Living Rawesome Day #251 Green Tea “Ice Cream” pg. 220 entertaining in the raw
March 31, 2010
Another perfect day spent reading and spending time with my dogs. I didn’t go to my usual class at Unity, I felt bad at first, but I just wanted to spend time alone reading and praying. I needed it.
I made ice cream tonight, BUT, I didn’t have green tea powder, honestly I can’t handle caffeine, so I dug my Açaí Powder out of the back of my refrigerator and used that. It came out such a beautiful color. I know this might sound strange, but it resembles a color between brown and plum purple. The color of the Açaí Mochi next to the Goji Berry Mochi will by eye catching! I guess I could rename them Super Mochi because Goji berries and Açaí are superfoods.
Açaí pronounced (ah-sigh-ee) is a superfruit that is grown in the Amazon rainforest. It has a rich berry-chocolate flavor. Açaí has anthrocyanins, which are the same phytochemicals that provide the healthy benefits of red wine. Açaí pulp contains more antioxidants than blueberries or red wine to combat premature aging. University of Florida has been doing research with this marvelously flavored superfood and it’s showing health benefits. I use the Sambazon’s products. They have numerous products to choose from. I prefer to buy the powder, but I have tried the smoothie packets, and drinks. I believe in their products and I think the flavor is untouchable, compared to other companies I have tried.
Green Tea “Ice Cream” Ingredients
cashews
mac nuts
young Thai coconut meat
agave
water
vanilla extract
green tea powder (I used Sambazon Powder)
sea salt
coconut oil
I blended the ingredients in the Vita-mix. I am going to make the ice cream in the ice cream maker but I am waiting until tomorrow or the next day, I figured it would be easier to work with after I whip it in the ice cream maker. I am super excited about this.
Maybe I will do chocolate mochi too. Then I can really call it Super Mochi. I can’t find lemongrass, so I may just do goji and açaí mochi.
I still consider this to be MK’s recipe, I just substituted what I can not get. I love living in a small town but I probably could find things easier if I lived near a Whole Foods. I am not complaining, I do love this little town:).
Stay tuned for the final product!
Emotions are the colors of the soul~words from Sarayu in The Shack