Healthy cookie dough ice cream

HEALTHY COOKIE DOUGH ICE CREAM

Gluten-free – Dairy-free – Keto-friendly

Ingredients:

Cookie dough

• 1/3 cup natural almond butter or natural nut butter –
• 2 tbsp almond flour – (a little more if needed)
• 8 drops liquid vanilla stevia (available in health food stores, such as Avril or TAU)
• 1 tsp natural liquid vanilla extract
• 1 pinch pink salt
• 2 tbsp 70-80% dark chocolate, crushed, or dark chocolate chips

Vanilla ice cream

• 1 can regular coconut milk, * not the light version *
• 1/3 cup natural almond butter — + pinch of pink salt
• 2 tbsp natural liquid vanilla extract
• 1/8 tsp stevia powder (available in health food stores, such as Avril or TAU)

Instructions:

To make the cookie dough:

1. Mix all ingredients (except the dark chocolate) in a medium mixing bowl. Mix for about 1 minute.
2. If the mixture is still too wet, add 1 teaspoon of almond flour at a time until the mixture is smooth and consistent.
3. Fold in the crushed dark chocolate.
4. Spread the dough onto a parchment-lined plate, cut into pieces, and freeze.

To make the vanilla ice cream:

1. Mix all ingredients in a small blender.
2. Taste and adjust if necessary (more stevia, liquid vanilla, or pink salt).
3. Chill the mixture in the refrigerator.
4. Churn the mixture in an ice cream maker for about 10 minutes (or until thickened). Don’t forget to place your ice cream maker bowl in the freezer at least 12 hours in advance.
5. Transfer the ice cream to a shallow loaf pan and fold in the cookie dough pieces.
6. Eat immediately for a softer version or freeze for 1 hour for a more classic ice cream texture.
7. Afterward, thaw on the counter for 5 minutes before serving.

ENJOY on hot summer days. Happy eating. Health is a lifestyle.