In celebration of National Ice Cream Month, hot days and swimming pools, here are some poolside ice cream recipes ranging from healthy to chocolatey.
Nice Cream
This recipe really is nice for your body and for your taste buds!
- Chop 3 bananas into small pieces and freeze them overnight
- In a blender mix frozen bananas with 1 cup almond milk (or soy or rice or other milk)
- Add 2 tbsp almond butter or nut butter
- Optional: Add your choice of the following: cinnamon, vanilla extract, cocao powder or other favorite ice cream flavor
- Blend until smooth
For full recipe, visit Whole Foods.
Sorbet Mimosa
For adults who want a cooling beverage poolside, make a sorbet mimosa!
- Please two scoops of sorbet in a cup or, if you want to be fancy, a champagne flute
- Pour champagne over the sorbet
Pina Colada Ice Cream
This recipe takes the flavors of Pina Colada and turns them into a healthier-than-regular-ice-cream treat. Throw the following ingredients into a blender for two minutes and enjoy!
- 1 can coconut milk (I used Thai Organic)1 frozen banana
- 1 vanilla bean (whole) 1tsp extract would work well too
- 3 cups pineapple diced
- 2 T liquid sweetener (optional)
For full recipe details, visit My Whole Food Life.
Brownie Ice Cream Bars
This recipe from Delish is perfect for chocolate lovers.
- Combine brownie mix, butter, espresso powder, and vanilla
- Press brownie batter onto parchment-lined sheet pan
- Freeze for 1 hour
- Halve frozen brownies crosswise
- Scoop ice cream over one half and spread evenly
- Place other brownie half on top of ice cream
- Freeze on pan for 4 hours
- Slice into squares
For full recipe details, visit Delish.
Claire McDaniel
Claire is a swimming and nutrition expert who loves to educate and motivate others to healthier living. She swam competitively for 18 years, is a five time All-American, a Division I National Champion, was co-captain of Team USA at the 2007 World University Games and was named a finalist for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. She also has a master’s degree in nutrition and is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. After swimming, Claire started coaching and has coached all over the US and even in Switzerland! Her experience and expertise about both swimming and health fuel her passion for Clear Comfort’s mission – to make swimming a 100 percent healthy activity for swimmers, coaches, lifeguards and pool staff.
