Gluten-free AVOCADO "N'ICE CREAM"

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We love this “n’ice cream” recipe from fellow healthy chef, Lee Holmes.   You can now happily wave your regular dairy-filled, chemical cocktail goodbye and swap it for this soothing dessert.  We featured this recipe on our Happy Gut Facebook Live, our first from the Happy Gut Kitchen, see it here.   (Follow Happy Gut Facebook here.)

“This is a recipe you could do blindfolded wit h one arm tied behind your back, it’s that easy,” says Lee, author of Supercharged Food: Eat Your Way to Health. “ And also  so utterly delicious and creamy.”

“Avocados make a decadent treat like ice cream into an omega-3-rich inflammation fighting machine, which is also excellent for brain health,” adds. Dr. Pedre.

All it takes is just five ingredients  and five minutes to whip it up and you get  a beautiful thickness in the  ice cream  with the help of avocado.  Avocados are also ridiculously beneficial; full of monounsaturated fats and vitamin E, they’re also easy on the gut lining.  Avocado’s beneficial fiber helps promote healthy digestion. The vitamin C found in avocados also promotes digestive health.  Your digestive tract contains collagen — a type of protein that forms tight fibrils to provide tissue strength.  Collagen fibers wrap around your intestinal walls, and the vitamin C in your diet helps you produce enough collagen to maintain tissue strength.  Add avocado to your diet and you’ll increase your intake of B-complex vitamins. These nutrients support healthy digestion because they help your cells derive fuel from your food. 

When you include more  avocado  in your meals, in no time  you will feel the benefits of a fully-functioning happy gut!

Gluten-free Nice Cream

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Servings:  2

Makes about 2 cups
Prep time: 5 minutes, freeze for 1–2 hours

Ingredients:

1 avocado, pitted and peeled

1/2  cup of  additive-free coconut milk, chilled 

1 tablespoon  of  lemon juice


1/4 teaspoon  of  alcohol-free vanilla extract

6 drops  of  liquid stevia or sweetener of choice 

Step 1:

Purée all the ingredients in a blender until smooth and creamy.

Step 2:

Churn the mixture in an ice-cream machine according to the manufacturer’s instructions, or cover and freeze for 1–2 hours or until just frozen, then stir vigorously or beat with a hand mixer. 

Step 3:

Return to the freezer, then stir every 30 m inutes two or three more times and then r eturn to the freezer until completely frozen. 

There you have it! Delicious Avocado Nice Cream!

 

Contributed by Lee Holmes 

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Dr. Vincent Pedre
Dr. Vincent Pedre  is a leading authority in gut health, a bestselling author, and a medical doctor with a holistic approach to wellness. With over two decades of experience, he is dedicated to helping people achieve optimal health through personalized nutrition, lifestyle adjustments, and integrative medicine. 

Dr. Pedre offers personalized health consultations, as well as the comprehensive Gut-Brain Mastery Program — 6-Week Stress-Less Challenge — which is designed to help individuals biohack their brain health through their gut to reduce stress, boost mood, improve gut health, and achieve rockstar resilience.
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