Oh, weekends, how I love you so. For me, weekends generally mean quality time with God, family, friends, and FOOD! I love to cook and bake, and try to do so as often as possible during the week, but it is on the weekend that I have true time to experiment in the kitchen!
As many of you know, I am a true believer in eating whole, REAL foods. I also harbor a true, deep addiction to frozen yogurt. This weekend I witnessed the beauty of both worlds colliding.
And what a delicious collision it was.
I started on a quest of creating a healthy froyo version of my all-time favorite ice cream flavor combination: mint chocolate chip.
The results did not disappoint.
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| Minty goodness! |
By the way, that green goodness you see isn’t from food coloring. You should know me better than that. Instead, that glorious green comes from a simple handful of spinach.
That’s right, spinach. 🙂
Mint Chocolate Chip Frozen Yogurt
(Serves 2)
Ingredients:
- 11 ounces plain Greek yogurt
- 8 dates, pitted and coarsely chopped
- 3 to 4 T of fresh mint (or a few drops of peppermint extract)
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- handful of raw baby spinach (No food coloring or chemicals here, baby!)
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chunks/chips or cacao nibs
- Dark chocolate squares (optional)
Combine all the ingredients, except the dark chocolate, in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
Place the mixture in your ice cream maker (here’s mine) and follow the manufacturer’s instructions.
Add the dark chocolate in the last five minutes of churning. Allow to churn until desired consistency is met.
Divide the frozen yogurt into two dishes and garnish with dark chocolate squares, if desired.
Dig in to nom-worthy, healthy deliciousness! 🙂
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