Healthy Chocobar | Homemade Chocobar Ice Cream
A sweet treat that's actually good for you – this healthy chocobar ice cream is creamy, nutty, chocolate-y, and made with the most clean, wholesome ingredients!
Servings: 8 chocobars
Ingredients
- 1 cup broken or whole cashews 140 gms, soaked in water for 10 minutes
- 2-3 ripe bananas approx. 220 gms
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 ¼ cups coconut milk 300 ml
For chocolate coating
- 1 cup roughly chopped milk chocolate or dark chocolate approx. 150 gms
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil 30 ml
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped almonds optional
Instructions
Making of the chocobar filling:
- Take soaked cashews, bananas, peanut butter, honey, vanilla essence and coconut milk in a blender and blend to a smooth paste. Pour the mixture into popsicle moulds, insert ice cream sticks in each mould and freeze for 8 - 10 hours.1 cup broken or whole cashews, 2-3 ripe bananas, ¼ cup peanut butter, ¼ cup honey, 1 teaspoon vanilla essence, 1 ¼ cups coconut milk
Making of the chocolate coating:
- Microwave method: take chocolate and oil in a bowl & heat for 2-3 minutes. Pause every minute to stir the mixture till it is melted1 cup roughly chopped milk chocolate or dark chocolate, 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- Double boiler method: place chocolate and oil in a bowl and place it over a pot of simmering water. Take care that the bottom of the bowl does not touch the surface of the water. Stir often to ensure chocolate melts well.
- The coating should be of thin pouring consistency similar to pancake batter. Mix
- in chopped almonds, cool it well & pour into a tall glass or cup.2 tablespoons finely chopped almonds
Making chocobar:
- Take water in a large bowl, dip each popsicle mould for a second or two, gently remove the popsicle out of the mould. Dip it immediately into the cup of chocolate coating while ensuring it gets coated on all sides. Freeze it until serving. Repeat the same for each popsicle. This process has to be done very swiftly to avoid them getting melted.
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Notes
- Cashews are soaked to get a smooth paste while grinding.
- You may use milk chocolate or dark chocolate as per your preference.
- I have used coconut oil which may be replaced with any neutral flavoured cooking oil of your choice.
- This can stay well frozen for 2-3 months.
Nutrition
Calories: 378kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 67mg | Potassium: 346mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 19IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 2mg