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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Except for the fact that I pretty much hate mint, that ice cream sure looks good! If it were just the spinach ice cream sans mint – Yum! 🙂
That’s actually how we get our leafy greens in around here most of the time – well – not ice cream but blended, lol. Green Smoothies!! And esp. since the vegan 2 yr old of the house will NOT eat salad (“I don’t like salad Mommy” hahah!) He gets his in a smoothie. I swear, if I put it in a smoothie, he will DRINK it. Praise God he wouldn’t get greens otherwise!
I personally like organic baby spinach or mixed field greens as fresh salad, with veg topinngs (‘shrooms, scallions, LOTS tomatoes! and usually nooch on top!) Or wilted. Also super yum. Collards anyone? MMmmmmm I have some too – now I must go eat them!
LOL–I think the more apt question would be “who doesn’t like eating nut butters straight up! I don’t know anyone that doesn’t. I loooove nut butters, especially peanut and almond. My problem is stopping at one spoonful. I could eat half a jar in one sitting. I like your take on mint chocolate chip ice cream–I need to try that on my hubby–it’s his fave ice cream flavor! I’ve made the banana soft serve icecream before by just blending up frozen banana (I use a food processor) but have never added anything else. This is a great variation! I mostly get my greens through salad too, but this is my favorite way to make kale (http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2010/03/recipe-for-sauteed-kale-with-garlic-and.html), and I’m going to make colcannon for St. Patrick’s day using kale instead of cabbage.
Ooh wow, I am ALWAYS excited to find new kale recipes. Thanks for sharing!
That ice cream looks perfect! Mint masks flavors well, so I believe that you ant taste the spinach. Definitely trying!
I get my greens in a salad or two nearly every day. 🙂
This blew my heart! When I got my tinsels out, they told me to eat soft foods for 2 weeks.. so guess what I ate for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks:
MINT CHOCOCHIP icecream 🙂 my favorite ice cream. And such a good way to get some greens 🙂 just what I need, i’m defs trying this tonight
Aaaaaah this is SO amazing!! I need some peppermint extract STAT!! 😀
I like greens EVERY way!! I’ve yet to find a way i DON’T like!! I think i’ll be getting my servings in ice cream form from now on… 😉 And Katie, eating nut butter straight up is not only normal, but totally recommended!! 😛
I seriously can’t even handle how excited I am right to make that! lol! 🙂
I need to try that!
I always eat nut butters strait up….I think that’s why I go through them so fast, haha!
i have a shamrock shake (kale or spinach + avocado + fresh mint and almond milk) and i try to eat a big salad every day. however, i love my greens so it isn’t too hard!
I’ve thought about trying to puree spinach and add it homemade ice cream before. I never actually had the guts to do it though, lol. Now I may have to try it. (I can’t believe your friends let you feed them either. My family is wary of my food even when it doesn’t have something “weird” in it)
awesome! I’ve also been thinking of turning a green monster into an icecream. i actually did it all last summer but just called them really thick smoothies :p