When Hugh and I first started dating just over two years ago, he was crazy in love with green tea ice cream. But as he gradually transitioned to a healthier lifestyle, he slowly gave up most dairy products.
Recently, while out at a sushi restaurant, green tea ice cream somehow came up in conversation... something tells me he missed his beloved ice cream!
So a few days ago I surprised him with a huge batch of RAW green tea ice cream! Wow, neither of us could believe how good it turned out... hands down better than the real thing! I was so inspired, I ended up going a bit crazy in my kitchen making all sorts of raw ice cream.
I spotted some beautiful organic, local peaches (currently in season), how could I resist picking a few up for some raw Peaches 'n Cream ice cream? I also made a batch of raw Coconut-Banana ice cream, by far my favorite of all three!
I had a few requests on Facebook to share my recipes, so here they are, each using a slightly different technique for the best dairy and soy-free ice cream...
Raw Green Tea Ice Cream
1/2 cup water
1 packet green tea
Cut open a small packet of green tea, and stir in with the water. Set aside to "brew" for 20 min. Transfer into a blender and add the following ingredients...
Cut open a small packet of green tea, and stir in with the water. Set aside to "brew" for 20 min. Transfer into a blender and add the following ingredients...
1 cup cashews (soak 2 hr)
1 cup almond mylk
1/2 cup spinach
1/2 cup raw honey
1 cup almond mylk
1/2 cup spinach
1/2 cup raw honey
1/4 cup coconut oil (melted)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp Himalayan salt Rinse and drain soaked cashews. Blend all ingredients until smooth and creamy. Pour into an ice cream maker, following the manufacturer's instructions. That's it!
*If you don't have an ice cream maker, you can freeze it in a glass container overnight... comes out just as good!
*If you don't have an ice cream maker, you can freeze it in a glass container overnight... comes out just as good!

Love green tea - and Love it mochi style. Thanks for sharing this! keep up the good work and hope you can make it to the NYC Bloggers Soiree September 27th! http://bloggerssoiree.eventbrite.com/
ReplyDeleteI love green tea ice cream. Thanks so much for sharing this - I will have to give it a try real soon.
ReplyDeleteAwesome, let me know how you like it ;-)
ReplyDeleteWow, that's great I'll have to make this! My husband is an ice cream addict, but he doesn't eat the healthy kind!
ReplyDeleteHe'll love it, and he won't even know it's healthy! Tastes just like the real thing!
ReplyDeleteWow, I am so excited. I too fell in love with green tea ice cream a while back before I went raw. I cannot wait to try this on my dairy free family.
ReplyDeletePeace and Raw Helath,
Elizabeth
Let me know how you like it ;-)
ReplyDeleteooo, I can't wait to make this!! Can you please clarify: the packet of green tea....is that like a tea bag with loose leaf inside, or like a packet of ground green tea, like macha?
ReplyDeleteAngelique, you can either use one individual packet (ground), or 1 Tbsp loose leaf tea! ;-)
ReplyDeleteMade this last night... it was delicious! Definitely a keeper. Thanks for the recipe.
ReplyDeleteYay! So happy to hear you enjoyed it ; )
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