Sorbet/Smoothie ice-cream

Here is a fun recipe to make. This will be especially delicious to have during the hot summer months. Because it is healthy you can have this for breakfast, yes even for breakfast. It can be a nice snack in between meals or a yummy dessert after a meal.


To make you'll need some frozen fruit:
For today I made mine with frozen blueberries. You can add variety and change it up each time you make it. You can try one fruit or even add two for some extra fun flavor. Here are some ideas: frozen blueberries with frozen strawberries, mango, pineapple, peaches, or raspberries.

For the ingredients you'll need:

• 1 frozen, ripe banana
• a handful of frozen blueberries
• 1 tsp vanilla flavor (optional)
• 1 Tbsp agave nectar (optional)
• 1 cup room temperature water (or more if needed to get sorbet to desired consistency)
--Place all ingredients in a blender and cream. If blender stalls, add more water.

Hemp Seed Pudding / Smoothie:

This recipe was originally called hempseed smoothie. When I made it, it actually was thick so I served it up in a dessert dish and ate it like a pudding. My son, Logan loved eating it too. There was some extra so I dished it up in another bowl and placed it in the freezer for about 20 min. That made it like a ice slushy - that was really delicious too. To make it thick use frozen bananas, to make it like a smoothie either use more water (and for fun in taste can add a little almond milk too) and perhaps use a banana that is not frozen. Like with any of these recipes you can add other fruit - depending on what you are in the mood for.

½ cup water
3 Tbsp. hemp seed
1-2 date, pitted
½ banana, frozen
handful of pineapple (opt.)
handful of spinach leaves or other greens
--Process water & hemp seeds in blender then add remaining ingredients.
[hemp seeds: rich source of essential amino acids & essential fatty acids.
Greens: add vitamins and minerals]

The second time I made this, I added some chia meal (or you could use chia seeds) to get some omega 3 in the smoothie.
So make this fun and to fit your style of taste for the day. I don't know about you, but sometimes drinking smoothies every day can get a little old so why not make it thicker, place it in a fancy dessert dish and enjoy. In the mood for ice-cream - freeze it and boy does it hit the spot. Scrumptious!


(Recipe: Chef Mary B with an added twist from myself)