Healthy Vanilla Ice-Cream
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw cashews pre-soaked in a bowl of water for an hour or so to soften if you're not using a high-speed blender like a Vitamix
- 1 cup filtered water
- 3 Medjool dates pitted
- 6 tbsp pure maple syrup
- Seeds from 1 vanilla pod
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract optional - depending on how strong your vanilla pod is
- 2 handfuls ice
- Dash sea salt
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients on high-speed until smooth and creamy.
- Pour mixture into ice-cream maker and follow manufacturer's instructions.
- Eat immediately or scoop mixture into an air-tight container and pop into the freezer.
- If you don't have an ice-cream maker, you can ensure a proper ice-cream consistency by stirring the ice-cream every 30 minutes for about 3 hours as it freezes in the freezer.