VEGAN CHOCOLATE FROSTY

It’s always fun to create in the kitchen with the kids! The boys always love experimenting and trying new things and as a mom, Im so stoked Tama and Ira want to make something that is healthy that is going to nourish their growing bodies. When the things they want to make are healthy and taste good then everyone is happy!

Tama and Ira were excited to experiment and come up with different recipes for the Super Elixir swap. Welleco is promotes healthy living and asked us to participate in swapping out a processed sweet treat with their Kids Super Elixir Nourishing Protein. Have you ever had a Wendy’s frosty? This tastes like that with added peanut butter but our homemade version is full of plant power!

Wellco protein powders come in a variety of different flavors which are vegan friendly and taste amazing!! We have been using their powders for the past 3 months now and the kids and Shem and I all love it! It tastes amazing, feels amazing on the body and its something simple to make when our live is on the fly, which is pretty much every day! haha.  Hope you are all good~ Recipe below!

Kieki Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake (Makes 2 servings)
    ⁃    2 scoops Welleco Kids Super Elixir Nourishing Protein
    ⁃    8 cubes frozen almond milk
    ⁃    4 frozen ice cream bananas or whatever bananas you have available
    ⁃    1 tbsp organic non sweetened peanut butter
    ⁃    10 oz almond milk

Pink Aloha Smoothie

Cool your taste buds while warming your soul with the pink aloha! Just 4 ingredients and you're on your way to a tropical paradise in a cup! Recipe below:

Pink Aloha Smoothie Recipe

Makes 2 servings

5 Frozen ripe banana

2 pitaya packets 

1/3 cup almond or fav nut milk

1 vanilla bean

Blend until Smooth!

We Ended up freezing these for a couple hours, topping with a little vanilla vegan ice-cream and drizzled some vegan chocolate over it! It was such a fun and beautiful dessert to share!

*Pitaya has pretty much no flavor, just a lot of great nutrients and a bold punch of color so it can go both ways, fruity/tarty or creamy/decadent.

Let me know how it goes! Always love seeing your creations on @earthyandy. Thanks for sharing!

Have a beautiful day,

Andy XO

StrawBerry Blue Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

My family grew up eating ice-cream. My husband has been known to have a pint of like 5 different kinds at all time so thats where my love for creating fun flavorful vegan plant based style ice creams come from. It makes life a lot easier sometimes if we find replacements for some of the things we really love. Just now it doesn't need to take away from anything it just gives a lot of awesome! 

You don't need to  have an ice-cream machine or any fancy gadget besides a good blender (which I highly recommend investing into your health. Its a game changer!) 

I hope you enjoy! Tag @earthyandy on social media if ya post! Its always fun to see what people are doing in their own kitchen! 

Have a Beautiful Day! 

Recipe below.

StrawBerry Blue Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Recipe

1 cup cashews
1 14-ounce cans coconut cream OR full fat coconut milk  
1/2 cup strawberries

1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/4 cup coconut sugar or to taste
1 vanilla bean scraped or 1/4 teaspoon extract

METHOD

Blend all together and freeze in a ziplock bag laying flat or into ice cube treys. Night before . Once frozen break into chunks and blend. And put back in freeze for an hour + ! Scoop up your heaven ! If you let freeze too long just let sit out on counter to soften a bit before scooping!

You can also blend once and freeze for 4-6 hours but this extra step tends to upgrade the ice-cream texture! 

You can also make is just strawberry by doubling the amount of strawberries and eliminating  the blueberries or visa versa!

Enjoy! XO

CREME BRULEE Vegan Mylk Shake

HOLIDAYS ARE HERE AND SPECIAL SWEET TREATS ARE A MUST! But do they need to take away from your body, and goals? NOPE! You can have your cake and eat it you! This is a creamy desserty mylk shake using plant based ingredients. Creme Brulee in mylkshake vegan all good for ya form!  If ya make it let me know on Instagram by tagging me @earthyandy! Aloha! Recipe below..

Ingredients

• 1 fresh or frozen ripe banana (optional)
• 3 tbs coconut sugar
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract or 1 vanilla bean
• 1/2 cup coconut milk ( freeze prior into ice cubes for thicker smoothie consistency
• 1/2 cup favorite nut milk (note strong flavor of milks with alter the flavor a bit- I like vanilla almond)
• 1/4 cup koko samoa or vegan chocolate chips
• handful of ice cubes
• Pinch of Pink Himalayan Salt

(the best way is to make coconut caramel first and use that... Ill post that way soon! But this is awesome, and super easy!

Method

Blend until smooth and top with coconut shreds coconut caramel (ill post recipe for this probably tomorrow!! Its soooo goooooood!

-Andy xo

Ingredients

• 1/4 frozen banana (2 - 3 small chunks, about 25 g)
• 1/4 cup (20 g) rolled oats
• 3 large or 5 small dates, pitted (around 1/4 cup, 45 g)
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) vanilla almond milk
• 3 - 4 frozen almond milk cubes (or ice cubes)
• 1 tbsp (16 g) almond butter (optional)*
• pinch of salt

Neapolitan Chia Partfait/smoothie

Aloha! This creamy Neapolitan Chia Smoothie is a result of me being indecisive, haha. I was planning to make a vanilla chia smoothie but this was the end results.  Why have one flavor when you can have three, right! T

he vanilla layer is kinda mixed in to the strawberry here. I didn't let it set before layering so it blended a bit but if you want nice distinct layers just let your flavor layers set a bit before doing it! I used Mamma Chia White Chia seeds for this recipe giving added nutritional value including a big boost of protein! You can use black Chia seeds, white seeds just give you a better color :).   Oh ya, you can freeze this into creamy Popsicle's and its amazing!! Enjoy !

Andy xo

Neapolitan Chia Parfait/smoothie RECIPE

Prep Time: 10 mins
Yields: 1 big serving or 2 small servings

Vanilla Layer Ingredients:
½ cup coconut milk
2 tbs white Mamma Chia seeds
¼ tsp vanilla
1 tbs coconut sugar or to taste

Chocolate Layer Ingredients:
½ cup I used coconut milk
2 tbs white Mamma Chia seeds
1 tbs cocoa powder
1 tbs coconut sugar or to taste

Strawberry Layer Ingredients:
¼ cup + 2 tbs used coconut milk
2 tbs white Mamma Chia seeds
12 fresh or frozen strawberries, halved
1 tbs coconut sugar or to taste
 

METHOD

1. In 3 separate bowls, make each flavor or in your blender do one at a time and then pour into separate bowls.
2. blend each at a time for 1 minute for a smooth and creamy texture.
3. Chill at least 6 hours for a pudding dessert/breakfast or drink immediately
4. Let layers sit for a few minutes in the fridge before layering in serving cup or drinking jar Enjoy immediately or store covered in fridge for up to 5 days.
5. Top or layer with fresh fruits, granola, or toasted coconut!

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Vegan Ice Cream

When ya just want to swirl your tongue around something sweet and creamy .. think Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Vegan Ice Cream! How can this possibly be dairy and gluten free? Easy! Its just a matter of using really tasty wholesome ingredients! The key flavors are going to come from the peanut butter you choose and the cookie dough you make! And hey if you don't want to make vegan cookie dough, you can purchase it at whole foods ! Buuut homemade is always better and most always better for you! 

*note! this is a cashew/coconut cream based ice cream but feel free to use 6 ripe unpeeled frozen bananas in replace of those two ingredients. It will have a different taste but still really amazing! You can also you almond milk in replace of the coconut milk no problemo! Recipe below.. enjoy enjoy enjoy!!! ALOHA  ~ Andy XO

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE DOUGH VEGAN ICECREAM

1 cup soaked over night and drained cashews
1 14-ounce can coconut cream OR full fat coconut milk or choice of nut milk
1/2 cup  your favorite peanut butter
1/4 cup coconut sugar
1 bean or 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Pinch of salt

 1/2 cup or more vegan cookie dough (recipe below)

 METHOD

Blend all together and freeze in a ziplock bag laying flat or into ice cube treys. Night before . Once frozen break into chunks and blend . At the end mix in cookie dough chunks and put back in freeze for an hour + ! Scoop up your heaven ! If you let freeze too long just let sit out on counter to soften a bit before scooping!

COOKIE DOUGH this makes A LOT EXTRA... because its good to have some cookie dough on hand ;)

• 1 cup of your favorite peanut butter ( I like haliewa goodies natural coconut peanut butter)
• 1 cup coconut sugar
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract or 1 vanilla bean scraped
• 6 Tbsp vegan coconut butter 
• 1 1/2 cup  Gluten Free all Purpose Baking Flour (Bob Mills is the best in my opinion)
• 1/2 cup or more dairy free chocolate chips
• 3-4 Tbsp almond milk or coconut milk

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• In a bowl mix peanut butter, coconut sugar, vegan coconut butter and vanilla  together.  Add gluten free flour a little at a time while stirring. Add almond milk in slowly to add moisture. Once consistency of cookie dough stir in chocolate chips and place in  fridge or freezer to form. You are going to love this little treat!! Not uber healthy but a great and fun cruelty free and verrrrrry tasty alternative!

Enoy!!

CREAMY MINT CHOCOLATE VEGAN ICECREAM

Its always fun to experiment with new flavors and this was the number one requested flavor to replicate vegan style! I love hearing your suggestions and what people love! Its fun to talk food and make recipes and drool together haha! My family has always been an ice-cream family so its nice to be able to make a healthy guilt free alternative to those ice cream cravings! You really can make any loved flavor amazing! If you ever have  more suggestions let me know and Ill do the experimenting for you :)

Feels good to be in the kitchen after our vacation !  If you make this let me know how it went! Tag me on Instagram @earthyandy . I hear the kids waking up so I got to go.. have a beautiful day!! RECIPE BELOW~ 

*NOTE, if you do not have a high powered blender try soaking your cashews in the coconut milk the night before. 

MINT CHOCOLATE VEGAN ICECREAM

INGREDIENTS

1 cup cashew

1 14-ounce cans coconut cream OR full fat coconut milk  

1/4 cup cacoa nibs/koko samoa OR Vegan chocolate chips

1/4 cup coconut sugar 

1/2 cup fresh mint leaves

1/4 cup baby spinach (you can't taste it, its just for color and added nutrients)

optional: 1 tablespoon juiced mint leaves

METHOD

PREP THE NIGHT BEFORE: Blend mint and spinach and coconut milk together until completely smooth. Then add all ingredients  except cacao nibs until smooth and freeze in a ziplock bag laying flat or into ice cube trays the night before . Once frozen break into chunks and blend once more in blender . At the end mix in cacao nibs and  put back in freeze for an hour + ! Scoop up your creamy dairy free guilt free heavenly ice-cream!  

ENJOY!

-ANDY XO

COCONUT CACAO ICECREAM

There is nothing better than your taste buds enjoying a treat as much as your body! Its a have your cake and eat it too kind of recipe! Today I wanted to create a recipe using Graze Cacao Nibs and decided to make a vegan coconut ice cream! Feel free to use a different type of nut milk! The only prep you need is to freeze your nut milk the night before into cubes or the entire recipe blended into cubes the night before. 

*NOTE, if you do not have a high powered blender try soaking your cashews in the coconut milk the night before. 

COCONUT CACAO ICECREAM

INGREDIENTS

1 cup cashew

1 14-ounce cans coconut cream OR full fat coconut milk  

1/4 cup Graze Cacao Nibs

1/4 cup coconut sugar or 8 Pitted Medjool Dates

1 vanilla bean or 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Pinch of salt

METHOD

PREP THE NIGHT BEFORE: Blend all ingredients  except GRAZE Cacao Nibs until smooth and freeze in a ziplock bag laying flat or into ice cube treys the night before . Once frozen break into chunks and blend once more in blender . At the end mix in cacao nibs and  put back in freeze for an hour + ! Scoop up your creamy dairy free guilt free heavenly ice-cream!  If you let freeze too long just let sit out on counter to soften a bit before scooping!

*Thank you to Graze for kindly sponsoring this post. All opinions are 100% honest & completely my own.