Vegan Blackberry Icecream with Chocolate Chunks

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…Back to making Vegan Blackberry Icecream

I use to LOVE icecream.  I literally gained a few lbs from it in Highschool when I had this bad habit of making myself a melted loaded icecream sunday every night at midnight and eating it in front of the TV right before dinner.  I know right, a real picture of health.  Don’t worry, I don’t do that anymore lol!  But I do sometimes replace this with my dinner…O_o.  I try to keep my dinners light, and I feel like this is half berries anyways, so no harm right? hehe.  Seriously though, this is a Very simple recipe, that you can customize even more so (add in some superfoods like Goji berries why don’tcha?).  If you have a Vitamix, Great! If you have a regular blender, Awesome! If you have an icecream maker, even better!  For Christmas this year, Tim bought me an icecream maker (honestly I think he bought it more for himself though, because he uses it way more than me hahaha).  Icecream is one of those cheap treats you can give to your guests when they come over for movie night (like we do!) that they will love, or perhaps to make a batch and bring to a family gathering.  It is such comfort food, and with no dairy, you don’t need to have the guilt of eating added hormones.  Coconut milk still has fat in it though, so if you are trying to loose weight just keep that in mind.  You still need some healthy fats in your life though, so just go lighter on your portions. <3

Vegan Blackberry Icecream with Chocolate Chunks

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Serves: 6-8 Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cooking Time: 15Min with Icecream Maker, or 3Hours without 15Min with Icecream Maker, or 3Hours without

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 4.5/5

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Ingredients

• 1 Cans - Coconut Milk
• 10oz-12oz Bag - Frozen Organic Blackberries
• 1 Lemon - Zested
• 2-3 Tbsp - Maple Syrup
• 10oz - Dark Chocolate Bar (or Dark Chocolate Chips)
• Pinch of Sea Salt

Instructions

1. Start off by blending everything but your chocolate in a high powered blender for a solid minute (you can pulse at the beginning and end to make sure everything is fully chopped up).  If you want to to maintain a more 'natural' berry texture (where you still have the berry seeds for added crunch), don't over-blend (if you taste the batter, you will be able to tell if you still have the seeds in tact or not).
2. Chop up your chocolate and keep aside if you are using an icecream maker.
3. If you are using an icecream maker, begin pouring your batter into the machine and turn it on.  Let it go for 15 minutes or so, and as it goes, toss in your chocolate chunks.
4. If you are not using an icecream maker, mix your chocolate chunks into a container (a bread pan works well), stir well and place in the freezer with foil over top for the next 3 hours.  Set a timer for yourself every 30 minutes to take it out and churn it.
5. Once it is finished, keep it stored in the freezer and place out an hour before so you can easily scoop out when you are ready to enjoy it!

Notes

This has lasted me almost a month in the freezer with no issues.