Do you LOVE ice-cream, but miss it now that you’re eating a whole foods plant based diet?
If so, we have the perfect alternative for you that can be made in literally MINUTES. This easy, homemade, candied mango ice-cream recipe that will blow your socks off with its mangoey, flavour explosion – ALL with zero sugar, oils, or negative health benefits.
How To Make Mango Ice-Cream At Home
You really don’t need any fancy, long-winded machines to make your own homemade ice-cream. You also don’t need any fancy ingredients to make our delicious, candied mango dessert. All you need is a high-speed blender and you’re good to go.
Tips for making homemade, blender ice-cream
- Always make sure you slice your bananas before freezing. A whole, frozen banana has the potential to buckle the blades of most blenders.
- Use very ripe bananas as they have a totally different texture to medium-ripe or unripe. Ripe bananas are also needed for their sweetness. You won’t want to be adding any extra sugar to your ice-cream, which will make it less healthy.
- Use as little fluids as possible, otherwise you may simply end up with a thick smoothie. This will still taste delicious, of course, but you want that ice-cream thickness if you’re really craving ice-cream. Add a little milk at a time, and make sure you bang down the ingredients to the bottom of your blender so that they don’t stick at the top. You can do this by banging your blender (with the lid or blade attached properly) on a towel so that you don’t damage it.
- Once you have a full spin going, be sure to blend for a full 30 seconds to get that ice-cream nice and creamy. Don’t be tempted to do less than this amount of time as it will affect the texture and may have lumps of icy fruit in it.
- Add your fluids first to your blender, then the rest of your ingredients on top. This will help prevent frozen fruits sticking to the bottom of your blender.
- Homemade ice-cream made in a blender doesn’t rend to freeze well, so eat immediately. Freezing can cause it to become rock hard or icy.
Benefits Of Homemade Ice-Cream
Making easy ice-cream at home like this candied mango version has so many great benefits that you’re going to wonder why you’ve never made it before.
These include:
- Homemade ice-cream is a great way to make one of our favourite treats with zero refined sugars or oils.
- You have great versatility when you make your own ice-creams. You can use any fruits you like to recreate any flavours you like.
- They are a great way to get lots of RAW and nutritious foods into your life without even knowing it.
- Ice-cream like this candied mango version are perfect desserts or treats for the kids instead of sugar, chemical, and oil laden versions that are prolific in supermarkets.
- They are healthy enough to be eaten as a meal in themselves, especially a breakfast. Get your day off to the best start with raw fruits that will energise you for the day ahead.
What’s In Candied Mango Ice-Cream?
Just 5 magical ingredients make this ice-cream a beautiful thing of outstanding colour and vibrancy.
Mango in itself is a super healthful fruit that should be eaten in abundance, and an abundance of mango is exactly what you get in this homemade, blender ice-cream.
These are:
- BANANAS – High in potassium, slow burn fiber and nutrients.
- MANGO – Fresh frozen mango is loaded in vitamin C, antioxidants, fibre, and 20 DIFFERENT VITAMINS!
- DRIED MANGO – Adds a chewiness and extra tang to the fresh mango with still all the health benefits.
- TURMERIC – Turmeric powder has a myriad of proven health benefits that include very high levels of anti inflammatory compounds and antioxidants. The curcumin in turmeric is what gives it its bright yellow colour and is where all its health benefits lie. You don’t have to use the turmeric in this recipe, but it add such amazing colour, boosts the flavour, and just makes you generally feel good.
- COCONUT CREAM – You don’t need to use coconut cream especially, but it does give this ice-cream a much creamier and more tropical feel. Coconut always works really well with tropical fruits, but you can use any milk here also.
Easy Homemade Candied Mango Ice-Cream Recipe
Equipment
- High speed blender
Ingredients
- 2 frozen, very ripe bananas Pre freeze for at least 3 hours before.
- 1 cup frozen mango
- 2 inches inches coconut cream milk or plant milk will work also.
- 4-5 chunks dried mango make sure it's sugar and preservative free.
- ½ tsp turmeric powder high quality with no bulking agents or preservatives.
Instructions
- Make sure you pre-freeze your very ripe bananas for a good few hours before you make your ice-cream. Overnight is ideal. Chop them up first so that they don't break your blender with big chunks.
- Add all ingredients to your high speed blender. Be sure to add your fluids first so that the rest of your ingredients don't stick or freeze to the bottom. Have a towel ready on your counter so that you can bang the ingredients down to the bottom of the blender (if you have one of those blenders where the blade screws into the top, this step is going to be helpful).
- Blend on full speed for no less than 30 seconds. You want this ice-cream to be creamy, and a long spin will get the texture that you want for the perfect ice-cream.
- Pour into a serving bowl or glass, top with extra chopped up dried mango pieces. Serve immediately as this does not freeze very well. Add extra fruits, chopped nuts, coconut flakes or whatever else you desire if you want to make this more filling.
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