Healthy Mint Chip Ice Cream
Dive into this delicious Healthy Mint Chip Ice Cream! Creamy and sweet, minty and chocolatey, and naturally colored and no churn!
Servings 4
Calories 310kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup Raw Cashews unroasted and unsalted
- ¾ cup Unsweetened Soy Milk or nondairy milk of your choice
- Handful Spinach optional, for color
- 2 teaspoon Peppermint Extract
- 1 Avocado flesh only
- 3 Bananas frozen (a little overripe is preferable)
- ¼-1/2 cup Mini Dark Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Before starting, make sure your bananas are frozen.
- Combine the cashews and soy milk, and soak for at least an hour, until the cashews are very soft.
- Add the cashews in milk, peppermint extract, and spinach, if using, to a high speed blender. Blend on high until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.
- Add the avocado and bananas, and blend on high until smooth, adding a splash or two more milk if needed, and scraping down the sides of the blender as necessary.
- Transfer the ice cream to a freezer safe container, and add the chocolate chips. Fold the chips into the ice cream.
- Freeze for an hour or two to set the ice cream.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 310kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 4.6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 23mg | Potassium: 711mg | Fiber: 5.7g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 138IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Vitamin K: 32.6µg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 3.5mg | Magnesium: 89mg
