4-ingredient Cauliflower Ice Cream Smoothie Bowl
Yes! Ice cream can be made out of cauliflower! You probably already knew this, but I am here to give you a super simple recipe for it. Before we get started let me assure you, it does not taste like cauliflower, I promise!
It tastes like the flavors you create – I happened to make cinnamon vanilla here – but you can use your imagination and adapt it the way you want.
And so your final result with be creamy and delicious, and rich in all the good things Cauliflower is known for, including vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, choline, dietary fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, manganese, phosphorus, and biotin.
And while this recipe is primarily for an ice cream smoothie bowl, I also included a way in my recipe below to convert it to a scoopable ice cream as well!
Enjoy this healthy dessert for breakfast!
4-ingredient Cauliflower Ice Cream Smoothie
Ingredients
Cauliflower Ice Cream Smoothie
- 1 cup cauliflower (boiled and frozen, or store-bought frozen)
- 1/2 cup plant milk
- 1 tsp cinnamon saigon is hottest
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
Scoopable Cauliflower Ice Cream (Fills 1 loaf pan)
- 1 cup cauliflower (boiled and frozen, or store-bought frozen)
- 1/2 cup plant milk
- 1 cup cashews soaked over night, rinsed
- 1/2 cup coconut cream (solid part of can of refrigerated coconut milk)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
Useful Equipment
- Ice Cube tray (I use this brand)
Instructions
Cook & Freeze Cauliflower the Night Before
You can buy cauliflower rice, these days most grocers stock it bags in the freezer area. But I am not sure if these store-bought versions are pre-cooked and the cauliflower needs to be cooked to work in these recipes
So I generally make it. Just chop a cauliflower head into florets, boil them in water for 10 minutes, drain and pop into blender. Since cauliflower tends to absorb a lot of water, the florets don't become riced this way. Instead they become more of a creamy puree, and that is perfect for these recipes.
(To make actual cauliflower rice that you can freeze for other recipes, after boiling, squeeze out the water with paper towels, or even dry-saute them in a sauce pan on the stove until the sizzle stops.)
Once your cauliflower is blended, freeze it overnight in ice cube trays.
Make Cauliflower Ice Cream Smoothie
Pop into a blender 1 cup of your frozen cauliflower cubes. You may have to let it sit and thaw a bit to not over-tax your blender.
- Add the milk, syrup and cinnamon, and blend until creamy. If you used store-bought cauliflower rice, you might want to add a touch more milk.
- I poured mine in smoothie bowls to spoon as a smoothie! But if you want to make a denser texture to be able to scoop, read on..
Make Cauliflower Scoopable Ice Cream
Make the smoothie recipe above and add to the mixture 1 cup of cashews, soaked the prior night and rinsed to remove any phytates, and also add the coconut cream from one can of coconut milk. Once blended, taste-test to see if it is sweet enough for you. Add maple syrup to increase sweetness.
- Pour the mixture into a parchment-lined loaf pan and freeze. Of course, at this point you could also add mix-ins or toppings. Freeze at least 5 hours and thaw for 10 minutes to be able to scoop!
Like working with recipes with sneaky nutritional ingredients? Here are two other recipes that use white beans:
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