Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Mixed Fruits, Veggies, Nuts & Oats Ice Cream - A Healthy Breakfast Ice Cream

This ice cream is very healthy as it contains fruits, vegetable, nuts and oats. When your kids ask you for ice cream at the breakfast table, you don't have to say "No". You can give them this healthy and yummy home made ice cream. Even you can have it for breakfast during this hot summer.

Ingredients :

1. Mixed Fruits - 1.5 Cups (I used Mango, Apple, Avocado, Banana, Pear, Plum and Jack fruit)
2. Carrot - 1/4 Cup (Chopped)
3. Beetroot - 1/4 Cup (Chopped)
4. Oats - 1/2 Cup (I used quaker quick oats)
5. Fresh Coconut Milk - 3/4 Cup
6. Orange Juice - 1/4 Cup
7. Honey - 1 tbs (You can add more)
8. Unsweetened Cocoa Powder - 1 tsp
9. Almond - 5 (Soaked till soft)
10. Mixed Nuts - For Garnishing





Procedure :


1. Cook Carrot and Beetroot with enough water.

2. Take all the ingredients including cooked carrot and beetroot in a blender.

3. Blend till smooth.

4. Freeze for 3 hours or till it freezes completely.

5. Blend it once again till smooth.

6. Again freeze it for another 1 hour. Then blend till smooth.

7. Repeat step 6 for few more times.

8. Before you serve, keep the frozen ice cream out for atleast 15 minutes or till it get softened.

9. Garnish with almonds, cashew or other nuts and fruits.

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Mango Popsicle


34 comments:

divya said...

wow, it looks very colorful n delicious...

Pavithra Elangovan said...

Wow oats in ice cream form ..sounds interesting nithu.. Very delicious and healthy..must try..

Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said...

ahhhhhhhh..healthy colorful and yummmm..sure kids and we too wil love this veggie-fruit icecream

Swathi said...

Healthy ice cream Nithu. Nice one.

Unknown said...

Wow, a breakfast ice-cream, sounds wonderful and what a great combo of things going in that :)

Rach said...

Yummy and healthy too!

Kiran said...

Very delicious and healthy icecream for breakfast.Love it .Very creative and beautifully presented.

kitchen queen said...

what a healthy and colourful icecream.

Simplyfood said...

What a wonderful and healthy ice cream.

Yasmeen said...

A sure healthy ice cream,I'm impressed by the variety of fruits ,veggies and nuts used.Thanks for sending this over to the challenge :D

Mahi said...

I don't eat ice cream..hihi!
This ice cream is healthy choice..nice creation!

Suji said...

This is great NIthu, Lovely and yummy ice cream for breakfast

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Kairali sisters

Mina Joshi said...

Great idea. Looks very healthy and appetising

Jayanthy Kumaran said...

Very tempting...just love to taste a spoonful. Can't wait to give a try Nithu..!

Shabitha Karthikeyan said...

Wow..Looks colorful and surely would be a great dessert for kids !!

Priya Suresh said...

Kalakitinga Nithu, super healthy and droolworthy ice cream...awesome!!

Nithu said...

Lovely ice cream with fruits and nuts. Thanks for your interest in our Sizzling Summer Contest. We do not have soup in the category. I guess this would be perfect for the contest...

RV said...

I am awed... Looks delicious Nithu

Nitha said...

yummy and delicious ice cream Nithu..

Unknown said...

Healthy n yummy ice cream..Great idea, Nithu :)

Rachana said...

I wouldn't mind this for my breakfast! So delicious!

Suja Manoj said...

Yummy and healthy..fruits and veggies..great idea..will surely try this.

SKIP TO MALOU said...

sure way to start the day right... both for the soul and for the body!

Prema said...

Ice cream luks wounderfull nithu,perfect for the events...

Love2cook Malaysia said...

Nithu, pass me some dear! I'm drooling! :D

Krishnaveni said...

looks so good...beautiful presentation

Asiya Omar said...

very healthy and colourful.looks yummy.

Suhaina said...

Nithu, you have done a very good job. looks so tempting. very healthy.

Akanksha said...

wow..really healthy ice cream!good way of serving to the kids :)

~ Lopa said...

Ohh Nithu, it looks so exotic.... how can i have some without cooking myself ! hehe
Ok i got to try it !

Sandhya Hariharan said...

You are soo good in creating ..wonderful mixes... Way to go Nithu!!

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Menaga Sathia said...

super n delicious ice cream...

PS said...

nithu, what an innovative ice cream, simply love it..

Prathima P said...

wow.. looks yummy n mouth watering, should definetly try this healthy ice cream .. good work .. nice blog
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