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July 9, 2012

Vegan Chocolate + Cherry Ice Cream

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I have been reading about vegan ice creams made from coconut milk for quite some time. I recently jumped on the bandwagon encouraged by the fabulous Alice Currah from SavorySweetLife.com. In her new cookbook SAVORY SWEET LIFE: 100 Simply Delicious Recipes for Every Family Occasion she has a recipe for Chocolate Cookies ‘n’ Cream “Ice Cream. ”

I gasped and reached for my coconut milk as soon as I flipped the page and saw this recipe.


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That there is the book cover. Are those chicken kebabs tempting or what?!

I knew immediatly this ice cream was going to be the recipe I had to try first.

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Forgive me. The ice cream you are enjoying is quickly melting. Between a combination of jet lag and 2 little kids reaching for this ice cream I got a bit side tracked.

My Chocolate + Cherry Ice Cream quickly became a float! I was still crazy tasty. Frozen or not. Just sip it with a straw if this happens to you.

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I made my usual adaptations ~ instead of Oreo cookies (which sound wonderful by the way) I added fresh summer cherries. And a generous dollop of my Homemade Coconut Whipped Cream (which is vegan too.)

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By the way….have I shared how I am obsessed with cherry blossoms? I am.

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My version of this ice cream is also sugar free. That will help free up your waistline for summer pool play dates.

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Savory Sweet Life is full of recipes that I must try. Not only are Alice’s photographs stunning, but her headnotes and writing style bring you into a world of love, laughter and family fun! She has a friendly writing style that makes you feel like you are welcomed at her table any time.

The book has only been out 2 weeks and you can see all the top notch press it has all ready been receiving.

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What gives the Savory Sweet Life cookbook a fun twist is how Alice organizes the recipes and chapters, all based on lifestyle & experiences. Themes such as Sunday Mornings, Block Party, Summer Fun in the Sun, Tween Birthday Bash and Holiday Get-Together showcase memories that can be created around the comfort of cooking at home.

There are lots of great memories to be had over great food…

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The book has 100 recipes that are simple to prepare, but have vibrant flavors sure to become family favorites. A few recipes that have particularly caught my eye are:

  • Breakfast Pizza
  • Dad’s Carrot Cake
  • Game-Day Steak Nachos
  • Corn Pudding
  • Heavenly Almond Pound Cake
  • Chop Chop Salad
  • Crab Lemon Basil Pasta
  • Perfect Scrambled Eggs
  • Scalloped Potato Leek Gratin
  • Rich Hot Chocolate
And all 90 of her other recipes!
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By the way, Alice ~ I am writing myself an invitation to your home for breakfast, lunch, dinner & snacks. OK?!

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Chocolate Cherry Ice Cream recipe on MarlaMeridith.com blog

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Some Recipes to try from Savory Sweet Life blog

Vegan Ice Cream Recipes

FamilyFreshCooking.com disclosure: I was sent a review copy and offered a giveaway copy of this book for you my dear readers. I only review products and books that suit my fancy. The book

 

~ Marla Meridith

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187 thoughts on “Vegan Chocolate + Cherry Ice Cream”

  15. I found your recipe for pumpkin vanilla applesauce; that sounds seriously yummy! Actually, all of your pumpkin recipes sounded delicious! 🙂 I did leve a comment on the applesauce recipe, too.

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  19. This cookbook looks fabulous! And, the melting ice cream? Divine! My favorite flavor is English Toffee, but, sadly, I can never find it anywhere….Guess I need to make my own 🙂

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    1. By the way…I receive your email updates and would like to be considered for the free cookbook. Love mint chocolate chip.

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  72. I’m so excited that I have all of the ingredients for this- popping the coconut milk in the fridge tonight and whipping this up tomorrow!

    And my favorite flavor? The flavor du jour is probably salted caramel. Yum.

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  92. Tell me what your favorite ice cream flavor is.
    Follow my boards on Pinterest
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    my favorite is chocolate mint cookie

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  115. You are crazy if you think I can only pick one favorite kind of ice cream 🙂 I lovvveee ice cream and a few faves are anything chocolate, strawberry, vanilla bean, brown cow, homemade vanilla pumpkin. Chocolate + cherry is an amazing combo, so I can imagine how delicious this is!

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  140. My favorite ice cream is Moose Tracks! I love the fudge swirl and the peanut butter cups it has in it!

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  149. I navigated to this recipe for obvious reasons, and had not idea there was a give-away attached. But with that said, I’m happy to tell you that my favorite flavor of ice cream is? Wait for it…All of the above!

    I seriously have not found a flavor I do not like. I even like green tea ice cream! Vegan, of course. But this Chocolate Cherry may be my favorite of the month. I’m meeting up with family soon and I happen to have some frozen cherries (from my own tree) on-hand, so I think I see this happening in my very near future. Thanks for the inspiration and for sharing about Alice’s book. It looks amazing!

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  176. I found your recipe for cheesy bacon spaghetti squash casserole and would love to try that one! I commented on the post!

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