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This is a vegan-style NSNG (No Sugar No Grains) ice cream that I whipped up using my Vitamix blender in literally under 5 minutes. I portioned the resulting soft serve into 15- 1/2 cup size freezer jam jars. Done!
BLEND & FREEZE:
2- 13.66 oz cans unsweetened full fat coconut milk
5 cups frozen organic berries
1 frozen banana
2 t vanilla extract
1 t cinnamon
You don’t need no stinkin’ sugar!
What can I say…I love creating new muffin flavors!
“WET” INGREDIENTS:
1 finely chopped organic apple (about 1 1/2 C)
1 mashed banana
1/3 C non dairy milk
1 Chai tea bag steeped in 1/3 C hot water
*2 cubes applesauce (about a scant 1/4 C)
1 T organic canola oil
1/3 C organic brown sugar
1/3 C evaporated cane juice (vegan sugar)
2 t vanilla extract
*So that I always have applesauce on hand for low-fat baking, I freeze unsweetened applesauce in ice cube trays, then thaw a few cubes at a time.
DRY INGREDIENTS:
1/2 C EACH: millet flour, quinoa flour, garbanzo bean flour, and brown rice flour
2/3 C oat flour (GF)
1/3 C rolled oats (GF)
2 T ground flax
2 T finely shredded unsweetened coconut
2 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t nutmeg
1/8 t clove
1/8 t allspice
INSTRUCTIONS:
Set aside the chopped apple. Combine the other “wet” ingredients in a bowl or on a large plate that you mash the banana on. In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry, and fold in the apples. Bake in muffin liners at 350 degrees for 22 minutes. Makes 15.
Dry Ingredients:
1/2 C EACH: millet flour, quinoa flour, brown rice flour and garbanzo bean flour
2/3 C oat flour (use gluten free (GF) oats)
1/3 C rolled oats (GF)
2 1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
1 t cinnamon
“Wet” Ingredients:
2 large bananas
2 C blueberries
1/2 C non dairy milk
1/4 C vegan sugar (evaporated cane juice)
2 T agave nectar
2 T organic canola oil
2 thawed “ice cubes” applesauce (or double the oil)
Combine the dry ingredients. Blend the wet ingredients. Mix together. Bake in muffin liners at 350 degrees for 22 minutes. Makes 15.
I recently had the opportunity to pick some ripe plums from a friend’s tree. Lucky me!
What to do? What to do?
Eric said I should make some jam…
Then, I remembered my dehydrator. I’ve never made fruit leather!
It’s so easy! I just pureed the pitted plums with a couple bananas and poured the “smoothie” onto the ParaFlexx dehydrator sheets:
After about 6 hours dehydrating at 135 degrees, I had my own tangy fruit leather. How fun!
This is a great snack to take with us mountain biking. 
Remember this, folks– the only acceptable “leather” is plant-based!
I make this recipe ALL the time. My favorite nut butter to use is Once Again’s Sunflower Butter. I get the one with added sugar and salt. I eat this stuff a spoonful at a time when I feel a little rumble in my belly. If you get the unsweetened variety you’ll probably want to add a little extra sweetener to the recipe. You can also use peanut butter or almond butter.
Dry Ingredients:
1/3 C EACH – millet, quinoa, brown rice & garbanzo bean flours
1/2 C ground GF oats
1/4 C rolled GF oats
1 t baking soda
1 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
“Wet” Ingredients:
2 large bananas, mashed
1/2 C nut butter (sunflower, peanut, almond)
1/4 C evaporated cane juice (granulated vegan sugar)
**scant 1/3 C unsweetened applesauce (3 cubes – see note)
1/3 C non-dairy milk
1 T organic canola oil
1 t vanilla
Raw vegan sugar
Combine the dry and “wet” ingredients separately, then mix together. Spoon into 12 muffin liners. Sprinkle 1/8 t raw sugar on top. Bake at 350 degrees for about 23 minutes.
** This equates to 3 frozen ice cubes of applesauce. I freeze applesauce in ice cube trays so that I always have small amounts of applesauce on hand. Thaw.
