Avocado Ice-Cream

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup unsweetened almond milk or coconut milk
  • 1/2 frozen avocado (peel and chop before freezing)
  • 1 TBSP cocoa powder (for chocolate version)
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • cinnamon (optional)
  • sweetener to taste
  • 1/2 tsp guar gum
  • 1/4 tsp xanthan gum
  • 15 to 18 ice-cubes

Directions:

  • Blend all ingredients except ice in your blender until well combined. Add ice and blend again until smooth and creamy.

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Smriti Kirubanandan February 10, 2011 at 9:06 pm

If only I didn’t break my blender…This looks fab!!!! *jealous*

-Smriti

Carolyn February 20, 2011 at 7:05 pm

Tried this recipe today, it hit the spot for my sweets craving and was delicious. Thanks for sharing the recipe :)

CD June 3, 2011 at 4:58 pm

SO curious to try. : )

What effect does adding the frozen avocado add?

HEAB June 3, 2011 at 5:00 pm

CD,
The frozen avocado kicks up the creamy factor several notches. :)

Gail August 26, 2011 at 8:25 am

Hi Heather,

I came to your website through Ginger Lemon Girl. Will definitely be trying your recipes, and I just got a Vita Mix in June and wanted some more recipes to try out in it. Thanks for all the leg work you have done.

I love to eat avocados in my diet and really want to try this ice cream. Can I skip the guar gum and xanthum in this? What does it do for the ice cream?

Great site!

HEAB August 26, 2011 at 12:30 pm

Hi Gail,
So happy you found me, and oh my gosh, don’t you love your Vita-Mix??? Couldn’t live without mine and use it everyday…well, not everyday. We’ve been traveling for the last 6 weeks, and I really miss it! Definitely my favorite kitchen appliance. Anyway, the gums really help thicken this recipe and without them, you’ll end up with more of an avocado smoothie, but it will still be yummy. Here is a helpful post all about the gums, and Deb has some amazing smoothie recipes for the Vita-Mix on her site as well: http://smoothiegirleatstoo.blogspot.com/2009/12/saturdaysunday-smoothie-guar-and.html

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