Jess In Retrospect: Nice Cream

Vegan Mint And Choc Chip Nice Cream

I'm coming at you with a vegan nice cream recipe today! I could eat this for breakfast, lunch and dinner at the moment, while trying to get through this heatwave in an attic flat. It's actually also super quick to make, so so delicious and even free from unnecessary added sugars. All you need is a high speed blender that allows you to blend frozen fruit :)

Here's what you'll need:

[makes two generous portions]

4 frozen bananas

plant milk of your choice

several mint leaves

peppermint extract

vegan dark chocolate chips

a few drops of liquid chlorophyll (optional - this gives it this intense green colour!)

Into your blender add the bananas, mint leaves, peppermint extract and chlorophyll, then add a splash of plant milk before blending. While blending add more plant milk if needed but be careful not to add too much as it might make your ice cream too liquidy. If needed, scrape the sides of your blender until all the bananas have been blended and you have a smooth ice cream like consistency. Stir in your chocolate chips and serve right away, as is or with a drizzle of chocolate sauce on top.

You HAVE to try this! Trust me.. it's soooo good! If you want to keep this super low cal then leave out the chocolate chips and just go for a minty flavoured nice cream but the crunch of the chocolate really makes this recipe!

If you decide to add liquid chlorophyll, there are a few benefits besides the amazing green colour of it. Chlorophyll has antioxidant powers that help the body fight free radicals and is also thought to have positive impacts on your skin. You don't necessarily need to add supplements like liquid chlorophyll to your diet though, many green vegetables like broccoli, kale or spinach are natural sources you might wanna incorporate into your diet instead.

Let me know if you will try this! And if you have any other recipes for nice cream, iced teas or other little heat wave helpers leave me a comment to let me know :)

Lots of Love,

Jess xx

Saturday, August 06, 2022
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Chocolate-Coated Banana Popsicles

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Well, hello there May. So far, you felt a lot like your average February. Cold, windy, rainy and really, a bit miserable all in all. BUT, things are looking up! Tomorrow is meant to be 28°C over here in Bavaria. I mean, I believe it when I see it, but I'm hopeful. And just in time for that little burst of summer I wanted to share with you a quick way to make healthy-ish but 100% delicious banana popsicles. Think nice cream but covered in dark chocolate :) It's so easy and quick, you can probably get started making these right away.

Here's what you'll need:

3 bananas

ca. 200g dark chocolate

toppings of choice ( I used chopped almonds, puffed quinoa, sesame seeds, chia seeds and some coconut chips for a even more summery feel)

Cut your bananas in half and make little popsicles out of them by putting the halves onto ice cream sticks.

Freeze them for at least an hour.

Once your bananas are frozen, melt your chocolate. Dip the frozen bananas into the chocolate, coating most of the banana with the dark chocolate. Then - and be rather quick about it, as the chocolate sets fast - roll the bananas in your toppings of choice until covered in all the crunchy goodness.

Put the popsicles back in the freezer for about half an hour before devouring. These will obviously keep in the freezer for a while so it's perfect to make in advance and whip out when the sun makes a sudden appearance! :)

See, I told you it was quick to make :) Let me know if you try these and leave me a comment telling me how you liked them! What are your favourite summer treats?

Lots of Love,

Jess xx