Holiday Apple Mint Chip Vegan Ice Cream Recipe

Who says ice cream is purely a summer treat? My Holiday Apple Mint Chip Vegan Ice Cream recipe is filled with holiday flavor and healthy cheer! It’s the perfect dessert to share with your friends and family this special season. A creamy, tart, chocolatey blend of cashew, banana, green apple, peppermint, and cacao – cozy up with a warm blanket and enjoy every bite!

There is no hiding it, the holidays always seem to come with desserts galore. It seems everywhere I turn, there are cookies, candies, and pies for the tasting. It can take every last ounce of willpower to stay clear of these sugar-filled addictive bites. This holiday, reclaim your power and make your own special treat that you can feel good about indulging in.

The Gift of Fiber

My Holiday Apple Mint Chip Vegan Ice Cream comes loaded with beauty benefits sure to help you sparkle! Clear, vivid eyes equal a clean healthy body. And, apples are just the ticket to cleanse your body and give you that gorgeous glow for the holidays!

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Apples are made up of a fiber called pectin. In fact, apples contain the highest amount of this soluble and insoluble fiber compared to other fruits. 75% of the fiber in apples comes from pectin. That’s a lot of powerful working fiber, and it’s perfect for the holidays. Getting good soluble fiber can actually help create stable blood sugar levels. As a result, you won’t feel the urge to reach for that not-so-healthy cookie. And insoluble fiber works like a magic scrubber in your digestive tract. This means cleaner blood, which equals brighter beauty and a more radiant you!

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The skin on apples comes with special powers too. Apple’s skin contains quercetin, an antioxidant helpful in boosting your holiday beauty. Quercetin works to prevent damage to individual cells in your body and your skin. So while those traditional sugary desserts might put a damper your system, my Holiday Apple Mint Chip Vegan Ice Cream will do quite the opposite.

Connecting to the Seasons

You’ll find that apples are extra tasty and delicious during the winter season. Why? you might ask. Many of us don’t know which fruits and vegetables are actually in season because we have access to them all year long. Here is a quick little lesson: apples are a winter crop! Go to an apple farm and you’ll see the trees loaded with these beautiful gems during these cooler months.

In Ayurveda, we call eating seasonally ritucharya. When you fill your plates with ingredients that are ripest during the season, you really gett into the rhythm with nature. Plus your dishes pop with flavor and you’re likely getting more nutrients out of every bite. In fact, studies out of the National Institutes of Health show that fruits that naturally ripen have different profiles than those that are artificially ripened. Who would have known?!

Eating seasonally is also better for the environment and for your wallet! I always like to try and get my produce from my local farmers market. This is one way to guarantee you are getting fruits and veggies that are naturally ripened and at their prime. When you shop locally like this, not only are you helping out your neighboring farmer. You are also helping out your neighboring soil. Our soil needs as much love as it can get, so by supporting small farmers, you are helping give that love!

Mighty Miracles of Mint

Let me not forget to mention the wonderful gifts that mint brings! Mint is a powerful aid in boosting digestive health. This is key for the holidays because all too often we might overindulge in foods that aren’t properly food-combined. Mint is a miracle herb! And it is super mighty! Small amounts of mint can help soothe our guts of indigestion or inflammation when it needs help the most.

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Mint adds a delicious freshness to about everything you add it to. I just love how easily it grows too! If you are looking for a last-minute holiday gift, here is a thought. Print out my Holiday Apple Mint Chip Vegan Ice Cream recipe and pair it with a mint plant. Your loved one can keep it in their kitchen’s natural light during winter and let it grow. And then when they are ready to make a holiday treat, pick just a few leaves as needed. Your friends will love the idea of making their own ice cream with plants from their herb garden. Who knew enjoying my Holiday Apple Mint Chip Vegan Ice Cream be such a gift for your health and beauty?!

Love and Cacao

Speaking about love, this delicious recipe also includes cacao. I just love cacao and perhaps that’s because it promotes feelings of love and joy. The two feelings that the holidays are all about! Cacao contains the neurotransmitter anandamide, known as the “bliss chemical”. In Ayurveda, we say that when you have a little cacao you are opening up the energy of your heart chakra, Anahata. The energy of Anahata is the perfect gift to transpire during this season!

Cacao is a great source of antioxidants. There are nearly four times the amount of antioxidants in cacao as there are in regular processed dark chocolate and 20 times more than blueberries! But don’t go over indulging in cacao quite yet. This delicious treat does still come with its fair share of theobromine, resulting in similar effects as caffeine. So while we love cacao and it makes a great addition to my Holiday Apple Mint Chip Vegan Ice Cream recipe, we like to use it sparingly so we aren’t up all hours of the night.

Time to make your Holiday Apple Mint Chip Vegan Ice Cream!

Well, Beauties there you have it! All the reasons as to why my Holiday Apple Mint Chip Vegan Ice Cream is the perfect addition to your dessert table this season. This is truly such a magical time of year. I hope that you fill your days with loving memories and joyful moments. (And of course, delicious and nutritious healthy foods!) Because of course, we all deserve to treat ourselves to something special during this season. Just make sure that you are giving yourself the gift of treating yourself to something that your body will thank you for.

There are so many more yummy holiday treats on the site. Be sure to cruise around and find your favorites to make. And as you know, I love to see your creations. Take pictures of your meals and share them with me on Instagram. Tag your friends in your posts so they get inspired to make it too! And if you use Pinterest, Pin the picture above to your board. I love it when you share my recipes to your community!