Sweet Potato Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe | How to Make Ice Cream

Vegan Sweet Potato Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe

Sweet potato and chocolate together? That too ice cream?Don't be surprised, it's actually delicious! It's rich, creamy and really filling making it a super fulfilling dessert.What's more? It's easy to make and a great way of eating sweet potatoes as well.

Whole Food Plant Based Sweet Potato Ice Cream Recipe

Course: Dessert in Course 3 (Grain Dishes) at Lunch & Dinner Meals; NiceCream Recipe; Dairy Alternative

Cuisine: American Recipe
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 1 cup

INGREDIENTS

1/2 kg Sweet Potatoes
1/4 cup Cashews
1/2 cup Date Syrup
4 tbsp Cocoa Powder
1/2 tsp Cinnamon Powder

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Wash sweet potatoes well. Chop into 1 inch thick slices and boil in minimal water or steam until well cooked.
2. Grind cashews to a powder using a high powdered blender or mixie, then continue grinding until it sticks to the sides of the blender. Scrap down the sides of the blender and continue blending. Repeat this until liquid cashew butter is formed.
3. Blend sweet potatoes with cashew butter and date syrup until smooth. Do NOT peel sweet potatoes before grinding, as the peel is the healthiest part!
4. Once blended smoothly, add cocoa powder and cinnamon powder, and blend again.
5. Freeze and serve Sweet Potato Chocolate NiceCream fresh, garnished with a few cashews!

Plant Based Chef Pro Tips for Best Sweet Potato Ice Cream Recipe

1. Adjust the quantities of:
   1. Date syrup for sweetness
   2. Cashew butter for oiliness
   3. Cocoa Powder for chocolatiness! It is also bitter, so keep that in mind!

Nutrition Science Highlights for WFPB Sweet Potato Ice Cream Recipe

1. Why not dairy? Dairy products have been found to be associated with increased risk of chronic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obesity, asthma, PCOS, and heart disease. We can still enjoy our milk, cream, and butter though - as long as they are made from whole plant foods!
2. Why nuts instead of oil? Whole foods are healthier than processed foods. When nuts are pressed and oil is extracted, fiber and phytonutrients are lost, along with many other nutrients. Therefore, whole nuts are much healthier than oils, whether cold-pressed or refined. In addition, they provide the oil content we need to absorb fat-soluble phytonutrients from other whole plant foods! This may be why nuts are used to garnish nearly every traditional Indian dish!
3. Why not honey, sugar or jaggery? Sugar and Jaggery are processed foods. Although jaggery is healthier than brown sugar, which, in turn, is healthier than white sugar, all forms of processed foods are unhealthy when compared to whole plant foods. Honey is healthwise as good as jaggery, which isn't saying much. In addition to not being very healthy, honey production kills millions of bees every year, affecting our environment adversely. The best sweetener alternative is a whole fruit or dry fruit. The easiest method of using these is date syrup, as it does not involve peeling or chopping.