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?
And thanks for all the feedback about My FAQ Page.
I really appreciate it!
Has anyone tried this recipe in an ice cream maker? I have a blender, but would really like it as an ice cream consistency.
I haven’t, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. If you try, let me know how it goes!
Celebrating St. Patty’s Day a couple of days late with this recipe. Yum! Thanks Katie….and nope, you can’t taste the spinach at all!
this is AMAZING!!! I combined it with the mint chocolate chip ice cream recipe and I didn’t have mint extract so I used fresh mint. Katie you are AWESOME!!! thank you for all the wonderful yummyness!!!!
If I only have a regular blender, would this work in a food processor?? o.o
Sorry, I don’t know.
Katie,
I made this today in the blender, although I had to use 1/2 a cup of milk for a regular blender, it was amazing! And another advantage is that if you don’t add the chocolate chips you can give it to dogs, like my Katie! She is a 12 week old English Cocker Spaniel, http://youtu.be/zwl2Vxa3XxQ.
Thank you! 2 months ago I took “cookie dough dip” to a function and people kept asked me about the peanut butter dip. 🙂
MJ
Oh my word, TOO CUTE!!!
Do you have your kale milkshake recipe somewhere? I love kale and that sounds absolutely delicious!
I don’t… but maybe you could switch the spinach called for in my Healthy Shamrock Shake with kale? If you try it, let me know how it goes!
What does the 2 T in the milk part stand for probably dumb question but Im new
tbsp
sorry for the confusion!
I just made this for my kids. My toddler was demanding marshmallows and cookie dough for lunch, so to satisfy her raging sweet tooth and my desire to feed her healthily, I made this. They can’t get enough of it! They’re asking for seconds! Thanks SO much!
Hi Katie,
First of all, I’m such a fan! Thank you for your creativity and hard work! I’m a personal trainer, and I recommend your site to my clients. 🙂
I’m using my mother-in-law’s Vita-Mix to make your spinach ice cream (which is so fabulous, and I just finished a bowl!), and I was wondering if you had any trouble-shooting or tips for the Vita-Mix. Like, order of ingredients, blending time and/or level?
My end product is great in flavor, but the texture is just a little wetter than I’d like it to be and wetter than how your pictures look, and I end up re-freezing it. My bananas go in rock-hard frozen, as well as the spinach, and I carefully add the milk in bit by bit. By the time everything is combined, the “frozen-ness” of the bananas is no more, and I get a very liquid, ice-cream-less texture. I think it’s because it takes such a long time for my bananas to get whipped up in the Vita Mix?
What do you think? Product or user error? Ha ha…
I’d appreciate any suggestions! Again, thank you!
Much chocolate love and Namaste, Jessi
I tried the spinach ice cream with canned spinach, not a good thing. greenish brown ice cream is not appetizing to look at and it didn’t’ taste good either. while I do like many of your recipes, I won’t be trying this one again.