Dairy-Free Mint Chip Ice Cream

Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 4 large bananas, frozen (broken into small pieces)
• 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
• 1 avocado, peeled
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon raw honey

Directions:

In a small saucepan, melt coconut oil and stir in cocoa powder and honey. Whisk until smooth.

In a blender, combine bananas, mint, and avocado. Puree until smooth. Slowly pour chocolate sauce into banana mixture and pulse just a few times to get a chip-like texture.

Serve immediately for soft serve consistency. Alternately, freeze the ice cream in a covered container for up to 2 hours to enjoy harder scoops (as pictured above in photo).

Recipe submitted by Courtney from Columbus, KS. Prepared by Orissa. Submit your recipe here!

German (Oven) Pancake with Blueberries

Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

German Pancake:

• 6 tablespoons grass-fed butter
• 6 tablespoons Virgin Coconut Oil
• 8 eggs
• 2 cups whole grass-fed milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon whole cane sugar
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Toppings:

• 1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tablespoon whole cane sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Place 6 tablespoons butter and 6 tablespoons coconut oil in a 9 x 13-inch pan and put it in the oven while it is preheating.

Mix eggs, milk, vanilla, salt, 1 tablespoon sugar, and flour together in a large bowl. Pour into the pan on top of the melted oils. Sprinkle blueberries on top of the pancake and bake for 30 minutes.

Remove from oven and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon, optional. Serve and enjoy!

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Banana Cherry Smoothie with Coconut

Servings: 1
Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup ice
• 1 cup almond or coconut milk*
• 1 banana
• 1/2 cup cherries, pitted
• 1/4 cup coconut flakes, unsweetened
• dash of vanilla extract

Directions:

In a blender, combine all ingredients. Blend for about 30–45 seconds or until completely smooth. Pour and enjoy!

*For the freshest coconut milk, make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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