The Vita-Mix hugs a fruit
May I present:Vegan Black Forest ice cream, in honor of Hug a Fruit Month.
 It’s a pretty similar recipe to my Chocolate-Strawberry Ice Cream.
Look, I made chocolate-cherry art:
Black Forest Ice Cream
(Makes about 2 cups)
Ingredients:
- 8 grams (about 1 and 1/2 T) Hershey’s Special Dark (For most recipes, I use regular cocoa powder, as it has more antioxidants. But the Special Dark tastes much better in this recipe.)
- 4 grams (about 1 T) Amazing Grass Super Chocolate powder (Or skip this and just add more of the Special Dark cocoa)
- scant 1/3 cup non-dairy milk (I use almond milk. If you don’t have a Vitamix, you may need to add more liquid for the mixture to blend.)
- 2-6 ice cubes (I use 6)
- 1 bag frozen cherries (or strawberries or other berries) (about 250 grams)
- If you have a bigger sweet tooth than my non-existent one, feel free to add sweetener
To make it look like real ice cream, use the Ice Cream Trick.
Throw everything in the Vita-Mix and blend!
Optional Ideas:
- Either before or after blending, throw in some chocolate chips
- Sprinkle coconut shavings on top of the finished creation.
- Change up the fruit—use raspberries and you’ll be rewarded with a dessert reminiscent of those famous raspberry jelly truffles.
- Add some chopped, frozen banana pieces (or just sub banana for the berries… and you can add some peanut butter too)
- Use chocolate syrup instead of cocoa powder
- For an even more decadent ice cream, use melted chocolate chips in place of the cocoa powder.
Thank you mucho, Vita-Mix Ice Cream Trick.
i love how this looks! I usually just make mine with dark chocolate, frozen strawberries, ND-Milk and banana, but i will have to try this one
P.S.: I think Spain sucks, i wish the Germans would have won
P.P.S.:This may have something to do with me living in Berlin 😉
Anonymous,
LOL well your team did much better than mine ;).
Yeah Go Spain!!!! I wanted mexico to win, obviously, but at least it was someone who speaks spanish 😛
That ice cream recipe sounds fantastic! 😀 I think I might try this soon!
That cherry choc looks delish!
Its a little like the one I made here http://runningcupcake.co.uk/?s=chocolate+cherry except mine is just frozen cherries and chocolate soya. Cherries and chocolate go so well together
🙂
Yum! I made ice cream this weekend too! Rocky Road with little vegan marshmallows and walnuts! But yours sounds even healthier with the addition of the Amazing Grass. Love. that. stuff.
My kids will love this.
That looks like the perfect treat on a hot summer day. I keep forgetting to get a picture of me with my fruit. Hopefully I can remember to do that soon.
Have a great day. 🙂
I recently received a vitamix as a bribe/gift from my guilt-ridden mother and it’s awesome! My vitamix hugs fruit all the time like when it creates green smoothies, apple juice, ice cream/milkshakes, etc. I like to make my ice creams more creamy by putting in some soaked cashews. You may have to pop it back in the freezer for a bit, but it’s totally worth it.
My favorite ice cream is bananas, peanut butter, and chocolate chips. I use frozen bananas and peanut butter and blast away in the vitamix. When it’s done, I mix in some chocolate chips. So good, yet way healthier than normal ice cream and far cheaper than the vegan choices at the grocery. Mmm!
To those people who are looking for ways to afford a vitamix, check out the refurbished ones: https://secure.vitamix.com/acb/stores/4/Factory-Reconditioned-5200-with-Online-Cooking-Class-P892C0.aspx?COUPON=06-005220
Still expensive at 379+tax, but cheaper than what you’d normally pay with basically no difference. Same warranty, quality, etc. I’d recommend calling your order in, rather than doing it online. It’s easier to make sure you get the best price and free shipping.
Another option is to poke around on craigslist or ebay to see if you can find someone selling their old one. It’s typically hard to find these cases as most people hold on to these machines for life.
Good luck! It’s totally worth it!
Katie,
Just wanted to let you know that I am hosting a Food Should Taste Good Giveaway at my blog! Winner gets 5 FREE BAGS OF FSTG CHIPS!
~Alyssa
Looks good! I make the same thing only with frozen strawberries and bananas. It’s reallllly good! Tastes like a chocolate-covered strawberry!
My Vitamix plays an important role in the illicit love affair between frozen blackberries and frozen peaches. Summer amazingness, right there.
By the way, the titles to your posts make me salivate, and today’s was no different. Vegan black forest ice cream? Oh yeah.
C,
Thanks so much for taking the time to write all this! I’ll be sure to give your comment a shout-out in an upcoming post :).
Mary,
I really need to crank out my ice cream maker when I get back from vacation. I have NOT given that thing enough use!!
If I had a Vita-Mix, I’m sure it would hug many a fruit. Alas, only my dying Magic Bullet gets to hug fruit around here.
My Magic Bullet hugs a fruit everyday for smoothie-making action! 😀 That ice cream looks incredible. I wonder if you could somehow make this in an ice cream maker? I don’t have one of those right now, either..but they’re much cheaper than Vita-Mixes so it’s worth a shot! lol