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What you see is my first attempt at making raw ice cream.

Yes that’s right, you have just heard a Naturopath confess their ice cream addiction.

Why I Decided To Quit Ice Cream

For several years I had a very strict diet of a gluten free and dairy free diet and this I found easy because if I had one scoop of ice cream I would feel incredibly bloated and sick for hours on end.

But since then I had succesfully healed myself of my dairy sensitivity, so now when I eat ice cream I don’t get that previous sick feeling to indicate that I’ve eaten something wrong.

Now some of you may think this is absolutely amazing being able to eat dairy foods like ice cream again, but the reality is it isn’t! It makes it very hard to say no.

Ice cream isn’t good for me just because I’m not allergic to it – it is very high in refined sugar and fat, contains pretty much no nutritional value at all and has a lovely concotion of artificial flavourings and colourings.

As a result I have noticed I am breaking out in pimples on my forehead and my jaw line (usually an indication of what I’m eating is having a negative effect on my hormones) which is a direct result of my over consumption of sugar/dairy that I never used to have.

For the record I never had acne when i was a teenager and I’ve never had this many pimples until now and I am 24 and it’s definitely not something I want to continue.

So for this reason I have decided to give raw ice cream a shot because we all know that replacing something that you can’t have with a substitute is far easier than going cold turkey!

And in this case, raw ice cream is perfect as it doesn’t use cane sugar, it’s really good for you and it is dairy free (for those that have milk allergies).

If you have a milk allergy or are lactose intolerant, you can happily indulge in raw ice cream – without feeling sick afterwards and the best part of eating raw ice cream is that you can feel completely guilt free because all of the ingredients are super good for you.

My First Attempt at Raw Ice Cream

I was inspired to make my own ice cream when I came across a recipe from the Food Matters Detox and Rejuvenatation Guide that contains all sorts of recipes on raw food.

When I came across this recipe I had a light bulb moment – I can still eat ice cream while it benefits my body at the same time. Perfect I thought.

Raw Ice Cream Recipe

This recipe can be found in the Food Matters Detox and Rejuvenation Guide along with many other raw food recipes, a 3-10 day detox program and loads of information on the health benefits of a variety of super foods.

Berry Ice Cream with Raw Chocolate Sauce (serves 4)

• 3 frozen bananas
• 1.5 cups of frozen mixed berries
• 1 vanilla pod or 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoon of agave nectar

Sauce

• ½ cup hazelnuts
• 2 tablespoon raw cacao powder
• 1 tablespoon agave
• 2 tablespoons of tahini (the hulled version has a lot more nutrients)
• Pinch of sea salt
• 2 tablespoon extra virgin coconut oil
• 1 cup of warm water
• ½ cup ice

Instructions

• Step 1. Peel the bananas and put them in zip lock bags and freeze them over night
• Step 2. Put the frozen bananas, berries, agave nectar and vanilla essence into a high speed blender (make sure your blender is able to mix up frozen fruit or you may be there for a while).
• Step 3. Remove the ice cream and put into a container. If the ice cream is a little too soft for your liking you can put it back into the freezer and serve it later.
• Step 4. For the sauce, mix the ingredients except for the ice in a high speed blender, once you have reached a creamy consistency you can then add the ice.
• Step 5. Serve the ice cream and pour the sauce on top!
• Step 6. Eat until your stomach is content

The Result

As it was my first attempt of making raw ice cream I can say that it definitely didn’t turn out as perfect as store bought raw ice cream!

The main problem I had with making this ice cream was purely the fact that the blades in my Breville blender were a little too small, so they had a very hard time getting through the frozen banana and mixed berries.

So I had to wait very patiently for it to defrost before the ingredients were soft enough to blend together.

Because of this problem, the consistency didn’t turn out as well as I had anticipated, and especially not like the picture in the e-book. I’ve posted the picture of my very sad attempt to make raw ice cream – but please don’t laugh.

After my failed attempt of making raw ice cream I have come to the conclusion that the best way to make ice cream is definitely in an ice cream maker – which I plan on purchasing.

That way i’m saving a lot more time on making the ice cream and instead spending more time eating the ice cream – yes I know i’m full of great ideas.

Now my problem is finding the perfect ice cream maker. If you have any suggestions or any other raw ice cream recipes please feel free to post!

More Raw Food Recipes

If you’d like to find more recipes like this one, you can visit the Food Matters website and check out their Detox and Rejuvenation Guide here. It can be found under the health resources tab and then under detox and weight loss section.

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Chloe Orford is the co-founder of Live Allergy Free - A website that gives you helpful tips, guides and awareness on how best to relieve your allergies. Having treated myself and many others of food and environmental allergies...read more.

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