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August 27, 2015 · 40 Comments

Pineapple Coconut Ice Cream (PF Changs Copycat)

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PF Changs Copycat Pineapple Coconut Ice Cream
Pineapple coconut ice cream on an ice cream scoop
Pineapple Coconut Ice Cream

Enjoy this PF Changs copycat recipe for Pineapple Coconut Ice Cream made with coconut milk, pineapple and shredded coconut at home. It's so cool and refreshing!

Pineapple Coconut Ice Cream {PF Changs Copycat}

I really wish I could have eaten more of this Pineapple Coconut Ice Cream because it smelled SO GOOD! Like being on a beach, with cool waves of water splashing over you.

Unfortunately, my youngest daughter and I  have developed an allergy to pineapple over the last several years. It's the weirdest thing! Our tongue starts to swell when we eat fresh pineapple, so when making this recipe I had to rely on my husband and eldest daughter to do the taste testing.

It was our youngest daughters turn to pick out a place to go to dinner and her choice was PF Changs. We don't go to that restaurant often because the closest one to our home is about 40 minutes away, but it's one of her favorites.

After our dinner of Sesame Chicken and Mongolian Beef (my personal favorite!), it was time for dessert. She really wanted to try the Banana Spring Rolls, but it came with Pineapple Coconut Ice Cream; so she just ordered them anyway and gave the ice cre

am to my husband.

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After he took one bite he was hooked. He had never tried that combination of ice cream before so he made me promise that I'd recreate the ice cream at home.

Well after weeks of nagging asking me to make it for him, I finally caved and went out to get the ingredients.

I've seen it made several ways online, but I decided to tweak my standard ice cream recipe and add the flavors he was looking for. Why mess with a good thing right?

Coconut and Pineapple Ice Cream

How do you make Pineapple Coconut Ice Cream?

For this recipe I blended coconut milk with sugar; then stirred in heavy cream, coconut extract, crushed pineapple and shredded coconut before adding it to my ice cream maker.

All it took was one try and my hubby and daughter LOVED this ice cream.

I did take a small taste and it was incredibly creamy, but had to stop there. Man I wish I wasn't allergic to pineapple, it used to be one of my favorite fruits. ~Enjoy!

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Pineapple coconut ice cream on an ice cream scoop

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Pineapple Coconut Ice Cream {PF Changs Copycat}

Carrie's Experimental Kitchen
Enjoy this PF Changs copycat recipe for Pineapple Coconut Ice Cream made with coconut milk, pineapple and shredded coconut at home. It's so cool and refreshing!
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Resting Time 4 hrs
Total Time 4 hrs 35 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 1- (13.5-ounce) can coconut milk
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 ½ cups heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon coconut extract
  • 8 ounces crushed pineapple
  • ⅓ cup shredded coconut

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, beat coconut milk and sugar with an electric mixer until the sugar dissolves; then stir in the remaining ingredients.
  • Add ingredients to your already chilled ice cream maker insert and churn for 30 minutes.
  • Place the ice cream into a container, cover tightly and freeze for 2-4 hours before serving. (You can use a loaf pan and wrap with plastic wrap or a disposable plastic container and lid)

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cup
Keyword ice cream
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Comments

  1. ally says

    August 29, 2015 at 7:34 pm

    5 stars
    Oh, wowzeee, Carrie!! Love love...but I don't have an ice cream maker 🙁 Sooooooo I reckon I'll have to ask Santa!! xo

    Reply
    • Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says

      August 30, 2015 at 11:44 am

      You have to get one Ally, it makes it so easy to make ice cream at home. Thanks for stopping by and hope all is going well! xoxo

      Reply
  2. alicia szemon says

    November 11, 2015 at 8:30 am

    5 stars
    yummm!!! coconut anything is my friend(:

    Reply
    • Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says

      November 11, 2015 at 5:54 pm

      Thanks Alicia 🙂

      Reply
  3. Joanna Sain says

    March 19, 2016 at 2:40 pm

    Do you drain the pineapple?

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    • Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says

      March 20, 2016 at 8:54 am

      No, I used the entire can.

      Reply
      • Mars says

        May 01, 2017 at 6:18 pm

        I'm going to be making this tomorrow night - Did you use the liquid from the canned pineapple? That doesn't effect the consistency of the ice cream when using the ice cream maker?

        Reply
        • Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says

          May 02, 2017 at 8:01 am

          Yes, I added the entire can of crushed pineapple. There was very little juice so it didn't affect the outcome. Enjoy!

          Reply
          • Mars says

            May 02, 2017 at 12:16 pm

            Perfect, thank you!

  4. Kathryn W says

    May 10, 2016 at 11:41 am

    I hate that people rate recipes when they haven't tried them. Has anyone actually made this?

    Reply
  5. Kathryn W says

    May 12, 2016 at 5:16 pm

    5 stars
    Ok, I made this yesterday. It really is a good ice cream. I was a little hesitant to try it because I always use a custard to make ice cream and there are no eggs in the recipe, but it was really outstanding. I did double the coconut extract and I also pulsed the coconut a few times to chop it up. Also, made the base ahead to make sure the sugar was dissolved and put the bowl in the frig to sit. Yum, enjoyed it and so did everyone else.

    Reply
    • Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says

      May 13, 2016 at 5:55 am

      I'm so glad you enjoyed it Kathryn. My family loved it as well, though they asked me to add more pineapple chunks next time. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Cindy says

    July 24, 2016 at 4:51 pm

    Can you replicate the banana sprung rolls recipe as well it was amazing.

    Reply
    • Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says

      July 25, 2016 at 5:47 am

      I'll have to try those soon, my daughters love them too! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Claire says

    August 16, 2016 at 6:14 pm

    I don't have a ice cream maker but I am going to try this with a mixer tonight.

    Reply
    • Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says

      August 17, 2016 at 6:11 am

      I hope it comes out great and you enjoy it!

      Reply
  8. Terrye says

    May 16, 2017 at 9:34 am

    This is almost spot on. I roasted the coconut so it was more like PF Changs. Thanks for the recipe

    Reply
    • Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says

      May 16, 2017 at 9:48 am

      I'm so glad you enjoyed it and I bet roasting the coconut gave it even more flavor.

      Reply
  9. Tammy says

    May 25, 2017 at 6:26 am

    Hi Carrie

    I'm going to try this recipe, it sounds delicious. My son is also allergic to pineapple but only when it's fresh, he can eat canned pineapple without any reaction, have you tried this?

    Reply
    • Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says

      May 25, 2017 at 7:25 am

      I tried this ice cream using the canned pineapple and didn't have a reaction so maybe it's just fresh pineapple with me as well. I hope you enjoy the recipe!

      Reply
      • Chris says

        September 07, 2017 at 9:54 am

        Could be Pineapple isn't you and your daughters problem, but the Bromelain that's in it. Some canned pineapple has been "cooked" in canning long enough to break down the zingy acid like bromelain enzyme. Bromelain is powerful stuff, they use it to tenderize meat,, and it attacks the tongue when you eat it. It also turns the milk in icecream brownish over time.

        Bromelain info >> http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/pineapple-enzyme-tenderize-steak1.htm

        Hopefully that might allow you to eat your delicious ice cream too..

        Reply
        • Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says

          September 08, 2017 at 6:33 am

          Thank you Chris, that's interesting information. Unfortunately it happens with fresh pineapple as well, do you have a cure for that?? 🙂

          Reply
  10. Chris says

    September 08, 2017 at 2:41 pm

    Only know some canned has less Bromelain,, If pineapple effected me, I would try with fresh OR canned method of "cooked(ing) the pineapple with ¼ cup sugar in (sauce pan)
    over slow flame for 30 minutes, as a result the enzymes in pineapple got denatured lost its effectiveness." (Brackets hold text changes to clarify quoted txt)

    Might help you, only know it helps my pineapple to not attack and brown the milk mixture.

    Just a suggestion to try, hope it helps you..

    Reply
    • Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says

      September 09, 2017 at 7:59 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
    • Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says

      September 12, 2017 at 6:28 am

      Thanks Chris! 🙂

      Reply
      • Chris says

        September 15, 2017 at 11:24 am

        I'm really hopeful,,, that you tried it and it worked. ☺
        Your recipe is delicious, and you and your daughter not being able to enjoy it saddened me.

        I use super fresh whole pineapple, It's so loaded with that enzyme it will make your hands hurt from just cutting it up. Found cooking pineapple first to be only solution or it will really attack the milk.

        Reply
  11. Lori says

    November 03, 2017 at 7:38 am

    Hi. Did you use sweetened or unsweetened shredded coconut?

    Reply
    • Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says

      November 03, 2017 at 7:59 am

      I used sweetened flakes

      Reply
  12. Debra Ward says

    July 06, 2018 at 8:09 am

    Absolutely delicious! I bought a Cuisinart once cream maker just for this to surprise my boyfriend, and it was amazing!

    Reply
    • Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says

      July 06, 2018 at 8:56 am

      I'm so glad you enjoyed it Debra! It's one of my husbands' favorite flavors and we make it often. 🙂

      Reply
  13. Dee says

    February 10, 2019 at 4:04 pm

    Hey there! I work at PF Chang’s and our ice cream is actually just the Blue Bunny Coconut Pineapple ice cream! You can buy it in stores (:

    Reply
    • Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says

      February 11, 2019 at 7:23 am

      Good to know, thanks Dee! We've tried the Hagen Daas version and my husband likes that one too, I'll have to get him the Blue Bunny! 🙂

      Reply
  14. Alicia Corion-Bakshi says

    May 31, 2020 at 8:30 am

    Adding to this try rinsing your pineapple in mildly salted water. This is what i do before eating and the pineapple no longer eats me whilst I eat it

    Reply
    • Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says

      June 01, 2020 at 7:01 am

      Thank you for the tip.

      Reply
  15. Hailey says

    March 31, 2022 at 5:50 pm

    I recently made this (since I didn’t want to go to the restaurant just for the ice cream lol) and they are/were so good!! Thank you for your recipe!!

    Reply
    • Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says

      April 01, 2022 at 8:09 am

      You're welcome, I'm so glad you liked the recipe!

      Reply

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