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Strawberry Banana Protein Ice Cream with Toasted Coconut

strawberry banana ice cream with coconut

What would summer be without an ice cream recipe? And since this is Fresh and Fit, it has to be a healthy yummy frozen dream. Something with fresh fruit, toasty goodness and a light creaminess. That is what you will find in this strawberry banana protein ice cream with toasted coconut. That’s right, protein! You will be adding a scoop of your favorite vanilla protein powder to this recipe. The end result is a light and frosty not heavy ice cream, or icy cream if you will, that you can eat in a cone or right out of a bowl. It satisfies the sweet and creamy craving with a little toasty crunch from the coconut. You aren’t regretting eating ice cream and you are satisfied; a win win if you ask me!

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Strawberry Banana Protein Ice Cream with Toasted Coconut

Yield: 4-6 servings

Strawberry Banana Protein Ice Cream with Toasted Coconut

Ingredients

  • 5 ripe frozen strawberries (freeze strawberries 2 hours or overnight)
  • 1/2 a ripe frozen banana (freeze 2 hours or overnight)
  • 2 c unsweetened almond milk
  • 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
  • 4 tbsp unsweetened coconut flakes

Instructions

  1. In a blender, combine all ingredients. Blend until smooth.
  2. Pour into small glass tupperware. Cover and freeze for 1 hour.
  3. Remove from freezer and stir, scraping sides. Return to freezer for 3 more hours.
  4. Heat a small pan over medium heat. Add coconut flakes and toast for 3-5 minutes, until just lightly golden brown.
  5. Once frozen, use an ice cream scoop to scoop out ice cream. Top with toasted coconut.
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Strawberry Banana Protein Ice Cream

Strawberries and Cream Sorbet

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Today I was looking for homemade ice cream recipes that could be made without an ice cream maker. I came across tons of recipes and ended up using the basic ideas from them, but with the ingredients I had on hand; grass-fed whole milk, pasture raised eggs, fresh strawberries, organic cane sugar, and sea salt. Because I didn’t have a heavy cream, my version came out much more like a creamy/icy sorbet – which I loved! It is lighter than ice cream but still creamy and refreshing.

Ingredients

2 Cage Free Pasture Raised Eggs
2/3 C Organic Cane Sugar
1/4 tsp Sea Salt
1.5 C Grass-fed Whole Milk
1 C Strawberries

Recipe

. Fill a sauce pan with water 1 inch high. Bring to a steady steam but not boiling.
. Fill a separate large bowl with ice and water.
. Place a heat safe bowl on top of steaming water on stove to create a double boiler.
. Whisk eggs, sugar, and salt together in bowl on top continuously until sugar is dissolved and mixture is thick.
. Next set bowl with egg mixture in the ice bath bowl to bring temperature down.
. Using a blender or food processor (I used a magic bullet) combine strawberries and whole milk and blend until smooth.
. I reserved a few strawberries to slice and throw in later because I like to have some chunks of fruit in my sorbet.
. Slowly began to whisk strawberry and milk mixture with the egg mixture, adding a little bit at a time.
. Pour mixture into a freezer safe dish and add strawberry slices if desired.
. Cover with lid or ceran wrap and set in freezer.
. I stirred the mixture every 30 minutes for about 2 hours then allowed it to freeze another 2 hours.
. When you are ready to eat your sorbet, you can thaw for 15 minutes and scoop with an ice cream scoop or scrape the mixture with a metal spoon.

Calorie Saving Food Swaps

 


 

Often times when trying to cut calories and make healthy choices you may find it very hard to give up the foods you love and crave. With these simple swaps you don’t have to feel deprived and can still stay fresh and fit! I will continue to offer tips on food swaps in future articles.
1. Substitute applesauce for oil in baking recipes–  This will trim hundreds of calories off your recipe as well as fat. If a recipe calls for 1/2 c vegetable oil use 1/2 c of applesauce instead. You may feel you need to add a tablespoon of oil back to achieve the desired texture of the food, but you will still save a ton of calories.
2. Substitute lean ground turkey or chicken for ground beef–   This one also packs a double whammy saving you fat and calories. Just make sure the package says “lean” or “extra lean”. Sometimes regular turkey and chicken can have just as much calories and fat as regular ground beef, so it is important to read your food labels.  You can substitute lean ground chicken or turkey in burgers when grilling, in meatloaf, and even tacos and chili. If you want to go a step further, look for packages that say “Organic”, this means the chickens were not fed additives or given antibiotics/ hormones and  are treated humane.
3.  Substitute baked sweet potato fries for packaged potato fries or white potatoes–  Many times packaged frozen french fries seem like a good and convenient choice, but most commercial brands have oil and preservatives. If you make your own baked sweet potato fries you will have control over how much oil you use ( if any) and it will be preservative free. Sweet potatoes are also full of fiber, potassium, beta carotene and vitamin C, making  them an ideal swap for white potatoes. Another bonus, they cover the salty/sweet craving!
4. Substitute frozen chocolate covered bananas for Ice Cream–  This is a huge swap nutritionally and a huge calorie saver for your waistline. What makes chocolate covered bananas a dieters best friend is they come in a single serving size direct from nature. This makes counting the calories a cinch. Store bought chocolate covered bananas contain an average of 130-270  calories per banana, around 6 grams of fat, and virtually no cholesterol, compared to a 1/2 cup of ice cream which contains 300 calories, 20 grams of fat and 105 mg of cholesterol! That is an incredible swap. And let’s face it, no one eats only 1/2  a cup of ice cream. You can even make your own chocolate covered bananas using dark chocolate and chopped almonds or walnuts. Or make your own “ice cream” out of  frozen bananas by blending them with a little peanut butter or chocolate protein powder. Either option will give into your craving for a frozen sweet treat without sabotaging your diet!