Strawberry Coconut Ice Cream & Other Favorites

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  With summer on its way here in the Northwest, (which usually doesn't start until around July!) I thought I'd share with you some great ice cream recipes.  About three years ago I bought a Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker at Costco--what a deal it was about $50, and it has paid for itself several times.  The first recipe uses coconut milk because lately I have been decreasing the amount of dairy in my diet. My daughter Michelle told me about this recipe when I was visiting her in May. I found out when I looked it up that it actually comes from the author's website of The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook  that I purchased when I first found out I had celiac disease.   Below the Strawberry Coconut Ice Cream recipe will be a  few of our family's favorites. 

Strawberry cocnut ice cream with mangos & strawberries

STRAWBERRY COCONUT ICE CREAM
Put in a blender or Vita-Mix the following ingredients:  2  cans full fat coconut milk, 2 to 2 1/2 cups frozen strawberries (about 1 pound), 1/2 cup honey or agave nectar,  and  1 tablespoon vanilla extract.   Blend them until all the ingredients are smooth and creamy.

Set up your ice cream maker:  Immediately pour the liquid into the ice cream maker.  It takes about 25 minutes for it to get to the right consistency.  Transfer immediately to a freezer container.  It needs to chill about 2 hours before you eat it. 


BLACKBERRY ICE CREAM
In a large bowl:  Put in 1 cup of whole milk, 1/2 cup of sugar and whisk together for 2 minutes until the sugar is dissolved.  Stir in 2 cups of whipping cream and 1-2 teaspoons of vanilla.  Add 2 cups of crushed blackberries.  (I usually put them in a shallow pan and use a masher to crush them.)

Set up your ice cream maker:   Immediately pour the liquid into the ice cream maker. It takes about 25 minutes for it to get to the right consistency. Transfer immediately to a freezer container. It needs to chill about 2 hours before you eat it. 


 BANANA NUT CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE CREAM
In a blender or Vita-Mix combine:   Break 4 bananas into hunks, 1 T lemon juice, 1 t vanilla, 1 cup sugar, 1 1/3 cup whipping cream, and 2/3 cup of whole milk.   Puree until smooth.

Set up your ice cream maker: Immediately pour the liquid into the ice cream maker. It takes about 25 minutes for it to get to the right consistency.   Add to it 1/2+ cup of chopped walnuts and 1/2+ cup chocolate chips and let it run 5 more minutes.  Transfer immediately to a freezer container. It needs to chill about 2 hours before you eat it. 


VANILLA FROZEN YOGURT
Mix in a bowl:  3 cus of whole milk yogurt, 1 cup of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla.  Stir until the sugar is dissolved.

Set up your ice cream maker: Immediately pour the liquid into the ice cream maker. It takes about 25 minutes for it to get to the right consistency. Transfer immediately to a freezer container. It needs to chill about 2 hours before you eat it.



TRIPLE BERRY SORBET
Put in a blender or Vita-Mix:  4 cups of berries--blackberries, blueberries, strawberries (or just use 1 type of berry), 1 cup of water, and 2/3 cup of sugar.  Blend  a few minutes.  Stir in 2 t of fresh lemon juice.

 Set up your ice cream maker: Immediately pour the liquid into the ice cream maker. It takes about 25 minutes for it to get to the right consistency. Transfer immediately to a freezer container. It needs to chill about 2 hours before you eat it.