Paleo Ice Cream with Avocado

It is not too often that I post a recipe, but after concocting such a simple paleo ice cream in the kitchen, I felt obligated to share it with the world! While I am not a big fan of people using the term “paleo dessert”, since I think absolute paleo does not really involve snacking or desserts, I will just consider this a SWYPO, taken from the Whole30 manifesto.

I have never been one of those girls that has to have chocolate in her life, nor have I been someone who needs sweets; I tend to crave more salty foods. However, when it’s 90′ outside, sometimes a refreshing, cool treat sounds perfect. My new-found obsession, Eat To Perform, even encourages ice cream or smoothies before bedtime, so I figured I would give it a try!

In scouring the web for some easy paleo smoothies, I ran across so many that had too many ingredients for my simplistic taste. I ended up creating my go-to smoothie which contains only full-fat coconut milk and frozen fruit. One day I ran out of coconut milk, but was looking forward to my nightly smoothie. Since water or almond milk would not provide the same consistency nor the high fat content that the coconut milk would, I looked around the kitchen to improvise.

And came up with this dairy-free, soy-free, grain-free, sugar-free amazingness! It was going to be an instagram exclusive, but seriously, you all need to try this!

Avocado Paleo Ice Cream

Serves: 1
Prep time: 3 minutes

Ingredients:

1 avocado (or if using an avocado scares you, use 1/2 cup full-fat coconut milk)
1-1/2 cups frozen fruit

Directions:

1. Slice avocado and remove the pit; measure (or not) your fruit.
   
2. Scoop avocado from peel and add everything to the blender.
   
3. Blend* and enjoy! And be sure to thank me later!!

*With my blender, I often need to add a bit of water to get it to mix. Add water 1T at a time until desired consistency.

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