Honey, Peach, Coconut Ice Cream

Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 3 cups coconut milk*
• 6 peaches, peeled and frozen, 3 of them diced
• 1/2 cup raw honey
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• pinch salt

Directions:

Blend all ingredients except the three diced peaches. Stir in the three diced peaches. Pour into your ice cream maker, ice cream ball, or use any preferred ice cream making method.

Homemade Coconut Milk:

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

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Gluten-Free, Slow Cooker, Blueberry, Peach Crisp with Vanilla, Coconut Milk Ice Cream

Servings: 10
Preparation Time: 3 hours

Ingredients:

Blueberry Peach Filling:

• 8 peaches, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 cups blueberries
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 cup raw honey

Crisp:

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups almond flour*
• 1/4 cup arrowroot starch
• 3 tablespoons coconut flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup raw honey
• 1/3 cup palm shortening, or coconut oil, melted

Vanilla Ice Cream:

• 2 cups coconut milk**
• 1 cup almond milk, unsweetened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup whole cane sugar
• fresh vanilla bean, if desired

Directions:

Filling:

Grease a slow cooker with coconut oil or palm shortening. Add peaches, blueberries, ginger, honey, and cinnamon; toss until combined.

Crisp:

In a small bowl, combine almond flour, arrowroot starch, coconut flour, salt, honey, and coconut oil or palm shortening.

Mix with a fork until blended and crumbly. Sprinkle crumb mixture over fruit. Cover and slow cook on low heat for 2–3 hours. Turn off and let mixture set up.

Coconut Ice Cream:

Whisk together coconut milk, almond milk, vanilla, sugar, and vanilla bean until sugar is dissolved. Churn according to ice cream maker instructions.

*You can grind your own almond flour by placing whole almonds in a blender/food processor and blending until you get a fine meal.

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

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This is a nourishing and delicious, tropical treat, perfect for chasing away the winter blues and giving you plenty of energy to follow through on those New Year’s goals! 😉

Caramelized, Tropical, Peach Smoothie

Servings: 2–3
Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups coconut milk*, plain kefir or grass-fed milk
• 4 soy-free egg** yolks (optional, but adds lots of sustaining nutrition and energy) – See Note below.
• 1 tablespoon Virgin Coconut Oil, melted
• 2 tablespoons coconut flakes
• 1 tablespoon whole sugar (+/- to taste – this is what gives the delicious, caramelized flavor)
• 3/4 cup frozen peaches
• 1/2 cup frozen pineapple
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• dash salt

**This recipe contains raw or undercooked eggs. Please make a substitution if you have concerns about consuming raw eggs.

Directions:

Blend all ingredients thoroughly until smooth. If desired, stir in a small amount more whole sugar to each serving for a delicious caramel crunch. Enjoy! 🙂

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

Recipe and photo submitted by Lydia, Salem, VA.

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