Green Tea Soft Serve (Vegan)
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Author: Kelly
Serves: Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 frozen bananas (peel the ripe bananas before freezing them for ease of use)
- 1 large ripe avocado, chilled in the fridge overnight
- 1 + ⅓ cup full fat coconut milk, chilled in the fridge overnight
- 2 tsp matcha green tea powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 Tbsp pure maple syrup
Instructions
- Place frozen bananas, avocado, coconut milk, matcha powder, vanilla and maple syrup in a blender or food processor.
- Blend the ingredients until smooth, stopping the machine to scrape down the sides as necessary.
- Serve immediately in individual bowls or cups.
Notes
1. Enjoy Immediately this dairy free soft serve is best eaten immediately (think of it like a smoothie). Unlike processed ice cream that contains various binders and emulsifiers, this homemade version will become rock hard if left in the freezer. Keep in mind as well that over time, the avocado oxidizes (perfectly natural process) but this will darken the color of the cream.
2. Storing Bananas if you're anything like us, overripe bananas accumulate quickly in your kitchen. Before they reach that stage, peel the bananas and pop them into a airtight freezer bag and store in the freezer for later use -- loaves, smoothies, soft serves, etc. They preserve nicely.
3. Matcha tea is made from green tea leaves that have been finely milled into a silky, radiant green powder. When you drink matcha you are benefiting from the entire green tea leaf, not just the brewed water from the leaf. Matcha is considered amongst the highest quality green teas with one of most concentrated antioxidant contents. You can find matcha at any specialty tea shop and you can also order it online.
4. Avocado not only tastes delicious, it is also endowed with gorgeous, nutritive properties. An excellent source of heart healthy monounsaturated fat, avocado is also rich in lutein, a carotenoid that operates to help protect our eyes from disease. Other health supporters found in the avocado include: fibre, folate, vitamin K, vitamin E, and vitamin B5.
2. Storing Bananas if you're anything like us, overripe bananas accumulate quickly in your kitchen. Before they reach that stage, peel the bananas and pop them into a airtight freezer bag and store in the freezer for later use -- loaves, smoothies, soft serves, etc. They preserve nicely.
3. Matcha tea is made from green tea leaves that have been finely milled into a silky, radiant green powder. When you drink matcha you are benefiting from the entire green tea leaf, not just the brewed water from the leaf. Matcha is considered amongst the highest quality green teas with one of most concentrated antioxidant contents. You can find matcha at any specialty tea shop and you can also order it online.
4. Avocado not only tastes delicious, it is also endowed with gorgeous, nutritive properties. An excellent source of heart healthy monounsaturated fat, avocado is also rich in lutein, a carotenoid that operates to help protect our eyes from disease. Other health supporters found in the avocado include: fibre, folate, vitamin K, vitamin E, and vitamin B5.
Recipe by Inspired Edibles at https://www.inspirededibles.ca/2015/03/green-tea-soft-serve-the-luck-of-the-irish.html