RAW Ice Cream Recipes

Now I know these ice cream recipes could easily be placed in the dessert recipes section, but I found so many of them that I HAD to give them their own category!

I currently don't own an ice cream maker, but it's definitely on my Christmas wish list! It can easily be made without one though... so no worries!

The taste remains the same, it just doesn't get as good of a smooth and creamy consistency. Even so, I strongly suggest giving a few of these recipes a try. They are sooo good!

I got a lot of the ice cream recipes from The Raw Freedom Community. It's probably one of my top ten sites for raw food recipes!

Vanilla Delight

Since vanilla is the staple of all ice cream (IMHO), I had to include it on my site. Who doesn't love vanilla??

I don't have a coffee grinder so I just added the vanilla beans to the blender with everything else and it worked fine. It just added a little more texture!

Ingredients:

• 2 vanilla beans
• 2 cups cashews or pieces
• 2 cups purified water
• 1 cup maple syrup

Directions:

1. Grind vanilla beans in a blender
2. Combine vanilla and remaining ingredients in a blender.
3. Pour into an ice cream maker and freeze according to instructions.

Chocolate Ice Cream

For all you chocolate lovers out there, this one's for you! I actually used cacao powder in place of the cocoa powder. I think carob powder or finely ground cacao nibs would work well too.

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cup cashews or pieces
• 1 3/4 cups purified water
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 2 tsp vanilla flavor
• 1/4 tsp almond flavor
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a blender.
2. Pour into an ice cream maker and freeze according to instructions.

Maple Pecan Ice Cream

I love this non-raw version of ice cream, so I was so happy to see it raw.

Ingredients:

• 3 ripe bananas
• 1/2 cup raw almond butter
• 1/2 cup raw tahini (sesame butter)
• 3/4 cup dark agave nectar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 Tbsp ground cinammon
• 1 cup pecans, chopped (optional)

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients except the pecans in a food processor. Process until creamy.
2. Stir in pecans.
3. Freeze in an air tight container for 6 hours or overnight.