Mint Choc Chip Ice Cream

Mint, chocolate and ice cream. Can you think of a better trio than that!? 😋 

Mint Choc Chip Ice Cream

Ingredients:

1 & 1/2 cup cashews, soaked in water overnight
1 cup coconut cream or milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp maple syrup (or honey)
2 Tbsp Blue Coconut coconut oil
15 mint leaves (or use natural mint extract)
1/4 cup water - add more if needed

Chocolate:
1/4 cup almond butter (or any nut butter e.g. peanut butter)
1/4 cup Blue Coconut coconut oil
1 Tbsp maple syrup (or honey)
2 Tbsp cacao powder
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of sea salt

Instructions:

1. To make the ice cream drain and rinse the cashew nuts, place cashews with all other ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth. This can take a couple of minutes depending on the power of the blender or processor that you are using.
2. Taste the ice cream and add more mint if you’d like.
3. Pour the ice cream into a container and set aside while you make the chocolate.
4. To make the chocolate mix together all of the ingredients.
5. Pour the chocolate over the ice cream and using a blunt knife, marble it through.
6. Place the ice cream in the freezer for 2 hours or until firm enough to scoop.