Thursday, March 8, 2012

ice "cream" and sweet hummus

lately, i have found myself craving sweets.  normally, fruit would shake these cravings, but for some reason, this just has not been the case.  last night, i stumbled upon a "three-ingredient vegan ice cream" on peta's website - i was curious.  here is what i ended up with:

ashley's take on vegan ice cream
1 ripe banana
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp all natural peanut butter
splash of vanilla rice milk
handful of almonds

peel the banana, and place it in the freezer - it should be completely frozen.  combine the first four (all but the almonds) ingredients in the blender.  then, pulse on high until a creamy texture is achieved.  the peta version does not call for rice milk, but mine would not come together for the life of me, so i added it out of necessity.  top with fruit, coconut or nuts, and enjoy.  i found this as satisfying as a bowl of ice cream - which i would not lie about, i loved ice cream.

ashley's sweet hummus
1/2 can chick peas (garbanzo)
1 tbsp brown or raw sugar
1 tsp all natural peanut butter
2 tbsp coconut
splash of vanilla rice milk
handful of carob chips

place the first four ingredients in the blender, and pulse until a dry doughy texture is achieved.  add rice milk, until it just comes together.  fold in carob chips, and enjoy with animal crackers or other substantial "dippers." i imagine this would even be good with apples.

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