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Vegan 3 Ingredient Blueberry Vanilla Ice Cream

By on November 11, 2013
blueberry ice cream

No matter how chilly the weather gets, ice cream is always  big favorite. But soon we will be stuffing our faces with all sorts of treats and ice cream will be just another sinful indulgence. But it doesn’t have to be! My totally vegan, no sugar added ice cream made with nothing but 3 ingredients! This frozen fresh fruit will knock your socks off, totally guilt free! And it’s sooo easy!

 

Ice Cream

2 frozen bananas (Chop and peel bananas before freezing. Freeze for at least 2 hours)

1 cup frozen blueberries

2 vanilla beans, split lengthwise

Add bananas and blueberries into a powerful blender or food processor. Scrape vanilla seeds in from the beans and process or blend until creamy. Be sure to scrape down the bowl or pitcher to make sure all the ingredients fully blend in for ultimate creaminess!

Scoop into bowls or cones and top with blueberry sauce (below), vegan whipped cream and enjoy!

 

Blueberry Sauce

1 pint fresh blueberries, washed, dried and sorted

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 cup agave or organic granulated sugar (Use Swerve sweetener if you are looking for a fugar free syrup)

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Mash the berries well in a medium bowl.

Add lemon juice, mixing well. Pour mixture into a sauce pan.

Cook 5-8 minutes on medium heat until fruit is softened.

Place a colander inside a large bowl or pot. Pour the fruit into the colander and strain. Repeat the straining through a cheesecloth if a pure, pulp-less syrup is preferred.**

Return the strained juice to the cooking pot.

Add agave or sugar and throughly stir. Add in vanilla, mixing well.

Pour into a clean glass jar.

Cover jar. Allow to cool and store in the refrigerator until ready to use.

(For a chunky sauce, keep the blueberries in the syrup and add a tablespoon of cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of cold water to thicken.)

 

Fun alternatives:

Chocolate lover – If you don’t have vanilla beans and love chocolate, toss in an ounce of dark chocolate (chunk or chips). Yum! Sweet antioxidants!

Wine lover – For an adult version, nix the vanilla and toss in a couple frozen red wine ice cubes. Yep, still guilt free with the added resveritrol!

Peanut Butter lover – Love pb&j? skip the vanilla and add in a tablespoon of peanut butter!

This recipe is in association with my friends at the Little Blue Dynamos Blueberry Council.

 

NewHeadshotThe Healthy Voyager, aka Carolyn Scott-Hamilton, is the creator and host of The Healthy Voyager web series, site, and overall brand. An award winning healthy, special diet and green living and travel expert, holistic nutritionist, plant based vegan chef, best-selling cookbook author, media spokesperson, sought after speaker, consultant and television personality, Carolyn Scott-Hamilton is a respected figure in the world of healthy lifestyle and travel as well as special diet cooking and nutrition. The Healthy Voyager aims to help people live well, one veggie at a time!

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