My 3-year-old had never had ice cream until a month ago on the 4th of July. Part of the reason is that most ice cream has dairy in it, but the main reason is that we eat pretty healthy and I just saw no point in introducing him to something like that before it was necessary. Before you think I live on Mars or know some magical secret, I never said he hasn't had any junk food before. In fact, when we took him to the dentist last time they gave him one of those blue Fla-Vor Ice things. I could have said no but I try to have a general policy that if we are out of the house and my son is offered a food, he can eat it as long as he is not allergic to it. I was really mad about it though because it is the dentist! If they can't even back me up on the whole "sugar is bad for your teeth" thing, well then my kids are never gonna believe anything I say!
Anyway, depending on your definition of ice cream, my son still hasn't had it since the recipe I used was mostly avocado, dates, cocoa powder, and canned coconutmilk. But to his inexperienced palate, the frozen treat I made was AMAZING. Actually, my husband and I thought it was pretty great too! I can't wait to make it again, it was that good.
Here is the link to the recipe I made at The Whole Life Nutrition Kitchen. I followed her instructions and ingredients exactly and was quite pleased with the result. The only point I disagree with the blogger on is that she says you can eat it as a pudding. I personally could taste a mild avocado flavor before it was frozen so I definitely recommend putting it in the popsicle molds and freezing it before serving.
Sorry I don't have any pictures to post. We gobbled them up too quickly!
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