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Chocolate Coconut Milk Ice Cream

By The Nourishing Gourmet Tried out by Brooke who says it is so good! 3 cups of unsweetened coconut milk (about two cans) 2/3 cup of cocoa powder 6 tablespoons agave syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Whisk cocoa powder in a small amount of coconut milk (they use Thai’s organic coconut milk, do not use lite), until smooth. Then add the rest of the ingredients (you can use whatever sweetener you like), (If you can have dairy, coconut milk and cream together make a wonderful ice cream) and whisk until well combined. Or dump all ingredients together and blend with a stick blender. Make according to your machines instructions. If you do not have an icecream maker, you can also make it in a bag- 1/2 cup salt (The bigger the granules, the better. Kosher or rock salt works best, but table salt is fine.) Ice cubes (enough to fill each gallon-size bag about half full) 1 pint-size ziplock bag 1 gallon-size ziplock bag Put some of the mixture in to the oint size bag. Place the salt and i...

Mom's Banana Nut Bread

Mom's Banana Nut Bread Cream together: 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar Add: 2 eggs and beat Add: 1 cup mashed bananas 1/4 cup milk 1 tsp. vanilla Sift dry ingedients(I don't usually remember to do this and it still turns out great!): 2 cups flour 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt Add: 1/2 cup chopped nuts Bake in well greased loaf pan at 350 for 1 hour our until knife comes out clean! *Makes one loaf