Avocado Lime Ice Cream

Although there are many types of dairy free ice cream out there to buy, I prefer to make my own so I know every ingredient that goes into it, and I can be creative with it.  Nowadays, you can buy an ice cream maker for relatively cheap, and if you eat ice cream often, it is a good investment.  One of my favorite ice creams for Summer is an avocado lime ice cream.  It may sound odd to some at first to add avocado to ice cream, but actually it gives the ice cream a smooth silky texture.  Plus, it adds heart healthy fats which we all need.  Once you have an ice cream maker, this recipe is a piece of cake and so deliciously refreshing!

Author: Amy Lyons O’Neil

Amy has worked for Fresh and Natural Foods since 2006 contributing to the variety of healthful foods we offer. She graduated with a degree in studio art from Bethel University in 2007, but in her senior year of college, found that her passion was with the art of food. She later used her photography and culinary skills to create a vegan food and recipe blog, Fragrant Vanilla Cake. She has also written 3 cookbooks. She specializes in vegan and vegetarian recipes. Local, fresh and organic food has always been her focus in whatever she creates.

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Servings: 8 | Prep Time: 5 min | Cook Time: 0 minutes | Ready in: 6 hours

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups full fat Thai Kitchen coconut milk (2 15 oz cans)
• 3/4 cup maple syrup
• 2 Tbsp organic lime zest
• 1/2 cup lime juice
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• one large pinch sea salt
• 2 ripe organic avocados, diced

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a food processor, and process until well blended. Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and process according to package directions (mine takes about an hour, and is still a little soupy like the consistency of a malt, but firms up in the freezer later). When ice cream is done freezing, place in the freezer for at least 6 hours, or overnight to firm up for best results. It will be soft once it comes out of the ice cream maker, you want it to be firm enough to scoop.