Summer has arrived! Enjoy this chocolate chunk cherry ice cream to cool off today! Vegan, gluten free, paleo, naturally sweetened and even high in protein! This ice cream is anything but ordinary!
Dave and I just got back from a quick trip from Austin, TX for my birthday!! There were some fun highlights of the trip to Austin. First, Austin is so beautiful!! I had no idea how green Texas is. Dave and I were so surprised by how many trees there were and how hilly the landscape was outside of the Austin city limits. We were simply in awe the entire trip! I can’t wait to go back and visit again!
Also summer has definitely arrived in Austin! It was like 100 degrees and humid the entire trip. All I could think about was ice cream and frozen yogurt. But Dave and I were so busy that by the end of the night, we didn’t have time to stop for a treat! Since I didn’t indulge while I was on vacation, you better believe I made a big bowl of this chocolate chunk cherry ice cream.
You are going to just go crazy when you try this chocolate chunk cherry ice cream! The ingredient list is so simple. Frozen dark chocolate cherries, vanilla protein powder, unsweetened coconut milk and chocolate chunks. I topped my ice cream with more chocolate chips and chopped pecans but this would be great with walnuts as well! Dare I say you won’t want to go back to traditional ice cream after this! It’s naturally sweetened, easy to make, a full serving of fruit, protein and tastes amazing!
You can make your own chocolate chunk cherry ice cream at home with just a food processor or a good high speed blender! I used my food processor and was eating ice cream in under 5 minutes! It’s that easy. No freezing or waiting on it to harden up. This chocolate chunk cherry ice cream has the consistency of soft serve ice cream right out of the food processor, which is my favorite! If you wanted the consistency of ice cream, you would have to freeze this for an hour or two before serving. But if you know me, you know that isn’t happening! I’m not waiting one minute more than I have to for ice cream!
So if you spent the weekend overindulging and now can’t get sweets out of your head, try this chocolate chunk cherry ice cream tonight for you after dinner snack. You won’t be disappointed!
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Chocolate Chunk Cherry Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen dark sweet cherries
- 1/3-1/2 cup unsweetened non-dairy milk I used coconut milk
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder Sunwarrior brand
- 2 tbs. dairy free chocolate chunks or chips Enjoy Life brand
Instructions
- In the food processor, process the cherries for 20 seconds until they have a rice like consistency.
- Add the non-dairy milk (start with 1/3 cup) and process until smooth.
- Add the protein powder and additional milk. Try not to over process as this makes the mixture hot.
- At the last second add in the chocolate chunks or chips and process just one second to combine.
- Serve immediately or pour into a loaf pan and freeze about 2 hours until solid, stirring occasionally.
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What about you?
- Have you been to Austin before? What was your favorite part of the city?
- What ice cream flavors are your favorite?
- Chocolate chunks or chips?
Narinder@naturals ice cream online order
December 20, 2016 at 6:16 amHey, Samantha Rowland thanks for sharing awesome stuff I really love ice cream in summer and especially I love choco flavor it’s my favorite.
elaine
June 28, 2016 at 4:50 pmI love that you can eat ice cream and still be healthy!! Thanks for sharing on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday!! Hope to see you again this week!! Pinned!
Kristy from Southern In Law
June 20, 2016 at 11:31 pmChocolate chunks ALWAYS win over chocolate chips. I mean, what’s not to love about more chocolate? 😉
I can never pick a favourite ice cream flavour but I tend to always go for something with chocolate. This looks amazing!
Lauren @ The Bikini Experiment
June 20, 2016 at 7:08 pmSo glad you like Austin. Summers are very hot and humid. Great ice cream.
Annmarie
June 20, 2016 at 10:12 amHow amazing does this look?! YUM! Love how easy it is to make too!
Taylor-Made Homestead
June 20, 2016 at 9:54 amWhat an easy recipe for a cool treat on a hot day! This is definitely going on my short-list of desserts to make for my handsome RancherMan! He loves ice cream but I try to be mindful of our dessert eating – this looks like a much healthier alternative. PINNED! Thanks for sharing. (Stopping by from the What’d You Do This Weekend Party)
~Taylor-Made Homestead~
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Susie @ Suzlyfe
June 20, 2016 at 9:46 amWell you hit the nail on teh head–this is probably my favorite ice cream flavor! YUMMM. I’ve heard great things about Austin–cglad that you were able to confirm it 😀
jill conyers
June 20, 2016 at 8:44 amI’m not much of an ice cream eater. No reason. Just never have been. This looks too good not to make. I just bought cherries this weekend. It’s meant to be.
Julie @ Running in a Skirt
June 20, 2016 at 8:24 amThis really looks sooooo very good! Love the combination of flavors and how healthy you made it.
rachel @ athletic avocado
June 20, 2016 at 7:18 amchocolate cherry is my favorite ice cream combo ever!!! Yes to all the chunks!