Banana Cashew Butter “Ice Cream” – Glam Radar
Ava is feeling much better today and back to eating normal. When the doctor suggested that she drink lots of slurpees for her sore throat, I looked at him like he was drunk. I had various things running through my head, much of what I won’t tell you about, but really? Feed a sick child artificial food colouring and loads of processed sugar is the best advice from a doctor on nourishment for a child? He could have said bone broth, chicken noodle soup, tea; anything but a slurpee. He looked back at me, obviously sensing my dismay and said, “Well you can’t shield them forever.” No, maybe not I thought but while you keep advising people to eat crap there will still be sick people streaming through your doors and I will still be fighting for parents to feed their children whole foods.
Ava and Aidan both wanted ice cream after we came back from the park and normally I have a stash but they cleaned me out the first day they came back. What to do? I could have made a quick coconut milk ice cream in my ice cream maker but it was almost bed time. Really not an option for a school night so I made this super easy and very fast recipe for banana “ice cream”. The beauty is all you need is a couple of frozen banana’s and whatever add-ins you feel like and you have yourself a treat.
I used cashew butter, a little raw honey and a few gluten free, dairy free chocolate chips to mix in. Aidan and Ava loved it but Ava said, ” Next time don’t put peanut butter in mine please.” She is a purest and Aidan will eat almost anything I give him; such a sweet boy.
The idea for this “ice cream”came from Paula’s blog at Two Ellie. I just adore this blog. Thanks Paula for the inspiration.
Banana Cashew Butter “Ice Cream”
- 2 frozen banana’s (broken into chunks)
- 1 heaping tbsp of cashew butter
- 1 tbsp raw honey
- 1/2 tsp vanilla powder or vanilla extract
- pinch of sea salt
- raw cacao nibs or chocolate chips for garnish
- Blend the banana’s in a food processor fitted with an S blade. Blend until tiny chunks remain. Add in the cashew butter, honey and vanilla. Process until smooth and creamy and serve. Topp with chocolate chips or raw cacao nibs.
Enjoying ice cream after their bath. |