Chocolate Peanut Butter Nice Cream Food

SALTED CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER VEGAN NICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place cashews in a bowl and cover with water. Soak for 1 to 3 hours. Drain.
• Combine soaked cashews, banana, ice cubes, tofu, cacao powder, dates, peanut butter, vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon soy milk, and salt in a blender. Process until smooth. Add an additional teaspoon of soy milk only if needed, in order to keep the mixture as thick as possible.
• Pour into a bowl and sprinkle with crushed peanuts.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Melt chocolate over low heat.
• Gradually stir in cocoa powder and milk while continuing to heat.
• Beat sugar into eggs in a separate bowl.
• Stir hot chocolate/milk mixture into eggs.
• Add cream and vanilla extract.
• Cool.
• Just before adding to ice cream maker, stir a cup of ice cream mixture into peanut butter.
• Once mixed, stir into rest of ice cream mixture.
• Freeze in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions.
• I used all-natural peanut butter (100% ground peanuts).

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER "NICE CREAM"

Steps:

• Peel bananas and cut into 1/2" pieces. Place on a wax-paper-lined baking sheet and freeze for at least 30 minutes (we prefer 2-3 hours).
• In a food processor or high-powder blender, combine bananas and milk and blend until smooth.
• Add in peanut butter, cocoa powder, and honey and blend until just combined. Adjust flavors to your liking.
• Enjoy immediately topped with peanuts and a drizzle of peanut butter (optional), or transfer to a container to freeze for later to scoop (for a more traditional ice cream look).