Dairy Free Brownie Mint Ice Cream

Dairy Free Brownie Mint Ice Cream

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 Rich, creamy, decadent brownie mint ice cream recipe that does NOT need an ice cream maker!   My kids were frantically scooping this minty treat into their cups and fighting over who was getting more.  The best secret about this delicious ice cream......it contains spinach.  Shhhhh don't tell the kiddos, they'll never know.

I have been participating in a 30 day boot camp that requires me to consume two green smoothies a day and I thought I'd make it into a delicious dessert and get some greens into my kids at the same time.  The idea for this delicious ice cream was born and it is a delicious green smoothie/dessert all in one!

**Don't let the spinach in this recipe scare you off....   

The only thing the spinach gives to this recipe is the amazing green color which goes perfect with its mint flavor.  Kids expect mint ice cream to be green, use that to your advantage and get some greens in those kiddos.

Unfortunately I think I ate a little too much of this ice cream, this ice cream could easily grace any dessert table and yet it is healthy and can be easily made without any refined sweeteners at all.

I have been striving to reduce the amount of refined sugar we eat in this house.  

Just as a clarification my definition of refined sugar includes:

• agave nectar
• maple syrup
• turbinado sugar
• succanut
• brown rice syrup
• coconut or palm sugar
• honey
•  

Any sweetener that is a concentrated source of sugars that is NOT the original WHOLE plant!  Yes, this recipe does contain some maple syrup but you can certainly leave it out and use more dates.  

Of course I would never use white sugar in any form, however, I do not use concentrated sweeteners and consider them whole foods, because the reality is, they are NOT!


They contain very little or no fiber, no protein, no fat, very minimal vitamins or minerals and do NOT grow on trees, plants or in the ground therefore they are NOT whole foods.  Dates and other dried fruits are the only whole food sweeteners available.  Eventually I would like to reserve all concentrated sweeteners for special occasions only and right now we are quickly moving in that direction.


I hope you enjoy this delicious Green Smoothie/Dessert Recipe!

Nutrition Profile for 1 serving of this Dairy Free Brownie Mint Ice Cream Recipe

Calories.............167

Protein.......... 3.1g

Omega 3's........10%

Vit. A...........43%

Folate............11%

B 6................28%

Vit. C.........14%

Vit. D........11%

Vit. K........49%

Calcium........10%

Iron.........5%

Magnesium.....16%

Manganese.....37%

Zinc.....8%

***The above ice cream has an excellent nutritional profile and even contains nearly the same amount of calcium and protein as cows milk ice cream!

Surprised?

Traditional Chocolate Ice Cream Nutrient Profile in 1/2 c. serving

 

Calories.............188

Protein.......... 3.5g

Omega 3's........10%

Vit. A...........23%

Folate............1%

B 6................2%

Vit. C.........0%

Vit. D........4%

Vit. K........1%

Calcium........11%

Iron.........4%

Magnesium.....7%

Manganese.....7%

Zinc.....6%