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Volume Ice Cream (Makes 1 huge serving) 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract very scant 1/16 tsp salt (don’t omit) sweetener (such as 1 stevia packet or 1T sugar) 1 cup almond milk (I used unsweetened Silk. See below for substitution notes.) optional: add-ins such as fruit, peanut butter, or extracts Mix the ingredients together in 1 or 2 shallow plastic containers. Freeze. (You could also use an ice cube tray.) Once frozen, pop the blocks out of the container (I thaw for 30 seconds in the microwave first) and blend in your Vita-Mix. (If you don’t have a vita-mix, you’ll probably have to thaw longer, but you can still get a yummy ice milk.) This ice cream—when made with almond milk—has a very light texture (perfect for summer). For a creamier texture that’s more like real ice cream, try using at least 1/4c canned coconut milk (or maybe even creamer?). You can, of course, also sub other non-dairy milks for the almond. But if you do this, play around with the amount of vanilla extract, sweetener, and add-ins. (For example, an already-sweetened milk will probably need less added sweetener.) To make it look like real ice cream, see the “ice cream trick” link at the very bottom of this post. Nutritional Info: Calories: 40 Fat grams: 3 Sugar grams: 0 http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/

Volume Ice Cream

(Makes 1 huge serving)

  • 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • very scant 1/16 tsp salt (don’t omit)
  • sweetener (such as 1 stevia packet or 1T sugar)
  • 1 cup almond milk (I used unsweetened Silk. See below for substitution notes.)
  • optional: add-ins such as fruit, peanut butter, or extracts

Mix the ingredients together in 1 or 2 shallow plastic containers. Freeze. (You could also use an ice cube tray.) Once frozen, pop the blocks out of the container (I thaw for 30 seconds in the microwave first) and blend in your Vita-Mix. (If you don’t have a vita-mix, you’ll probably have to thaw longer, but you can still get a yummy ice milk.)

This ice cream—when made with almond milk—has a very light texture (perfect for summer). For a creamier texture that’s more like real ice cream, try using at least 1/4c canned coconut milk (or maybe even creamer?). You can, of course, also sub other non-dairy milks for the almond. But if you do this, play around with the amount of vanilla extract, sweetener, and add-ins. (For example, an already-sweetened milk will probably need less added sweetener.) To make it look like real ice cream, see the “ice cream trick” link at the very bottom of this post.

Nutritional Info:

  • Calories: 40
  • Fat grams: 3
  • Sugar grams: 0

http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/

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I made this Mango Banana Smoothie today, it turned out so good! It’s great for breakfast or a snack! Ingredients:Frozen Mango ChunksBanana0% Greek YogurtFat Free Soy MilkVanilla Extract Splenda Strawberries Directions: Take 1 cup of Frozen Mango chunks, ½ Banana, 1 ½ cup of Fat Free Soy Milk, 1 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract, ½ cup 0% Greek yogurt and combine ingredients in a blender. Add Splenda to taste.Remove the leaves from the strawberry and cut it in half, then cut that half in half. Take the strawberry slices and cut the letter V into the middle of the top of the strawberry. Garnish as you like!For a thicker smoothie, add less soy milk, for a thinner smoothie, add more soy milk.  Remember that you can play around with the ingredients, and the amounts, make it to your liking! Questions? Ask me! 

I made this Mango Banana Smoothie today, it turned out so good! It’s great for breakfast or a snack! 

Ingredients:
Frozen Mango Chunks
Banana
0% Greek Yogurt
Fat Free Soy Milk
Vanilla Extract 
Splenda 
Strawberries 

Directions: 
Take 1 cup of Frozen Mango chunks, ½ Banana, 1 ½ cup of Fat Free Soy Milk, 1 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract, ½ cup 0% Greek yogurt and combine ingredients in a blender. Add Splenda to taste.

Remove the leaves from the strawberry and cut it in half, then cut that half in half. Take the strawberry slices and cut the letter V into the middle of the top of the strawberry. Garnish as you like!

For a thicker smoothie, add less soy milk, for a thinner smoothie, add more soy milk.  

Remember that you can play around with the ingredients, and the amounts, make it to your liking! 

Questions? Ask me!