Yes, sweet potatoes, especially white, or purple flesh work well--purple is mixed with white and some cocoa powder tastes like a fudge ice cream!
Here's some other tips:
Cook white sweet potatoes with a tsp or two of lemon juice to keep them from browning.
If you want them to be more liquid when they melt (good for hot desserts) you can blend 3 tbsp of oats into a flour and add ½ cup of water and mix well with your sweet potatoes.
If you want it richer then 1 tbsp of tahini or nut or seed butter as a nice addition.
I like to add 1 tbsp red wine vinegar and then I mash in raspberries or blueberries and a touch of cinnamon 😋
I'd love to know how it turns out for you 🙌 or if you have any issues, problems, or concerns, I'm more than happy to help troubleshoot if you have problems 🙂
Here's one more sweet potato tip that I mention a bit in the recipe tips, but if you want a great light and crunchy/crispy topping for your ice cream:
peel the sweet potatoes and remove all the potato from the skins, cover the skins in cinnamon and vanilla, then sautee/cook them in a seasoned pan until they are crispy, then crumble on-top of your sweet potato ice cream.
I just did it at first because I hate to waste anything, if I can help it, and they're so healthy, but they turned out to also be super tasty and added a really nice crispy texture.
The white sweet potato is a nice touch! 🍠 =🍦
Thank you, yes, sweet potato is definately one of my favorite ways to make a frozen ice cream dessert!
Check out the tips in the comments with N Leana if you want some additional tips and ideas.
If you try it and have any issues let me know and I'll be happy to try to help out however I can, have a great Sunday! (Or sundae 😉)
What a great workaround! I'm lactose-intolerant so I haven't been able to enjoy icecream in almost 20 years.
Does it really work with just sweet potatoes too? We have plenty of oats but rarely stock dates.
Yes, sweet potatoes, especially white, or purple flesh work well--purple is mixed with white and some cocoa powder tastes like a fudge ice cream!
Here's some other tips:
Cook white sweet potatoes with a tsp or two of lemon juice to keep them from browning.
If you want them to be more liquid when they melt (good for hot desserts) you can blend 3 tbsp of oats into a flour and add ½ cup of water and mix well with your sweet potatoes.
If you want it richer then 1 tbsp of tahini or nut or seed butter as a nice addition.
I like to add 1 tbsp red wine vinegar and then I mash in raspberries or blueberries and a touch of cinnamon 😋
Oh such great tips, thanks so much!
I'd love to know how it turns out for you 🙌 or if you have any issues, problems, or concerns, I'm more than happy to help troubleshoot if you have problems 🙂
Here's one more sweet potato tip that I mention a bit in the recipe tips, but if you want a great light and crunchy/crispy topping for your ice cream:
peel the sweet potatoes and remove all the potato from the skins, cover the skins in cinnamon and vanilla, then sautee/cook them in a seasoned pan until they are crispy, then crumble on-top of your sweet potato ice cream.
Oh didn't notice that the first time I read the post, that's so clever 👍
Oh, thank you, N Leana!
I just did it at first because I hate to waste anything, if I can help it, and they're so healthy, but they turned out to also be super tasty and added a really nice crispy texture.
It's definitely worth the extra 10-15 minutes.