Sugar Free Raw Cacao icecream

Heaven in a tub!

This ticks all the right boxes I tell you!

High fat

Protein

Calcium

Flavour

Comfort

I know you can make ice-cream without a custard base, thermomix/bellini or an icecream maker but I choose to use these so just humour me OK!

My custard base is a standard one I have always used but I started to think I probably didn't need to add sugar.  

I WAS RIGHT!

This totally works without any added sugar.

 Custard Base  

250ml full cream milk (I used Jersey raw)

2 eggs

50gr arrowroot (cornflour would work too)

50gr raw cacao powder

Put all ingredients into your jug with the measuring cup off.

Speed 3, 100c for around 10 min.

Scrape down sides and if it isn't thick enough cook for another 5 min.

I found it took 15 minutes to reach the thickness I wanted.

For the stove top you can do exactly the same but whisk your ingredients together first before heating.  Be sure to use a double saucepan or a bowl over a pan of water.

Once this is cooked you will need to chill for a few hours.   I poured it into a large tub so it wasn't too thick a layer and sped up the cooling process.  

I also put it in the deep freeze for an hour to start.  You don't want it to freeze totally at this stage, just chill down.  Ideally you can leave in the fridge overnight.

Now for the yummy part

Once it is chilled then you an add your cream.  You will want 250ml of cream.  Whisk this into your custard mix.  If you don't have an ice-cream maker/churn then I suggest whipping the cream lightly before whisking it in as this aerates it a bit and makes it lighter.

For the churn just whisk in and pour into your churn following the regular instructions.

For freezer made, whip your cream, then fold into the custard mix and freeze.  You can pull it out of the freezer as it starts to firm up but this really isn't necessary.

And lastly

EAT THAT GOOD STUFF!!!

Bellini burgers

Not strictly changing habits and definitely not phase two but who says I can't mix it up a bit.
I got myself a bellini on the weekend and have been having a little play with it.   This is the first recipe I have made up and I thought I would share it.   I had cooked up some adzuki beans to add to another dish earlier in the week and completely forgot so decided to make them up into a veggie burger for the kids.  Very easy!  Huge hit!  Win Win!!

Ingredients:

1c raw adzuki beans 

(or 1 tin cooked if you can find them)

1/2 onion

2 cloves garlic

1tsp oregano

1tsp ground coriander

1tp ground cumin

S&P

1med potato diced and cooked

1c bread crumbs

Method:

Soak beans for at least 8hrs and then boil until soft.

Put onion and garlic in bellini bowl and dice 10secs on speed 6.

Add all other ingredients except breadcrumbs and blitz for a further 30secs on speed 3.  Check mixture and if it is a smooth, pastey consistency add 1/2 the  breadcrumbs and mix for 10secs on speed 2.  If it isn't smooth enough then blitz in increments of 10seconds until well mixed.

I found it easier to get the mix out of the bellini bowl and put into another dish.  Shape into patties and cover in remaining breadcrumbs.  You don't need egg and flour is the pattie is moist enough to hold the crumbs.

I left in fridge for a few hours to firm up and then shallow fried them in rice bran oil .

Serve as burgers in a bun, in a wrap or with veg.