Straw-Nana-Nut Ice Cream

We've mentioned one of our favorite apps before, the Whole Foods Market Recipes app...well this is a variation of one of their recipes. It's a perfect summer treat that you won't feel guilty about eating!

This recipe calls for a lot of strawberries & if you are like me you get tired of wasting 1/2 the strawberry by cutting off the stem. I saw this pin on Pinterest about removing the stem with a straw & finally had the chance to try it out...IT WORKS! It's super easy too. All you do is insert the straw at the button & push the stem off (see below)!

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Ingredients:

2 frozen Bananas
6 oz Organic Strawberries (buy ORGANIC - Strawberries are one of "The Dirty Dozen")
1/2 cup of raw whole Cashews (soaked in water, see below)

Directions:

1. Soak cashews in warm water at room temperature for 2-12 hours. Drain cashews once they have been soaked.

2. Dice organic strawberries.

3. Slice frozen bananas into 1/4" slices.

4. Puree strawberries & cashews in a Vitamix until smooth (start at the lowest speed & gradually turn it up to 4). Add up to a 1/4 cup of water, if needed. Add bananas & puree again, until very smooth.