Chocolate Blackberry Ice Cream

As far as Paleo goes, this dessert is a total change of pace and perfect for summer.  Though it tastes more like a sorbet than ice cream, its still worth making.  Up until I made this, I thought ice cream was difficult to make but, really, it requires an ice cream maker and a few ingredients. After that it's as simple as saying, “3-2-1 Go!” 

With this recipe it’s easy to experiment.  You can be a purist and just make a Paleo chocolate ice cream or you can go hog wild and add berries of your choice.    Its summer, go buy some berries from the farmer’s market.  

Like most everything I make, it’s so easy and simple to make.  The ingredients are minimal and easy to find. 

Ingredients

1.5 cups of coconut milk (don't use reduced fat coconut milk)

1/3 cup of honey

2 tablespoons of molasses

1/3 cup of cacao powder

2 cups of berries

Directions

Using a blender or food processor, combine all ingredients until thoroughly mixed.   Refrigerate mixture for 2-3 hours.   

Pour mixture into ice cream maker and run for 30 min-1 hr, depending how soft you like your ice cream.   

Options

1) Use other berries (blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, etc) or totally omit the berry option  all together.  

2) If using berries like raspberries, use a cheese cloth to separate seeds from the liquid.