Avocado ice cream: Combat the South African heat with a cold treat

Need to cool down in the South African summer heat? Try this delicious avocado ice cream. Yes, you can actually make the most mouth-watering ice cream with avocado.

Preparing this cold treat will only take about 25 minutes of your time, but you need to have a home ice cream churner and then you are good to go. The best part is that this recipe is low on calories, so you can enjoy a guilt-free sweet treat.

The health benefits of avocados are no secret. This versatile fruit is not only useful in preparing starters, but also main meals and desserts. So, make sure you never run low on avos in your home. This superfood is not only delicious, but loaded with nutrients we need to stay healthy. So, let’s start experimenting with unique recipes like this avocado ice cream recipe.

This recipe is enough for eight cups of ice cream. So, if you are a big fan of ice cream, it is a good idea to double up on this recipe.

Avocado ice cream recipe

5 from 1 vote

Recipe by DNAfit Course: DessertCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Servings

8

servings

Prep time

5

minutes

Churning Time (ice cream machine)

20

minutes

Total time

25

minutes

Ingredients

• 3 3 medium avocados

• ⅓ cup ⅓ xylitol

• 1 cup 1 low-fat yoghurt

• ½ cup ½ whipping cream

• ½ teaspoon ½ vanilla extract

• 20 g 20 almond flakes

• ¼ ¼ teaspoon lemon juice

Method

• Add all the ingredients into a blender.
• Place in a home ice cream machine, and then allow it to churn for 20 minutes. Remove and either serve immediately or freeze and serve later.
• Make eight 1 cup servings and sprinkle the almond flakes on top with some mint as decoration.

Notes

• Nutritional Information (per serving):
  Energy: 945kJ (226 calories)
  Carbohydrates: 17g
  Fibre: 5g
  Protein: 5g
  Fat: 18g

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