3 Healthy Ice Cream Recipes (Sans Cream)

Rachel Morrow RACHEL MORROW

We get really excited about ice cream, and as it warms up in the Northern hemisphere, we’re sure you do too! We’ve tried and tested some healthy ice cream recipes free of dairy and not loaded with refined sugars. A super quick and easy naughty treat without the naughty!

COCONUT ROUGH ICE CREAM (pictured above)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of cashews (soaked overnight)
  • 1 cup of coconut milk
  • 1 cup of shredded coconut
  • 1/2 cup of pure maple syrup
  • 3 tbsp of Food Matters Superfood Chocolate or raw cacao powder
  • 1 tbsp of pure vanilla extract

What to do

  1. Combine all ingredients in a high speed blender. Blend until smooth.
  2. Run the mixture through an ice cream machine as per instructions.
  3. If you don’t have an ice cream machine, place in the freezer in a large container and freeze until firm (approx. 4 hours), removing every hour to whisk with a fork.
  4. Serve and enjoy with minimal guilt.

VANILLA & MACADAMIA ICE CREAM

Ingredients

  • 1 cup macadamia nuts (soaked overnight)
  • 1 cup coconut cream
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract or fresh vanilla pods
  • 2 tbsp honey (extra to drizzle)

What to do

  1. Combine ingredients together in a high speed blender. Blend until smooth.
  2. Run the mixture through an ice cream machine as per instructions.
  3. If you don’t have an ice cream machine, place in the freezer in a large container and freeze until firm (approx. 4 hours), removing every hour to whisk with a fork.
  4. Serve and drizzle with honey.

BERRY ICE CREAM

Ingredients

  • 3 frozen bananas
  • 1 cup frozen berries

What to do

  1. Combine all ingredients in a high speed blender. Blend until smooth.
  2. Run the mixture through an ice cream machine as per instructions.
  3. If you don’t have an ice cream machine, place in the freezer in a large container and freeze until firm (approx. 4 hours), removing every hour to whisk with a fork.

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Rachel Morrow

BY RACHEL MORROW

Alongside being a qualified nutritionist and our social media guru, Rachel is Food Matters’ Recipe Developer. She’s forever dreaming up and developing new recipes for the community to enjoy.