chocolate-cherry soft serve

by Dani on July 17, 2011

Last night was a hot one here in Toronto. The kind of night that had I not been a healthy-living vegan, I may have stopped and got a chocolate soft serve cone from one of the numerous ice cream trucks parked in my neighbourhood.

Ever wonder what’s actually used to make soft serve? The National Post wrote a story on this a few years back. Ingredients include – corn syrup, whey, calcium sulfate and more sugar then should ever be consumed by the human body.

I whipped up this delicious treat using some frozen Ontario-grown sour cherries I found at Whole Foods. Try it and I swear you’ll like it better then that crap that’s served out of a truck.

You can even eat it for breakfast. Not that I’m doing that…right now…

Chocolate-Cherry Soft Serve

Ingredients

1 banana, frozen or unfrozen your choice
1/2 cup frozen sour cherries
1 tbsp raw cacao powder
1/2 tbsp maple syrup
1 medjool date

Directions

1. Add all ingredients to high-powered blender or food processor
2. Blend until smooth and transfer to bowl or layer in parfait glass
3. Top with raw cacao nibs and whole cherries

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1 rustee513 July 17, 2011 at 8:40 am

And we just came back from the Blenheim Cherry Festival with 10 pounds of fresh pitted cherries (and the most unbelievable cherry pie made by the church ladies).

Nice to see you back at it!

74 days and counting………

2 Dani @ Body By Nature July 17, 2011 at 8:45 am: Dad I hope you brought me back some cherries!

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3 Kristin July 17, 2011 at 9:48 am

This looks delicious- I’ve been making something very similar for breakfast over the last week, using up some fresh organic cherries I bought! Delicious! xo

4 veganlisa July 17, 2011 at 8:07 pm

Sour cherries, that is quite a find! I wish berry season would never end. I adore the refreshing, sweet recipes of summer. If I never eat another stew I’ll be in heaven.

5 rustee513 July 18, 2011 at 9:05 am

Sorry Danielle, too late, Jennie has made them into jam!

Will pick up sour cherries for you the next time we are at Park’s Blueberries in Thamesville.

On a side note, using the basics of your recipe, I made a smoothie with coconut water this morning that accidentally turned into soft serve ice cream consistency. Great breakfast to start the morning!

6 katshealthcorner July 20, 2011 at 10:05 pm