Sunny Treats

Sunday morning we got a bit of a surprise - it was hot AND the sun was out. Both in the same day; we hardly knew what to do with ourselves.  So we bought some coconut milk and a bunch of strawberries, lemons and limes and made strawberry lemonade (spiked with vodka and triple sec...) and strawberry coconut milk ice cream and spent the better part of the afternoon on the back deck.

Recipe & image via fitsugar.com

Ice cream

* 1 16 oz. can of lite coconut milk

* 1 cup strawberries

* 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

* pinch white stevia*

Optional toppings: chocolate sauce, coconut, walnuts, almonds, dried fruit, flax…

*note: if you don’t like stevia, replace with 4 medjool dates or 2 tbsp of agave nectar and blend with the rest of the ingredients.

DIRECTIONS

To make the ice cream:

1. Combine all ingredients in blender until smooth.
2. Pour into 2 freezer safe bowls and place in the freezer for at total of 1.5-2 hours, removing every 30 minutes to whisk so that it doesn't set into an ice cube.
3. When it gets to a soft serve ice cream consistency it's done!