Sunday, March 17, 2013

Dairy-Free Mint Chip Ice Cream

One of my favorite ice cream's growing up was Mint Chocolate Chip. I can't tell you the last time I ate the real version because of the dairy, sugar and food coloring. I did make a healthy dairy-free

3 cups coconut milk (or another non-dairy milk)
1/2 cup fresh spinach -- I actually use...d mixed greens and took all the red and purple pieces out. You can also use 1/8 cup frozen spinach. You can't taste the spinach or greens, it is just for color.
2-3 drops food grade peppermint oil (I used Young Living)
Stevia to taste (or whatever sweetener you prefer)
Chocolate chips (I used homemade chocolate and broke it up into pieces)

Blend the milk, spinach, peppermint oil and sweetener in a blender until smooth. Pour into ice cube trays or a shallow container. Freeze. Once frozen, pop the frozen milk cubes out and put them in a blender. I used a Vitamix for this, so if you use a regular blender or food processor, you may have to let the cubes thaw a bit. Blend until smooth, then mix in the chocolate pieces.


By the way...the picture of the finished product is not mine. It wasn't until we gobbled it up that I realized I should have taken a picture . It looked very similar to the picture.

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