8 healthy ice creams that you can easily make at home

Fresh foods are a must for survive the summers so intense and hot that we are going through. Salads of all kinds, flavored waters, lemonades, homemade soft drinks, fresh fruit and especially ice cream are the kings of the table in summer.

You don’t need to eat your head a lot to do Homemade ice cream that is 100% vegetablebut I understand that many times we do not have ideas or we think that it is easier to buy them, so in this article I am going to talk about the easier ice cream to make at homewhich will hardly cost you any effort, which can be made with the flavors that you like the most and above all, they are healthier and cheaper than the commercial ones.

1. Ice creams

They are the most easy, cheap and refreshing. Most of its content is water, which is what gives it body and solidity. To make them we can use very simple ingredients: homemade juices, soft drinks, vegetable drinks, etc. Think, for example, of cola, coffee or horchata ice lollies.

To make ice cream it is convenient to have molds, so we take out only one portion each time. Also, if we want to make them healthier, it is better to opt for unsweetened ingredients and whole fruit shaken with water.

Oatmeal and coconut ice cream

Ingredients:

1 cup oat drink½ cup coconut drink

Preparation:

Mix both vegetable drinks and distribute them in molds for popsicles. Freeze it at least 2 hours before taking them out.

raspberry ice cream

Ingredients:

100 g of raspberries (serve frozen) 1 cup of water

Preparation:

Beat the raspberries with the blender until they are puree. Add the water and beat a little more to mix.If you don’t want to find little seeds, strain the mixture through a fine strainer.Pour the mixture into popsicle molds and freeze for at least 2 hours.

You can change ingredients to taste and create your own ice cream flavors. These recipes also serve to make flash-type ice creams.

2. Fruit ice creams

With very meaty fruits like bananas you can make almost instant ice cream. The mechanism is very simple: fruits are cut and frozen and then blended in a blender. With the shake the mixture will heat up just enough to result in a creamy ice cream ready to eat.

The meatier and sweeter the fruits you use, the creamier your ice cream. With fruits with a lot of water, such as watermelon or melon, you can also make popsicles that are a little creamier than ice pops.

The frozen bananas They also serve as a base for many other very easy homemade ice creams, what is called “nice cream” (from the union of the words “banana” and “ice cream”), with flavors such as vanilla, chocolate, coffee, matcha green tea, rum with raisins, etc.

Banana and cherry ice cream

Ingredients:

2 ripe bananas400 g of cherries

Preparation:

Peel the bananas, cut them into slices and freeze them in a closed container. Wash the cherries, remove the stones and freeze them too. It will take a couple of hours. Take out the frozen fruits, put them in the blender glass and beat it all together until you get a thick and smooth frozen cream. Serve it at the moment.

Peach Lemon Ice Cream

Ingredients:

4 ripe peaches 1 lemon

Preparation:

Peel the peaches, cut them, remove the stone and freeze the pieces for at least 2 hours.Put the frozen peach in the blender, add the lemon juice and beat it all together until it becomes a smooth cream.Serve immediately.

3. Frozen yogurt

It is an ice cream that began to become popular a few years ago, whose base is yogurt with fats, sweeteners, and flavors. If we do it at home we can achieve wonders with most common ingredients: vegetable yogurts (homemade or purchased), fresh or frozen fruits, nut creams, chocolate, vanilla…

If you want it to have the same texture as in the places where they are sold, it is preferable to make them with an ice cream machine, which prevents large ice crystals from forming and the texture is much finer. In addition, when you finish making the ice cream, it is at the correct temperature to serve it: ice cream, but not frozen and hard.

In general for a frozen yogurt to be very creamy we have to reduce the water content and, whenever possible, increase the sugar and fat content. So that all this fits with a healthy frozen yogurt, what we can do is drain the yogurt with a muslinso that it loses water, add very sweet whipped fruits, such as dates, and add a nut butter (homemade or store-bought) such as peanut butter or cashew butter.

When we make them only with yogurt and fruit, we will choose the meatiest and preferably already frozen in pieces.

strawberry frozen yogurt

Ingredients:

4 soy yogurts 250 g frozen strawberries

Preparation:

Pour the yoghurts into a bowl lined with a fine cloth or muslin and let it drain for a couple of hours, suspending it, for example, from the kitchen tap. Beat the drained yoghurt with the strawberries until it is a smooth cream without chunks. Put it in containers with a lid and freeze for at least 2 hours. Let thaw for a bit in the fridge before serving (15-20 minutes is fine).

Chocolate Cashew Frozen Yogurt

Ingredients:

4 soy yogurts 50 g dark chocolate (>75% cocoa) 3 tablespoons cashew butter You will also need a prepared ice cream maker.

Preparation:

Chop the chocolate and melt it in a bain-marie. In a bowl, use a whisk to mix the yogurt with the cashew butter. Add the chocolate while continuing to beat. Transfer the mixture to the ice cream machine and cook for 8 minutes, until is well done (you may need to scrape down the edges with a silicone spatula). Serve fresh.

4. Vegetable drink ice creams

They are like the creamy ice cream of a lifetime, but made with vegetable drinks instead of cow’s milk. Many manufacturers use rice drink or of oatmeal because they have the advantage of thickening enough without forming blocks of ice. At home we can make them from flaked oats and homemade rice milk.

The soy drink It is also very good for its high protein content, and that of coconut for its flavor and fat content. Of course you can use a mixture of two or more for a better result.

Oatmeal and vanilla ice cream

Ingredients:

1 cup of oat flakes 1.5 cups of water 3 teaspoons of vanilla essence 5 dates

Preparation:

Put the oats in the blender and beat until they are powdered. Add the vanilla and dates (pitted) and beat for another minute. Lastly, add the water and whisk to blend.Put the batter in a small saucepan and heat over medium-high heat, stirring constantly until thickened. Transfer to a container with a lid and freeze for at least 4 hours.Thaw slightly in refrigerator before serving (20 minutes is fine).

Rice pudding ice cream

Ingredients:

1 cup round rice 3 cups water 1 cup soy drink (unsweetened and unflavored) 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon zest of ½ lemon 4 tablespoons sugar, agave or maple syrup

Preparation:

Boil the water and add the rice. Lower the heat and let it cook, covered, for 10 minutes. Add the soy drink, cinnamon, lemon and sugar, and leave it for at least 5 more minutes. Let it cool or warm up. Put it all through the blender and pour the puree in a container with a lid. Freeze it for at least 4 hours. Let it thaw in the fridge for about 20 minutes before serving.