My dear foodies,

Today I continue with the cocoa fever that rich, nutritious food that also has one of the most exquisite aromas and flavors of the planet, this time we prepare a rich vegan cocoa ice cream, without animal milk and other products of animal origin.

The best thing about this preparation is that it is suitable for all types of people because it is free of Gluten, eggs, lactose and sugar ingredients that may be rich, but are extremely harmful to our body. Another positive aspect is that it does not lose aromatic properties or put at risk its exquisite cocoa flavor.

We will learn how to prepare ice cream without an ice cream machine and with an ice cream machine.

So cheer up and join me in preparing this exotic recipe.

Delicious vegan cocoa ice cream

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My secrets INGREDIENTS

(for 8 portions):

♡ 300 g cashew butter

♡ 400 g soy milk

♡ 50 g pure cocoa powder

♡ 100 g agave syrup

♡ 1.5 g agar powder

♡ 1 bar of 150 g of dark chocolate (at least 70%)

♡ Lactose-free and egg-free chocolate ice cream

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PREPARATION

Preparation time: 15min
Cooking time: 25min
Total: 40min

Vegan cocoa ice cream machine

The steps are quite simple, just leave for a day in the freezer the glass of the machine protected with a cloth or bag.

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After the time of a day, the next step will be to boil our vegetable milk and then that this boils we will pour the agar agar we mix well and we take to low fire.

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Now it is time to process the other ingredients of the ice cream, grind very well with the help of a mixer or Thermomix then leave reserved in the refrigerator for about 3 hours.
In this period of time you can cut the bar of black cocoa into small pieces, then reserve.

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The last step is to pour our mixture into the machine and let the machine do the rest of the operation, when you take out the ice cream keep it in a deep container and add the pieces of cocoa. You can serve it immediately or keep it in the refrigerator to taste whenever you want.

How to make vegan cocoa ice cream without a refrigerator

If you don't have an ice-cream machine, don't worry because we can also prepare without a machine, obviously the results are always different, but equally rich.

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The ingredients are the same.

Only that when we go in step 3, we will reserve the cream in our refrigerator and as it freezes we will be mixing, this we will do at half-hour intervals, this step we will repeat 6 times in a total of 3 hours, the point we will choose ourselves when it has the best consistency, so that this firm ice cream.

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Now we can eat our vegan cocoa ice cream in two delicious ways.

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I let you try this recipe and tell me what you think! ;)

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Benefits of agar powder

In case you don't know Agar agar comes from a marine cellular organism, specifically a red alga with gelling properties, and is widely used in vegan cooking. Agar agar is a family of Rhodophytae.

It is not known exactly at what precise moment the gelling properties of agar agar were discovered, but I can tell you that this sub marine product is part of Japanese gastronomy and other Asian countries.

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At the nutritional level as such does not offer many advantages since in the process of elaboration a lot of nutrients are lost, but it is rich in fibers so it will not be a problem that our intestine gets rid of it and can help other foods to their good digestion.

One of the most amazing things about agar agar is its ability to increase its volume in contact with water, which apart from making it yield what we will prepare once ingested reduces the appetite for the feeling of satiety. Widely used in diets to lose weight.

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I let you try this recipe and tell me what you think! ;)

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