Vegan Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
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3 medium or 2 large frozen bananas (ripe ones are sweeter)*
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1 ripe avocado
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1/3 cup cocoa
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2 tablespoons maple syrup
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1/4 cup chocolate chips or cocoa nibs (use dairy free dark chocolate if you're keeping this entirely vegan)
*To freeze bananas, remove skin, chop into pieces and place in a ziplock bag in the freezer-taking the skin off a frozen banana isn't fun and is likely to break any zen you might feel from eating this.
Step 1 - I hate sifting so I just start with whizzing the cocoa in the food processor to break up any lumps. Then add the avocado, banana and maple syrup and blend until smooth.
Step 2 - Stir through chocolate chips or cocoa nibs and then place in a freezer proof container in the freezer. Using a fork, break up any ice crystals every hour or so doing this three or four times to get a smooth consistency. Take it out of the freezer about 10 minutes before you want to eat it to ripen it.