Spinach Ice Cream?
The spinach will be our little secret; I swear you cannot taste it at all!
It’s an ice-cream version of a recipe posted a few weeks ago.
This recipe: Mint-Chocolate Milkshake.
(That shake is one of my fave recipes on the whole blog!)
Finally the weather’s getting warmer. When I discovered that the temperature was a perfect 74 degrees, I decided to celebrate: with ice cream. Taking advantage of the waning spring-break hours, I invited two friends over to eat ice cream on the patio.
Yes, I really did serve spinach ice cream. And yes, my friends really did eat it all up! I honestly don’t even know why they allow me to feed them anymore, for how many times I’ve snuck funny things into their food—tofu chocolate mousse, spinach ice cream, kale milkshakes…My friends laughed when I told them the truth (after they finished eating). Then they requested more. (For theirs, I replaced the cacao nibs with regular chocolate chips. I know not everyone shares my love of those bitter little crunchies.)
Spinach Ice Cream
(sugar-free)
One of my Raw Dessert Recipes.
- 2 frozen bananas, as ripe as possible
- 2-3 drops pure peppermint extract
- scant 1/16th tsp salt
- 1/4 cup or more frozen spinach (I used 40g) (If you don’t like spinach, you can sub food coloring or omit completely.)
- scant 2 tbsp milk of choice (I used almond milk)
- chocolate chips or cacao nibs
Blend everything together in the Vita-Mix. (If you don’t have a high-powered blender, just add more liquid; it won’t be as ice-cream-like, but it’ll still taste good!) Use an ice-cream scoop for authentic-looking ice cream.
Not a fan of spinach?
If you prefer, try this recipe for real Healthy Mint-Chip Ice Cream.
(The above link is also much healthier than traditional mint-chocolate chip ice cream… but it doesn’t have spinach! So check that one out if you still don’t trust me about spinach ice cream!)
After my friends left, I continued the St. Patrick’s Day theme (and the leafy-green theme) with dinner. It’s just a simple stir-fry over bulgur. But the mache greens look like four-leaf clovers! I also ate a spoonful of raw cashew butter, straight-up. Anyone else like eating nut butters straight-up?
How do you get your daily servings of leafy greens?
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I made the ice cream and it was really liquidy is there anything I can do to thicken it up?(I used cocaunut milk because Im allergic to dairy)
re-freeze, then re-blend in a vita-mix (or blend-tec), but not regular blender.
Hi Katie!!! LOVE your site!
I was curious, what is the reasoning for the bananas to be really ripe? Is it just for extra sweetness or for texture? I’m only asking because it’s pretty rare that we have extra ripe bananas at home, as they get eaten up so quickly after we buy them! If it’s the sweetness, could I just add some agave nectar to it, or will that mess with the texture? & if it’s the texture, could I do something to help the not-so-ripe bananas along, such as maybe baking them in the oven first to blacken them? Sorry, I’m a total newbie with stuff like this!
Just for sweetness, so yes adding agave would work! 🙂
Just made this and it was delicious! I gave it to my sister and she was like “wait…WHY IS IT GREEN?” But after she tried it she loved it! One tip….never ever EVER use a spoon to pour the peppermint extract and then use the same spoon to taste the ice cream…..You see your life flash before your eyes.
Reading this post just before having a conversation on Twitter about kale doughnuts made me create … kale doughnuts. Just thought I would share since you were part of the inspiration! And hopefully you’ll enjoy. 🙂
http://abcvegan.blogspot.com/2012/08/have-your-cake-and-eat-your-greens-too.html
Haha I loved your post. So creative!
THIS! Oh my, now that I have a Vita-Mix I NEED to make spinach ice cream!!! 😀 I’ve been eyeing this recipe for months, but I was afraid that my little magic bullet wouldn’t be able to handle it! 😉
can you sub the spinach for peas? thanks! 🙂
Haven’t tried it… it sounds like a fun experiment!
this may be the very thing that gets me my blendtec! I have been telling my husband I need one so I can grind everything into tiny pieces so the kids won’t see the healthy evidence in things. This ice cream would definitely not work in my cheap blender from Wal-Mart!!! I know you can’t taste it, but my kids imagine they taste anything they can see.
just found your recipes and am super excited to try this ice cream! I have a question, your recipe says 1/4cup froz spinach, but you used 40g. How much is 40g in cups? might be a dumb question but I was curious. the more greens I can add in without messing up the ratio/consistency the better!
thanks
I learned this from the vitamix sales rep I met at our local Wegmans – but just used 1/4 cup apple juice concentrate, 2 cups of spinach, pineapple (or other fruit), and ice. I’ll have to try this version!
any suggestions to replace banana?
Try Thai coconut meat.