ICE CREAM!

So, I invented this recipe last summer while fooling around in the kitchen. It was hot, I wanted chocolate, I love peanut butter, so I thought, you know what I need? CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER ICE CREAM! It's amazing. It actually reminds me of M&Ms and Snickers.

Verdict: This is the best ice cream I've ever eaten. Vegan or not. Just go make this now. Thank me later.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER ICE CREAM

Ingredients

v     380g fresh or frozen ripe banana, chopped 

v     60ml soymilk

v     70g smooth peanut butter

v     25g cocoa powder

v     5g vanilla bean paste

v     50g (5 squares) Lindt Excellence 70% cocoa dark chocolate, broken up

Method

1)     Heat water in large saucepan. Place a smaller metal saucepan inside. Add chocolate and soymilk. When melted, add vanilla and peanut butter. Mix until a thick, smooth paste forms.

2)     Blend banana until smooth.

3)     Add chocolate-peanut mixture and cocoa; blend until smooth.

4)     Transfer to plastic container lined with plastic wrap; freeze until solid.

You can add some maple syrup or agave nectar to sweeten if you're not a huge fan of dark chocolate- personally, I think the sweetness from the banana and chocolate is enough.

I used to make this in my mum's blender - till it started SMOKING while blending frozen banana. Now I have a Vita-Mix, so once I set it up I shall use that :)

I'm thinking of subbing the peanut butter with other butters, like almond and cashew and coconut. Also, I sometimes sub 85% cocoa chocolate for the 70%. I looooooooooove dark chocolate! Seriously, I wish I could find Lindt 90% and 100% here :( Till then I'll make do with 85%.