knockoff blizzard
Growing up, my summer treats were one of two things (were all kids so routine?): Rita’s cherry italian ice with twist frozen custard or a DQ mint chip blizzard. I mostly ditched dairy because I found it to be one of the dietary factors influencing my mental health but I haven’t missed traditional ice creams because coconut milk is a truly great replacement due to it being nice and fatty. Today was the perfect day for this knockoff blizzard - it’s warm, I was watching this guy eat an ice cream cone, and I had an early lunch and was very hungry at 2pm and knew I’d need something substantial (code: protein and fat) to get me to dinner.
Knockoff Mint Chocolate Chip Blizzard
1 frozen banana or banana + ice
1c full fat coconut milk (I like Native Forest)
1/4+ teaspoon mint extract or fresh mint
protein powder (I use Kelly LeVeque’s beef protein isolate powder)
2 tablespoons cacao nibs (I like the texture of these, although you could use 80% or up to 100% dark chocolate chips - it will be sweet enough with the banana and protein powder so the sugar in the chocolate isn’t necessary)
Directions
Blend everything except cacao nibs
When smooth, add cacao nibs/chips and pulse so that there’s a nice texture left to the chocolate vs. totally obliterated
Enjoy!
Alternatives/tips
For lower GI, you can use frozen cauliflower or zucchini in place of banana if your protein powder is “sweetened” (eg. monk fruit)