Salted Chocolate-Peanut Butter Vegan Nice Cream
Description
Peanut butter, salt, chocolate, dates, and banana come together in this simple, dairy-free "ice cream" or nice cream.
Ingredients
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1/4 cup raw cashews
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1 ripe banana
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1 cup ice cubes
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3 ounces extra-firm tofu, pressed to remove water
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1/3 cup cacao powder
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2 Medjool dates, pitted
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3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon soy milk, or more as needed
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1/4 teaspoon sea salt
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1/3 cup crushed peanuts
Directions
1
Place cashews in a bowl and cover with water. Soak for 1 to 3 hours. Drain.
2
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.
3
Pour into a bowl and sprinkle with crushed peanuts.