagine where I’d be now if I hadn’t had to spend 15 years and $250k figuring out my own biohacker upgrades…
Ted

I’m purchasing an ice cream maker tomorrow!!!
- http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
  
  Rock on!
Danielle Lynne

So I decided to make some of this for New Year’s Eve…and neglected to read the part about the ice cream maker (I have a vitamix and figured I could make it work). Instead of ice cream, we had the best cold egg nog ever .
Leon

Hey guys,
How much ice cream does this recipe make? 1.5/2l?

Also – are you doing any research into bulletproof beer? Would it be possible to home brew something a bit more bulletproof friendly or are the fundamentals too poor?
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1484712486 Sean Buck
  
  Hi Leon,
  I think unfortunately you are going to a)have to give up beer to be bulletproof or b) choose to be as bulletproof as you can be and occasionally have a beer and don’t worry about it. Beer is made from grains, contains gluten, etc… If you search the site Dave has an infographic on alcohol.
  - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=538851160 Leon Wurfel
    
    Maybe not. Until the other day i would’ve also assumed that cupcakes were made from grains and contain gluten
    
    You can brew gluten free beer but i’m not sure how much the other (hormonal, mycotoxic) issues contribute to it being bullet-pervious. I don’t understand the science well enough, do you have any ideas?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Hey Leon, I’m afraid Bulletproof Beer is a bit like inflammable gasoline. You could distill the beer, and filter it…but we have a name for that…grain alcohol.
Tom

Please make this a Bulletproof product and ship it to Australia
BethM

This sounds amazing! I’ve been making do with “ice cream” made out of frozen bananas, topped with a sauce made out of coconut milk and unsweetened dark chocolate melted together. I use stevia powder instead of xylitol though – is there any conversion for xylitol to stevia?
- BethM
  
  In case anyone else was wondering about a xylitol sub, I ended up using an equal amount of coconut crystals in my ice cream and it came out AMAZING! Something told me that stevia would just not translate well. And I can attest that this ice cream most certainly is an aphrodisiac! Not only is it way more satisfying than my frozen banana concoction, but it’s also one of the best tasting vanilla ice creams I’ve had, period. It’s got a great mouth feel due to all of the good fat in it and is very satisfying. Even more amazing with a little bit of melted dark chocolate poured over it and some coconut shavings (and maybe a few chopped nuts, if you’re really feeling crazy!).
  Thanks for the awesome recipe!!! =)
  - Briterian34
    
    Beth – thanks for review of the ice cream. I’m making it this week. Can you tell me if you melt the buttler/coconut oil beforehand or do you have it at room temperature? Thanks
    - Dave Asprey
      
      Good blenders don’t need melted fat. Cheap ones do!
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Jaime

I made the ice cream this weekend – incredible!! I toasted some coconut and chopped up some super dark chocolate and mixed in as well. wow. seriously, wow! thank you for this!!
- Dave Asprey
  
  “seriously wow” is music to my ears! Glad u liked it!
  - Jaime
    
    I have been “preaching” the BP diet and now that I brought in the ice cream to share at work (well, what is left of it anyways!), there may be a few converts. thank you for making all the data, science, results and everything a person needs readily available – as well as the recipe for the ice cream! love it
  - Jaime
    
    oh, I also wanted to ask: I have a friend who desperately wants to be healthy and thin. I have talked with him about his goals, sent him a TON of information about this BP diet and plan and told him we can go through this journey together and cheer each other on… science, data, testimonials, biology/chemistry of why it works and why the conventional “wisdom” doesnt work. he seems excited until it is a matter of actually implementing it. He went to his doctor and was tested for the blood type diet, which he is now doing and is very excited about (he has NO interest in me telling him why that science is bunk, I have backup for this too). Today he said he is going to do the HCG diet and then after that tortuous diet he is going to hire a personal trainer to put him through and exercise regimen so that he does not put all of the weight back on. I told him a brief (30 second) summary of why this is a terrible plan, but again, he does not want to hear it. I have tried to be encouraging, I have tried the tough love. he asks me for advice and such but then HATES the answer he gets. do you have any recommendations? I am pretty sure my next response will be nothing since he already has the information… what do you say when approached with all this new, magical “science” and the conventional wisdom?
    - TheJeebus
      
      Eventually he will fail, then make your move.
    - Dave Asprey
      
      This is one of the hardest lessons to learn when you transform your life in a short period of time. People who won’t do it seem so…stupid. Or slow. Or lazy. When I lost my weight, I went through an evangelical period where I told everyone who would listen – and those who didn’t care – about how to do it. Deaf ears mounted on fat thighs, mostly.
      The thing to remember is that you’re transforming yourself, and you *may* help other people by being open about what you did. But you *will* only help those who are ready for help. Most people are blocked by their own psychology; it’s painful to watch but until they commit to change – either by hitting a major health problem or some other awakening in their life – they will repeat the mostly unconscious behaviors they are accustomed to.
      The way you can help people become more conscious of their own power (and thus motivate them to make radical, permanent upgrades to their quality of life) is to do it by example. Let them see your energy. Let them see you walk in the door 25lbs lighter than last time you met a month ago. Let them see you eat butter and turn your nose up at rice cakes. And let them see your lab tests!
    - csp8
      
      Im telling no one about this except for my boyfriend, who after seeing me drop tons of inches without dropping a lb (yay muscle) after less than a week is now joining the eating philosophy. I dont need a butter outage in my area! Plus no one would buy it. Theyd hear it and say, Ew, Atkins, you cant believe everything you read, people are out to make money, etc. No patience for that this time around.
    - Dave Asprey
      
      “butter outage” lol. That’s much worse than a power outage. Butter generators (cows) require much more maintenance than a backup generator.
    - Jessica
      
      LOL! “Deaf ears on fat thighs”…
Matt

Made this last night, adnd tried it tonight.

All I can say is wow, tastes great AND I can sense how great it makes me feel as I eat it, thanks!
- Dave Asprey
  
  But the big question is, did it have the advertised effect? ;0
Bmlemasters

I don’t have an ice cream mixer at the moment. Does anyone have any ideas on other ways to stir the ice cream for an hour?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Do it in a blender, add ice not water, and have a milkshake that way!
  - Zack_Leman
    
    Just tried this. It is delicious. But for anyone else who does it this way, I would use less xylitol, since you will be drinking this straight and at a warmer temp.
    - Apneet Jolly
      
      There are ways to make ice cream without special gear…. http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Ice-Cream
Zack_Leman

Should we be concerned about the avidin in the egg whites if we consume this frequently?
- http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
  
  Not unless you’re eating several a day along with the majority of your meat.
  - Adlock Hungry
    
    Uh-oh! What’s Avidin? I usually eat a minimum of 4 raw eggs a day in a smoothie (easy 4th meal). Should I be concerned?
    - http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
      
      It’s an anti-nutrient that block biotin absorption, but only in small amounts. No, but try to eat your meat several hours away from the smoothie.
Oksana

Well, we bought an ice cream maker just for this recipe.. And WOW, it’s absolutely delicious! My husband asked me three times if it is indeed “healthy/paleo” – why people think that healthy does not equal super delicious? I added frozen blueberries instead of ice. I have not had anything sweet in so long that the ice cream was even a bit sweet for me..
Yes, when the cookbook is coming out?
Mitch Fletcher

Great recipe. Delicious and definitely gives me lots of energy.
I’ve heard/read that blending egg yolks damages their molecular structure. While this sounds slightly implausible to me, I was wondering what your take on it was?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Blending can damage peptides but the impact on egg yolk is minimal. It can also make fat droplets smaller. But I have not seen evidence it’s harmful.
Jenn

Holy Moly this is like the bestest ice cream I’ve ever tasted. But how do you not eat it all?
Leo

You mention creamy coconut? I don’t see coconut as part of the ingredients here. Also I’m unable to find xylitol or erythritol in Bangkok (where I’m based), can I use honey or something else? Also can I add some fruit such as strawberry or blueberries?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Coconut oil!
  
  The sugars you mention will raise insulin. Use very sparingly.
http://eatrecyclerepeat.com/ Eatrecyclerepeat

Has anyone tried coconut butter instead of grass-fed butter?
- Dave Asprey
  
  It’s good that way too but lacks butyrate
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wolf stead

For my body, wood sugars like xylitol are a major toxin. I get unbelievably awful stomach cramps, and more. Can I use coconut sugar or anything else as the sweetener?
- lkab
  
  I definitely don’t do xylitol and my erythritol is still being shipped, so I just made the recipe (tonight!) with coconut sugar. It was delicious. No one over here has gotten that “lovin feelin” as of yet… but man, that ice cream is tasty.
http://www.facebook.com/feanne Feanne Hontiveros Mauricio

I don’t have MCT oil, xylitol and ice cream machine on hand but still managed to make this (just used virgin coconut oil and muscovado sugar). Not the ideal sweetener perhaps but I was really excited to try it. Ended up like mantecado flavored liquid ice cream ) thanks for the recipe!
Pdxhollym

Thanks for sharing this recipe-I love this ice cream more than ANY ice cream I’ve ever had! I’ve been experimenting and my last experiment (consumed just a few minutes ago) was amazing. Probably not 100% bulletproof but close. I added 1/2 cup of high quality cocoa, 1 tablespoon of orange liquor, & 2 shots of high quality espresso. Unfortunately I can’t share it with my husband though, he’s allergic to eggs and coconut!
- Dave Asprey
  
  Close enough! ?
Ryan

So, I made my first batch of bulletproof ice cream (with a little deviation from the original recipe). I ended up “making it” with the lady (who of course had some, too), and she had this to say after her second special moment: “That was one of the best I’ve ever had.” Coincidence? I think not.
- Ryan
  
  p.s. I’m having it for breakfast
  - Dave Asprey
    
    I give it to my kids for breakfast, but once they’re teens maybe it should be off limits!
- Dave Asprey
  
  This is awesome! The quality of the ice cream influences the quality of the fun!
Kenyatta4

Once upon a time, I had some sugar free candy in a weak moment. The sweetener used was xylitol… And as the label says, loose stools and gaaaaaassss resulted. Immediately (within a half hour). Any good ideas for a substitute? Maybe coconut sugar, as someone mentioned above?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Erythritol. Plus you’ll get adapted in a few days to xylitol as your body learns to make xylinase.
biggfish02

Love it, except for the coconut taste (can’t stand coconut oil)…any ideas on what to replace it with that won’t ruin the consistency? More MCT? Butter?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Butter and more yolk and more MCT (but not too much MCT; you don’t want the runs…)
Endymion

This is awesome. Such a good way to get your choline too. I added 4 squares of 90% cocoa Lindt to mine to make it a chocolate version. I just freeze it without any ice cream maker too and it turns out pretty dang good.
As Dave says, brain food for when you’re studying.

I was wondering if this ice cream would take me out of ketosis though?
- Dave Asprey
  
  No way. The MCT and nominal amount of carbs will not take you out of it.
  - Mia
    
    Is it me – or did you just say the opposite on the forum?? For now I do best with a little protein with the fat in the morning, so I would love to know if the ice cream will break the fast. Thanks!
http://www.facebook.com/kristie.b.davis Kristie Brockway Davis

I made Bulletproof ice cream twice now – absolutely super ice cream. Unfortunately, I’ve found xylitol doesn’t agree with me at all (stomach cramps). I bought some xylitol just for the recipe, but since I don’t use sweeteners for anything else I eat I’m not sure what other sweetener to try next. My second batch I tweaked the recipe to use only half the minimum amount of xylitol and it still bothered me for a day afterward. Kenyatta4 mentioned coconut crystals – anyone have experiences to share? Has anyone tried some fresh, ripe, in-season berries (blueberries, raspberries, cherries, blackberries) to replace a sweetener?

I splurge on the Bulletproof coffee beans – wonderful to find coffee that actually makes me feel better in the morning. I had stopped drinking coffee and it’s one of the few things (along w/ice cream) I really missed.
- AD71
  
  I have used the coconut crystals with success. The crystals are in the middle on the BP diet … so I think that makes them okay for an occasional treat.
  
  I have tried a couple of different brands and they tend to be coarse. I whir them in a coffee grinder to “powder” them before blending.
  
  I’ve also had good luck using maple syrup and raw honey to lightly sweeten things. I chose them because they are natural, whole food sources of sweetness. But I haven’t tried making ice cream with either one of them yet.
  - Dave Asprey
    
    You are using Chinese xylitol I bet. Who knows what’s in there. Go for Canadian hardwood and feel the difference. ? Otherwise, raw honey or erythritol.
    - http://www.facebook.com/kristie.b.davis Kristie Brockway Davis
      
      thanks – I’ll try some local raw honey next since it’s easiest to get. I’ll do some research before buying xylitol again, or try to find either coconut crystals or erythritol. I didn’t realize the quality of xylitol varied so much.
    - Dave Asprey
      
      I didn’t either until a bad batch from china sent my whole family running to the bathroom…
    - http://www.facebook.com/garymartins Gary Martins
      
      I’ve been using the “truvia” branded erythritol for my first few batches of BP icecream..is that stuff legit?
      
      there seems to be some concern still about the potentially dubious long term effects of these artificial sweeteners from a quick search on paleohacks.com. any thoughts on that?
http://twitter.com/ysabet elspeth

Hey, I have major bad casein intolerance – what can I substitute for butter? I’m keen to give this a go, but even a lick of butter sends me into agony for days.
Mette

Hi! I am new to the bulletproof lifestyle and find it very interesting! Thanks for sharing all the information. I have PCO and look forward to the book coming up!
Yesterday I tried the “Get Some Ice Cream”. It tasted good, but I felt nauseated all day and through up big time twice…
Does that mean I have gallbladder/fat digestion issues?
Kindly, M
Laura

OMG delicious… self control is definitely the hard part with this recipe
- http://www.facebook.com/andrew.bassett1 Andrew Bassett
  
  Who says you need to exercise self control?
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Orielwen

Why butter and water? Why not a good rich double cream instead?
http://www.facebook.com/kris.lauer.9 Kris Lauer

I am passing on this ice cream recipe to a friend to give to his dad that has been going through some bought of cancer. His tumors are gone and he is celebrating by eating soft serve ice cream from the likes of DQ and BK. I asked my friend why he would do such a thing! Did his dad want to die! Then I talked to him about how cancer cells love sugar. I thought this would be a good alternative. I will follow up.
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http://www.facebook.com/garymartins Gary Martins

I just made this, it’s fucking EPIC <3
http://www.facebook.com/punkelmo Judy Jones

Dave, I’m curious because I think you have a blendtec – can I just toss everything in the blendtec, hit the “ice cream” button, and be done with it? (I know it’ll probably be more like soft serve unless I freeze it, but… shhhh)
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ciavyn

OMG — this stuff is outrageously good. I added a little more vanilla because I love the darn stuff. Great texture, fabulous taste, and very pleasant aftereffects.
Rick Pack

Made this last night with frozen berries (yes, not bulletproof) instead of the water or ice and an extra teaspoon of vanilla. Strong flavor and man, was it good.
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disillusioned vegan

Dear Dave,

I was vegan for 14 months and started feeling a bit lack-lustre, with problem acne and gastro issues. I found your blog on Monday and have been reading up – it seems great!

Decided to cut out grains and legumes yesterday as well as having my first meat in 14 months and grass-fed butter and eggs today.

I am concerned with your comment here about stressing my pancreas due to taking on large quantities of fat that my body is not used to dealing with (i.e. lipase production) – do you have any tips for someone in my position on how to ease into a bulletproof diet without stressing out my pancreas?

Thanks
- Liz
  
  I’ve been reading a lot about bone broth being a good transitioning food for vegans and vegetarians. It’s high in protein and good fats but is still easily digestible, so it might be something to try. Hope this helps!
  - http://www.facebook.com/luisarauz Luis Arauz
    
    I agree with Liz, just becareful making your bone broth. follow the instructions about maintaining the proper temperatures while cooking and then cool down quickly so you can store it as soon as possible.
    
    I messed up my first batch in two ways.
    
    1. Burnt it
    2. Left it out over night thinking that the crock pot would keep it warm even though it was turned off.
    
    I ended up creating a playground to bacteria and I was sick with pains and headaches the next day.
    
    Rookie Mistakes.
    
    For anyone else making stock for the first time check out this episode of Good Eats on making stock.
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpfFQh5rLa8&feature=share&list=PLCD696B13B8F19BCB
    
    For those of you concerned about not repeating my mistakes. here is the relevant scene.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLCD696B13B8F19BCB&feature=player_detailpage&v=kpfFQh5rLa8#t=948s
gregdavisdotca

Raw egg whites not problematic?
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SophieE

I made this ice cream with the cocoa and it is amazzzinngg. The first time, I did it with ghee instead of butter and a small amount of glucose syrup instead of xylitol and no cocoa and it was kinda weird and blah- I’m not sure which aspect ruined it. This time was great though. I added some shaved 85% cocoa chocolate as choc chips as well.

Admittedly I’m still a bit nervous about the xylitol though…
- SophieE
  
  If you don’t have an ice cream maker (I don’t), then whip the egg whites to stiff peaks and fold in the yolky mixture. The normal way without an ice cream maker is to go to the freezer to mix every 15 minutes but that’s a pain and doesn’t give you those characteristic-of-ice-cream air gaps.
  - http://www.facebook.com/luisarauz Luis Arauz
    
    You can also put the base – everything minus the water/ice and the chocolate (unless you really want chocolate) into ice cube trays and then place in the freezer.
    
    Ice cream is about getting the smallest ice crystals possible, This means cooling your ice cream base down as fast as possible.
    
    If you dont have any liquid nitrogen laying around, then your next best bet is to increase the surface area exposure. Hence the Ice cube tray.
    
    Once all the cubes are frozen, pop them back in to the blender add some water/upgraded coffee/ice cubes and pulse the blender to break the cubes, The first time I did this without additional liquids and it came out looking similar to “Dipping Dots”. and tasted like them too.
    
    After that, I let it sit for a moment then I used a spoon to smooth out all the small pieces into the ice cream consistency.
    
    At this point you can fold in whatever flavors you want to add in.
    
    Im experimenting with making Vanilla Get Some Ice cream and chocolate covered candied bacon bits that I make using:
    
    85%-90% Lindt Dark chocolate
    Coconut sugar
    AppleGate Farm Bacon
    coconut sugar,
    and Himalayan sea salt.
    
    I found that coconut sugar melts better than sugar and tastes even better.
    
    Enjoy!
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Jake

After two months of making this stuff regularly my friends now joke about my “magic date-finishing ice cream”. Thank you!
lee

Did I miss something, are we really making ice cream with raw eggs? Isn’t that bad for us?
- Dave Asprey
  
  It’s how ice cream was always made…just wash the eggs before you crack them!
  - Justin Newman
    
    Hey Dave, I think you may want to include this part in the instructions. I’m pretty sure I just wasted an entire batch.
    - Dave Asprey
      
      Good point. I don’t bother washing mine…unless there’s poop on them.
      Sent from an iphone. That means it’s spelled wrong…and I’m probably lost. You understand… -Dave
Justin Newman

Am I missing something? I just made this ice cream, and I’m thinking I did something wrong. First of all, it’s yellow, not reddish like in the picture. It takes ok, i guess, but certainly not in line with the rave reviews I’m seeing here. Worst of all, I get a burning sensation in the back of my throat when eating it. I’ve been trying to get the wife into this movement, and thought this might be a good way in. She had one spoonful and immediately handed it back to me and went for the Ben and Jerry’s. I used erythritol and split the drops between apple cider vinegar and lime juice. Followed the recipe exactly. Now I’m concerned about salmonella too. Are the eggs supposed to be cooked? What did I do wrong here?! Thanks..
- Dave Asprey
  
  Even if you dont wash raw eggs the risk is very very small, like 1 in 50,000, that you’ll even get salmonella on the egg, and far less you’d get sick from it. I’ve had thousands of them.
  I added BP choc powder in the photo! Should be yellow like French vanilla without it.
  A very small number of people feel the burning you experienced from excess mct oil. Guessing you’re not used to it?
  
  Sent from an iphone. That means it’s spelled wrong…and I’m probably lost. You understand… -Dave
  - Justin Newman
    
    Thanks Dave. I managed to work my way out of a panic attack about the eggs. I’ve been drinking bulletproof coffee for about a month, but if that’s what drives the burning taste, maybe its the combo of the coconut and MCT oil in the ice cream? I really want to make this work, so maybe I’ll try cutting back a little on these next time. Thanks!
    - Dave Asprey
      
      You’re welcome. It shouldn’t burn…maybe adding more water will help too. Can make it icier but less concentrated.
      Sent from an iphone. That means it’s spelled wrong…and I’m probably lost. You understand… -Dave
    - Justin Newman
      
      Just wanted to provide an update in case anyone else had a similar first experience. I powered my way through the first batch and noticed that some parts tasted better than others with different ingredients coming through stronger in different areas. I guess I didn’t blend well enough. This also gave me a chance to try each ingredient separately to see which of them wasn’t agreeing with me.
      
      So here’s my 2nd try:
      
      First of all, I washed the eggs so I didn’t have the psychological issues of last time. I took your advice Dave, and cut back on the MCT (used only 3tbls). When tasting the first batch I noticed that the sweetness was too much for me, so I cut the Erythritol back to 4tbls. Since I associate vinegar with burning, I just used lime juice this time. I also added just a little extra water to smooth out the taste.
      
      I think my biggest failure on the first go was blending. The second time through, I blended everything except the butter since that was the biggest challenge last time. Once I had a perfectly smooth consistency (I tested it by pouring it back and forth into a bowl) I added the butter and blended for at least 5 minutes straight. The consistency was so much smoother than the first time through.
      
      Now I understand why everyone’s raving. This actually is delicious. No burning, just pure fatty goodness.
      
      Make sure to blend the crap out of your mix!
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susie

Any thoughts on making this with stevia? Or would you need some sugar/agave syrup for thickening? Thanks!
- Dave Asprey
  
  Please don’t ruin the recipe by using agave, which is essentially the same as high fructose corn syrup. Use Stevia or xylitol, or if you must, raw honey.
Rachel

This is the best ice cream I’ve ever eaten. I don’t have an ice cream maker so I used two metal bowls, one of them smaller, and put the ice in the bigger one around it and mixed for 10 minutes, then covered both with a towel and froze for about an hour, mixed and now it’s finishing freezing. I was giddy after tasting it and had to ward off my boyfriend from eating the whole thing, I told him “we can eat it later before bedtime” (if you know what I mean). It’s so tasty! So glad I can eat ice cream again!
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http://www.facebook.com/andrew.bassett1 Andrew Bassett

I live in Canada, where grass-fed butter is effectively banned. Using ordinary butter will still create a much healthier dessert than Haagen-Dazs, yes?
http://www.facebook.com/andrew.bassett1 Andrew Bassett

How much does this recipe yield? I’m guessing about 1 liter? At about 12 dollars a batch, it looks like this is just as expensive as Haagen-Dazs, if not more!
http://www.facebook.com/aj.aguirre.3 AJ Aguirre

Just a thought on the butter getting the right consistency. I make protein shakes in the morning before I start my day, well, I call them “fat shakes” becaus that’s really what they are #DaveAsprey. What I do is melt the butter and mct oil then pour it with the protein powder, then blend. Makes it nice and smooth. Then, of course, I add ice and blend again.
http://www.facebook.com/jeanmarie.todd Jeanmarie Todd

Looks interesting. I’ve made ice cream with cream and eggs and a small amount of maple syrup plus stevia, and as many as a dozen egg yolks (I have chickens, so am always looking for more ways to eat eggs), but this looks yummy, too.
jorel

so – I plan on making this and eating at least 2000 calories of it daily to gain weight.
http://www.paleoaholic.com/ cavewoman diet

Dieting is a major industry in the modern world, thanks to the many poorly chosen foods that agriculture and dairy products have inflicted on our metabolisms, and many of the diets which attempt to cure this swarm of ills – ranging from the mildly annoying to the seriously dangerous – advocate cutting back on meats and grains, focusing on vegetables and fruits, and other dietary measures that resemble the Paleo diet. When asking what is the Paleo diet, however, it is best to bear in mind that this unique approach mimics the diet that our Paleolithic ancestors lived on for millions of years.
http://www.facebook.com/schurger Frederick T Schurger Dc

I love the concept of this recipe, but my wife is allergic to eggs in general. Are there any good substitutions for eggs in this recipe?
http://www.paleoaholic.com/ cavewoman diet

You will find many health advantages in Paleo diet. One is that it can benefit you to lose weight given that the

Paleo weight loss program is naturally low in carbohydrates meaning it features a low caloric count. Low amounts of

carbohydrates are also shown to cut the risks contributing to heart illnesses. One more advantage would be that the

weight loss program is naturally rich in fiber. Fiber lowers chances of diabetes and heart diseases.
http://www.facebook.com/sam.elowitch Sam Elowitch

How do you weigh a gram of Vitamin C or measure a tablespoon of grassfed butter?
- Philip Robert
  
  Look on the side of the butter package, those little lines are tablespoons.
- Rich Barnes
  
  You can buy Vitamin C capsules as 1 gram and just empty the capsule into your mix. You can also get a small digital scale on amazon for less than $10 for weighing butter/oil/food.
Jeremy Lawson

I just tried this for the first time. Holy moly! It tasted DELICIOUS, and the healthy fats from Kerrygold, MCT oil, and coconut oil gave me a real buzz. Added stevia for the sweetener, and upgraded vanilla. SO GOOD.

You already have me converted to this diet, but this is a definite addition to our weekend menu!!
Penelope

I know this is an older post, but I was only just sent the recipe.

Is there a substitute that could be used for both the coconut oil and the MCT oil? One of my good friends is allergic to coconut so both of those are not useable for her (or if I want to make it for her).
http://www.facebook.com/Tanaka.chris Tanaka Chris

What happens if I use coconut oil for MCT oil?
It’s not really available commercially in my country

Would that be 10 tbs of coconut oil?
Any impact on the taste? Since I have no idea how MCT tastes like

Cheers
- Philip Robert
  
  MCT has no taste. Good brands of coconut oil add a subtle coconut flavor. First cold pressed always
Rob k

Somehow I can’t find the answer – salted or unsalted butter??
- Philip Robert
  
  Unsalted butter always. Add your own high quality salt to your food. No salt needed in this one.
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Maggie

Can you give any tips on how to make it NOT taste like coconut? I hate the flavor of coconut. Thanks
- Rich Barnes
  
  Expeller pressed coconut oil is just as healthy with basically no flavor. Just make sure your coconut oil does NOT have RBD (Refined Bleached Deodorized) on the bottle.
Aaron van der meulen

Love this recipe so delicious. Hopefully one day there will be a bulletproof/upgraded cookie dough chunk recipe haha
wesbourdo

We made this last night with some cocoa powder and it was amazing.

We don’t have an ice cream maker, so we just put the mixture in a sandwich sized ziplock bag, then put that bag in a larger freezer bag with ice and salt and shook it up for about an hour.

We used splenda instead of xylitol/erythritol because we’re doing the Carb Nite Solution diet by John Kiefer (from the Bulletproof Executive Radio Podcast #19 and athlete.io) and both xylitol and erythritol are on the list of ingredients to avoid.

Any alternative ingredients you could recommend, Dave, besides splenda?
- Rich Barnes
  
  Stevia is probably the most bulletproof sweetener. Why are xylitol and erythritol on the avoid list for CNS? I know xylitol has carbs but its pretty low and with all the fat (especially MCT) you should stay in ketosis.
  - wesbourdo
    
    Looking at their nutrition facts, it seems that using either ingredient lands me at 22g of my 30g daily carb limit. Add 1g of carbs per egg and that’s 30g. I could share it with my gf and still have 15g of carbs left for the day.
    The problem is that both sugar alcohols, or any bulk carbohydrate sweeteners, are to be avoided on CNS. The ice cream was pretty tasty with Splenda, which I’m sure is not good for you, but I’ll give Stevia a try.
    The risky ingredients in the CNS book are broken down into 3 sections: Absolutely avoid (high-fructose corn syrup, fructose, etc.), high avoidance (hydrogenated oils) and caution. Xylitol is listed under high avoidance and erythritol is listed under caution. Maybe I’ll try this recipe on my next carb nite with erythritol.
    They really need to do another podcast together.
    - Rich Barnes
      
      Thanks for the CNS info. I’d like to hear Dave’s take on the CNS view of sugar alcohols as well.
Anthony

Excuse me for asking a stupid question but nowhere does this recipe say unsalted or salted butter. I have been following this diet pretty well and usually you specify which butter to use except in this recipe. Im sure its unsalted but i just want to make sure since i am making this recipe this weekend. it doesn’t specify in the upgraded chef book either. Can’t wait to try this!!!
- Anthony
  
  ooops i found the answer to my question way below in comments. thanks guys!
Rich Barnes

Dave – Have you made this with Ghee yourself? I just switched completely to Ghee because I was reacting to the lactose in my BP coffee. I had to cut back the ghee to butter as it was tasting too buttery(havent said that much since being BP). What you would replace the cream in the butter with to make the ghee as close to butter as possible for recipes like “get some” ice cream?
Steve

Is there a vegan version of this ice cream with something to substitute the eggs and butter?
- Rich Barnes
  
  I think that defeats the purpose of the recipe. I’m not sure a vegan ice cream recipe would be very bulletproof.
Roxana Dora

Dear Sir,
On behalf of myself and my yet unborn daughter, I’d like to say Thank you!
I am 38 weeks pregnant, literally a ticking clock. Why literally? Because these last few weeks I’ve been kind of depressed. Well not kind of…
Anyway, was feeling even more down than usual after my birthday yesterday when I remembered you had a really nice ice-cream recipe I’ve never made because I didn’t have an ice-cream machine on hand. Which is what I requested for my birthday as a present. So decided to make your recipe. I’d like to add I didn’t have MCT oil on hand either ( I do wish I did) and I threw away my xylitol ages ago, used some Maple Syrup ( only to give it a sweet flavor) instead. Made the ice-cream in the evening, we were expecting a neighbor to pop-by for a cup of tea.
The results:
Taste: Amazing! Loved the coconuty flavor. It really tasted like heaven.
Depression: Really gone within the hour. I kid you not. One moment my head was fuzzy and sad, the next I was back to being my old happy chatty self. I even out-talked my neighbor (who’s one of the biggest talkers I’ve ever met).
Night-time sleep: I actually slept at night, something I haven’t been able to do in a few weeks. I did wake up a few times, but that was the most refreshing sleep I’ve had since…I can’t remember.
Wake up: Woke up at 5:30 as soon as the sun was up, fully refreshed and really happy. Really happy. I was actually singing in the kitchen while making more ice-cream, until I remembered the cooling element has to be in the freezer for 24 hours (which it hasn’t yet). I can’t remember the last time I woke up before my husband.
Thank you so much for this recipe, the perfect example of ‘let food be thy medicine’. I will definitely continue to make it. I owe you this big fat chocolaty smile on my face! I’m now off to singing some happy songs!

Yours,
Roxana and Baby