Better Than Ice Cream

 

About a week ago I got a new book, Go Dairy Free by Alisa Fleming. Because I am nursing and my son has a milk allergy I cannot have milk as it passes through the breastmilk. I have really missed my dairy, not so much the milk itself, but the things that have milk in it, such as cheese and ice cream. When I got this book, I was thrilled. It has a lot of great recipes in it. One of the first that I tried was Better Than Ice Cream. Now, I wouldn't really say that it is "better" than ice cream, because what really is? But it is better for you, and a pretty nice treat.

Better Than Ice Cream
from Go Dairy Free

1/2 c. nuts (I used almonds)
1 c. frozen bananas (I peel my bananas that are getting ripe, break them in chunks and then freeze them)
1 c. frozen peaches or berries
1/4- 1/2 c milk alternative (I used rice milk, and I'm sure regular milk would work too)
1/2 tsp vanilla


Put nuts in blender and pulse until coarse. Then add fruit and pulse until chunky. Add milk and vanilla and mix until smooth, at least 1 minute. (Mine came out a little grainy but if you had a "super blender", I'm sure you wouldn't notice the grainy texture from the nuts.)Poor into a glass and enjoy like a milkshake. Yummy!