We all scream for ice cream!
Yes, the dessert favoured by children and heartbroken, chick flick watchers is something with worldwide appeal. The perfect snack on a hot summer day... unless you are lactose intolerant or wanting to watch your weight.
If like me you fall into either of these latter exceptions I have the perfect alternative to a creamy, sugary cone. So move over Mr. Whippy. Hit the road Baskin and Robin! There is a new dairy free, raw "ice cream" in town.
The Raw Nutty- Choc Ice Cream
No it is not technically ice cream... what with having no cream in it at all... but it is the next best thing!
Some may even go so far as to say it is BETTER (*gasp*) given the lack of binge's remorse it induces, leaving you with nothing but a full tummy and a plan to make another batch straight away
Raw Nutty-Choc Ice Cream
Makes one small tub
1 cup raw cashews, soaked overnight
2 cups unsweetened almond milk (or water)
20 pitted dates
6 tbsp cacao powder
2 bananas, frozen and chopped
Extra dates and raw cashews, chopped.
Soak the dates in the almond milk for 15min.
Process the cashews in a food processor until as smooth as possible and then add the dates, almond milk and banana pieces . Process until the mixture is smooth and as lump free as possible.
Add the cacao powder and process until the mixture is combined.
Chill the mixture and then churn in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. Once churned stir in the extra dates and nuts and pour into a plastic container
Freeze the ice cream until its ready to be eaten (you may want to let it thaw for about 10 minutes before eating it though)
And that's it!
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