Avocado ice cream – A surprisingly delicious treat

Ice cream in the winter? There are many staunch ice cream lovers who will respond with a resounding, “Yes!” to this question. If you can’t go through the winter without ice cream, then you certainly have to try this avocado ice cream recipe. It’s so creamy and delicious!

Avocado is one of the most versatile fruits available. It can be used in starters, main meals and also as a dessert in this delightful avocado ice cream.

This superfood should not only be reserved for salads only. There is so much more you can prepare with it. Start experimenting with this awesome fruit by whipping up your own batch of avocado ice cream.

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 2 votes

Recipe by DNAfit Course: DessertCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Servings

8

servings

Prep time

5

minutes

Churning time (ice cream machine)

20

minutes

Calories

226

kcal

Total time

25

minutes

Ingredients

• 3 medium 3 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 teaspoon ¼ 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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