Raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream

This recipe is summer comfort food at its best.  I used my recipe for chocolate chip cookie dough to create this delightful raw chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream.  It is so delicious; you might not go back to your regular chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream again.  I love that it feels indulgent, but is actually quite healthy. 

Raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream

2 large bananas, peeled, chopped, and frozen

½ teaspoon vanilla extract (omit if you are strictly raw and double the vanilla bean powder)

1/8 teaspoon ground vanilla bean powder (optional)

½ cup chocolate chip cookie dough, crumbled into small pieces (see previous posts)

½ cup raw chocolate chips (see previous posts)

1.      In a food processor, blend together the bananas, vanilla extract, and vanilla bean powder.  Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.  Puree until smooth and light, about 3-4 minutes.  It should be the consistency of soft serve.

2.      Pour into a medium sized mixing bowl.  Fold in the cookie dough, and raw chocolate chips.

3.      Serve and enjoy.

Note:  Make sure that your bananas are really ripe when you freeze them.  They taste a lot sweeter in the ice cream.  If your bananas need it, feel free to add a little sweetener to them.

If you're feeling playful, use some extra chocolate sauce to make a chocolate spoon garnish.  Pour a line of chocolate for the handle, and an oval for the scoop.  Freeze until hard, like the chocolate chips.  Peel carefully from the parchment and garnish.