It feels like summer already! Last week we heated our pool and it made me so excited for summer nights watching the kids swim (and tiring themselves out). I'm working on our 2013 bucket list and will post it in a few weeks.
We had friends over for dinner who eat primal / paleo diet and I was trying to think of a dessert to make for them. I came up with this ice cream - it was a little icy (probably because I didn't have full fat coconut milk, just a "lite" version) and a little tart but pretty good! This can accommodate a lot of lifestyles and dietary needs and tastes just like summer.
Strawberry Coconut Ice Cream (makes 1.5 qt)
Originally from www.delightedmama.com
20 strawberries (about 1lb), sliced
1 cup coconut cream (plain, unsweetened)
1 can coconut milk
Juice from 2 limes
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
Depending on if you want strawberry chunks or not, you can either mash up the strawberries (I used a potato masher) or put them in a blender. Add the other ingredients and stir until combined well. Freeze in your ice cream maker per ice cream maker instructions.
*Trader Joe's has a canned coconut cream right now (right next to the canned coconut milk) but in the past I've had trouble finding it. Some stores carry it with mix-ins (for pina coladas?) and I think that Whole Foods has carried a plain one in the past. You could also just do 1 can + 1 cup of whole fat, unsweetened coconut milk.
Sounds yummy!
ReplyDeleteSide note: Elisabeth and I listened to a TED talk the other day on why paleo diets aren't accurate at all to the time they are associated with. It was interesting. I love TED talks.
It sounds good. Glad you enjoyed the heat. Hoped you also enjoyed the rain.
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