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    Home » Recipes » Nice Cream

    Chocolate & Basil Nice Cream

    Published: Jun 23, 2016 · Modified: May 13, 2019 by Audrey · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    Chocolate and Basil Ice Cream (Raw, Dairy-Free, Fruit-Sweetened)

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    Sometime last year I was talking to my blogging pal Brandi from The Vegan 8 on instagram about my love of basil in everything and our shared love of salted chocolate, and she suggested basil and chocolate as a combo to try. I thought it was intriguing. I was already a big fan of chocolate and sage, and basil with all kinds of fruit (especially in ice cream), but chocolate and basil was a new one for me. She mentioned she made some brownies with that combo once... Very interesting it all sounded!

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    So I turned to my natural flavor testing playground -- nice cream -- and made a chocolate and basil breakfast ice cream. And loved it. So simple, unique, and refreshing. The basil flavor in this is quite subtle, but adds a beautiful depth of flavor. So bringing this out of the archives because it's summer again and my basil plants this year are so abundant I can't help but include this lovely herb in everything again...

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    Chocolate & Basil Nice Cream

    Chocolate and Basil Ice Cream (Raw, Dairy-Free, Fruit-Sweetened)
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    A simple chocolate vegan nice cream with an unusual flavor twist -- basil! Have fun experimenting with a new flavor combo that's refreshing, and instant!

    • Author: Audrey @ Unconventional Baker
    • Prep Time: 2 minutes
    • Total Time: 2 minutes
    • Yield: 1 serving
    • Category: Ice Cream
    • Method: Raw
    • Cuisine: Dessert

    Ingredients

    • 3 frozen bananas
    • 2 tbsp cacao powder
    • a BIG dash of salt (I like my chocolate salted!)
    • a handful of fresh basil leaves
    • optional: a bit of maple if you want it sweeter (I didn't use any)

    Instructions

    1. Blend all ingredients in a high speed blender into an ice cream consistency (use your tamper if using a Vitamix to help you along). Enjoy straight away!

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    Comments

    1. Rob says

      December 02, 2016 at 6:25 pm

      Do you have any recommendations on keeping leftovers? Does the extra need thaw time for serving? Thanks!

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      • Audrey says

        December 16, 2016 at 11:46 am

        Hi Rob, sorry I missed your question. You can freeze leftovers, and then thaw them out on the counter for 10 mins or so. But this kind of a recipe is usually best made fresh -- that's how you get the best texture / consistency.

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    2. Sarah | Well and Full says

      June 24, 2016 at 4:13 pm

      Hmmm chocolate and basil... that's a new one for me too but it sounds very interesting! And I'm down for anything nice cream-related ;) Hope you have a great weekend, girl!

      Reply
      • Audrey says

        June 25, 2016 at 4:10 pm

        Thanks so much, Sarah! Have a beautiful weekend as well.

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