Mint Cacao Ice Cream…oh yeah baby!
Heya Peeps!! I’m always playing around with ways to get more minerals into my raw treats and after an experiment with Lydia’s Green Power (one of the awesome goodies donated to our trek by Natural Zing!) I created a Mint Cacao Ice Cream that is out of this world! I know some might be thinking “Green powder…in ice cream?” , but take it from a foodie, it’s delicious!
Minty Chocolaty Ice Cream... with Green Goodness!
You can make this in a high power blender such as a vita mix or with a standard issue blender and an ice cream maker. I’ll give you the procedures for both!
Here’s the ingredients ~
1/2 cup of water
1/4 cup of raw almond butter
1/4 cup of coconut oil (or coconut butter!)
1/4 cup of honey, date syrup or agave (whatever floats your boat!)
3 Tablespoons of Lydia’s Green Power (or any mild tasting green powder of your choice, wheatgrass or barely grass blends, you can even do spirulina or chlorella containing mixes, but you may want to up the mintiness a lil’ to cover it up!)
2-3 Tablespoons of cacao nibs or powder
4-9 mint leaves (depending on size or 1-2 drops of food grade essential oil of peppermint)
1/4 teaspoon of vanilla bean powder (or 1/2 teaspoon extract)
Pinch of sea salt
Place all these ingredients in a vita mix (or other high power blender with ice cream making capabilites) and blend until smooth and creamy. Now add about 3 cups of ice and, according to the blenders recomendations, blend again into a thick frozen goodness!
For a standard blender add all the ingredients plus 3 cups of ice water and blend until thoroughly smooth and creamy. Pour this chilly mix into your ice cream maker and prepare according to the manufacturer’s direction.
If you don’t have an ice cream maker, this blend would make awesome creamy popsicles!!
Have a minty fresh day! ~ Rory :0)
ive been working on a cacao mint recipe in my head..
using my cold press.
i usually use avocado & banana as the ‘creamy’ textures..
i am definitely inspired to keep this in mind!!!
YuM-CooL!
August 26, 2010 at 5:36 pm
Thanks so much Megan! I bet these flavors would go awesome with bananas and avos! I’ll have to give it a shot when we have a chance to freeze some goodies again! Keep rawkin’ it! ~ Rory :0)
August 30, 2010 at 12:55 am
This looks delish! I have just started growing some fresh mint and think I might give this a try. Hope you, Amanda and family are doing well out on the road. You have been an important part of my journey. I loved getting Geeked with you. Happy trails!
Rae
August 26, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Hey Rae!! Awesome to hear from you! Thanks for the kudos on my Geeked Fu challenge and I’m very happy to have helped you with your raw journey! Leep rockin’ with your adventures my friend! Peace and much love ~ Rory :0)
August 30, 2010 at 12:57 am
That sounds so yummy! I bet it would make a great shake too!
August 26, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Thanks Elle!! I usually blend the leftover goodies in the blender into a shake and it is awesome! Hope you love it! Best wishes~ Rory :0)
August 30, 2010 at 12:59 am
Sounds good. Just wish I had an ice-cream maker, or something to put them in and make popsicles. Maybe I will have to remedy that problem.
August 31, 2010 at 6:00 pm
This is indeed a rockin’ recipe. Rory made it for me when he, Amanda, and Isabel were staying with me in Portland. Thanks, Rory!
September 26, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Thanks so much Annette! I had a blast whipping it up for us! Thanks for taking us around Portland, we all had a blast! :0)
September 27, 2010 at 1:14 am