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Saturday, April 12, 2014

AVOCADO ICE CREAM. HEALTHY JUST GOT WONDERFUL!! 3 RECIPES inc. RAW VEGAN

Yes I know, I was surprised when I discovered this today...but it is delicious and so very good for you to.
Avocado contains 11 essential vitamins and 16 minerals.
They are very high in carotene (Vit A), Iron, Vitamin E, excellent source of potassium, and good supplier of riboflavin, pyridoxine, thiamine, folic acid, Pantothenic acid, niacin, choline and Vitamin C
Half an avocado contains just  132 calories.





You may use any variety of avocado for these recipes, the one thing that is very important is that they are ripe.  Also only cut into them when you are ready to make the recipe.







Simple recipe #1  makes 2 quarts

2 avocado's mashed then pureed
2 quarts vanilla ice cream (may be regular, low fat, plant based non-dairy & etc.) softened

Beat the ice cream with the avocado puree, until blended.
Pour into freezer trays..cover in plastic wrap...freeze until firm.
Let soften for 30 mins ( in fridge) before serving.







Simple Recipe #2

4 avocado's mashed and pureed
1 cup milk (nut milk is fine)
1 cup sugar
3tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/3 cup lime or lemon juice
1/3 cup rum ( optional)
2 tbsp soy lecithin
3 cups heavy cream whipped
2 cups chopped toasted nuts ( optional)

Scald the milk and set aside to cool.
Blend the cooled milk with sugar, salt avocado puree, lime juice, and rum..adding the lecithin as it blends to a smooth sauce.
Pour into the bowl of whipped cream and mix well, fold in nuts if using and pour into freezer trays. cover in plastic wrap..freeze until firm.
Allow to soften in fridge for 30 mins before serving.



Raw Vegan Avocado "ice cream"

1 cup pitted dates soaked in almond milk overnight
1 cup raw cashew pieces also soaked with the dates overnight
1 ripe avocado
almond or other plant based milk
2 very ripe bananas
1/2 cup berries..if using strawberries, mash them first
agave syrup (optional)
Vanilla beans (optional)

I made this today ( Still in the Mojave Desert) and didn't add the syrup nor the vanilla bean and the result is a beautifully smooth, creamy banana-blueberry-avocado "ice cream"

In a Blender bowl, blend the soaked dates and cashew in the soaking milk, adding the avocado..blend until smooth.
Then add the bananas and  1 1/2 cups almond milk to make a smooth sauce.
Scrape down and add the berries and blend for 30 seconds.
Pour into freezer trays or 8x8 glass dish , cover with cling wrap and freeze until almost firm...remove and stir with a fork or spoon and freeze until firm ..serve as for the other ice cream.


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