Made from a base of macadamia nuts and frozen bananas, this has to be the creamiest nice cream around. Fold in a selection of your favourite Loving Earth chocolates and you've got yourself one seriously good Chunky Monkey Ice Cream! And it couldn't be any easier to make, with the most arduous step cleaning your blender.

Aside from the can't-get-enough taste of this delicious nice cream, we adore the nutrients hidden inside. Macadamia nuts are full of good fats and protein, with gut-friendly fibre and a host of vitamins and minerals thrown in, bananas are a fantastic source of energy-giving carbohydrates and fibre, while raw cacao nibs are choc-full of antioxidants and minerals like iron, magnesium, and manganese.

Ingredients

ICE CREAM

2 cups raw macadamias
3 frozen bananas
1 cup coconut cream
2 tbsp Coconut Oil, melted
½ tps Vanilla Bean Powder
pinch of sea salt

LOVING MIX IN’S

1 tbsp maple syrup
80g of Gluten Free Chocolate
Chocolate Coated Cacao Nibs In Coconut Mylk Chocolate
Chocolate Coated Almonds In Mylk & Caramel Chocolate
Walnuts (optional)

Method

Soak the macadamias in filtered water for 4 hours. Drain and rinse.
Combine the drained macadamias and coconut cream in a blender and blend on high speed until you have a completely smooth cream.
Add the frozen banana chunks, sea salt, coconut oil, and vanilla beans. Blend the mixture until smooth.
Chop and fold in your Loving Earth mix in’s!
Scrape the ice cream mixture out into a lined cake tin. Drizzle some maple syrup on top once in the pan for a caramel ripple. Freeze for at least 4 hours.

Article by Loving Earth Holistic Kitchen

Loving Earth is an Australian brand that offers a delicious range of raw chocolate products, healthy snacks, nutrient-dense superfoods and a whole lot more. The Loving Earth ethos is based around three central concepts: their products need to be Healthy, Sustainable and Fair.