Blueberry & banana icecream with date, oat, cacao & orange bites

[andyswarbs]

Last night I made some vegan icecream from a pack of frozen blueberries and (2 or 3?) frozen chopped ripe bananas. I blitzed these in my nutribullet / smoothie maker and added almond milk sufficient to make it whizz. There was so much frozen content the nutribullet struggled with what largely became a solid lump. But a few retries, more almond milk and job done. Most of this has been put back in the freezer for future days.

Earlier in the day I had blended up a few handfuls of soaked dates with powdered cacao, a whole large orange with oats. These I shaped into "balls" and baked in my airfryer, which makes them crisp on the outside and juicy in the middle.

Dates are great for the colon, the whole thing is extremely rich in potassium, magnesium. The blueberries help ensure that there is no sugar rush. The oats also slow down any sugar absorption.

The whole thing is eats like a Ben & Jerry's but, imo, absolutely no health downsides.

A truly indulgent sweet with no hangups.

[Activity2004 Administrator]

This sounds really fantastic!😀👍 I will have to try this very soon for an after dinner treat.

[Zest]

Hi Andy,

Mmmm, they sound great!

Zest

[Brightfeather]

Yum

[Hidden]

Hey what an interesting dessert Andy it sounds delicious. 😊

[Fran182716 Prediabetic]

What a great idea, I have a slightly overripe banana in my fruit bowl that I didn't want to waste, now I think I'll make a small scale version of your recipe for this evening! I'm not keen on dates they are too sweet for my taste but I think it should work fine without them. Thanks 😀

[grace111]

This all sounds absolutely delicious. i will be trying this out myself as it sounds so easy to make and they'r all ingredients i know about. Thanks very much for sharing this recipe. also your tip the other day about using cooked sweet potatoes blended up to thicken a sauce. Its been in my mind i will have to have another look at that post. love grace xoxo