Vegan Mixed Berries Ice Cream

Vegan Diet

A week ago the family watched a documentary on Veganism. After that we had a divided house.. my son and I thought that its just too tough to give up our dairy cheese and yogurt while daughter (who is miles and miles away) and hubby decided to adopt the vegan way of life. My dad, well he was just happy with the diet he has been following for years! Now, what really baffled me was that my meat loving husband and chicken loving daughter chose to follow the vegan diet. Most become vegetarians first and then follow the vegan diet but they both just dived into the deep end!

Do you need an Ice Cream Maker?

Not at all, a powerful blender or food processor is all you need.

Summer and Ice Creams/Frozen treats – go on try the following:

• Mango Cardamom Ice Cream
• Mango and Passion Fruit Paleta
• Thandai Kulfi
• Lemongrass and Ginger Infused Pineapple Coconut Ice Cream
• Banana Cinnamon Frozen Yogurt

Ingredients required for Mixed Berries Ice Cream

Over ripe bananas – the more ripe they are the better as they add natural sweetness to the ice cream.

Mixed Berries – You can use any berries of your choice like blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries etc.

Sweetener – use any sweetener of your choice, cane sugar, honey, maple syrup, stevia, etc.  I decided to use maple syrup.

Salt – just a pinch to bring out the sweetness.

Nut/Soya Milk – use a nut based milk of your choice like cashew nut, almond, coconut nut or any suitable vegan milk.

Dietary Tips:

• Gluten Free
• Vegan
• Satvik
• Kids Friendly
• For Diabetic Friendly, use stevia

VEGAN MIXED BERRIES ICE CREAM

Serves 6-8

3 medium or 2 large over ripe bananas

2 cups mixed berries (I used blueberries, strawberries and raspberries)

¼ cup almond milk

2-4 tbsp cane sugar or maple syrup

a pinch of salt

1. Peel and slice the bananas. Arrange in a single layer in a tray or plate and freeze.
2. Wash and pat dry the berries with a kitchen towel. Arrange the berries in a single layer in a tray or plate and freeze them.
3. Add the frozen berries, banana slices, salt, sweetener and milk into the jug of a blender or food processor.
4. Process the mixture till you get a smooth paste like consistency.
5. You may need to use a spatula to push down the berries and banana to make the processing easier.
6. Scoop out the ice cream into a freezable container or tin.
7. Freeze the ice cream for an hour.
8. If you prefer you can serve it soft.

Tips:

• Make sure you use over ripe bananas so that you use less sweetener.
• Can use ready frozen berries.
• Use milk of your choice.
• Replace the berries with another fruit for a different flavour.
• If the ice cream melts completely, re freezing it will make it hard.
• Best to make small batches for freshness and softness.

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