Milky Lane launches vegan dessert of deep-fried almond Magnum on Gold Coast

A Gold Coast eatery known for creating unusual treats has come up with the perfect winter ice cream dessert — and yes, it’s also vegan.

A GOLD Coast eatery has come up with a dessert treat just right for winter — deep-fried Magnum ice-cream.

And thanks to a plant-based push, the decadent delight is also vegan.

The dairy-free almond Magnums, coated in a crunchy batter, have already been a hit in Sydney, and Milky Lane director Christian Avant says he expects the same will happen at the Surfers Paradise store.

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Milky Lane Surfers Paradise have created a decadent vegan dessert — a vegan magnum deep-fried in batter. Picture Glenn Hampson

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Mr Avant said they were always looking for ways to engage with their “plant-based’’ customers by offering unusual treats.

Milky Lane launched a vegan take on its popular Big Poppa burger earlier this year, which sent the internet into overdrive.

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Supervisor Jade Dixon tucks into the dessert. Picture Glenn Hampson

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“We’ve had a fantastic response (so far),” he said of the latest treat.

“We just try and step away from the stereotypes that they (vegans) want boring plain food. A lot of people think they still just eat salad.”

Mr Avant said the original batter was modified by swapping out egg for coconut cream and Arnott’s Arrowroot biscuits with Nice biscuits instead.

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After the ice cream is deep-fried, it is slathered in chocolate sauce.

Mr Avant believes the vegan version is difficult to differentiate from the original version.

But even though he hints the dessert might stay on the menu permanently, at the moment it’s only available until the end of the month.