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Home » Recipes » Dessert recipes » Better Than Ice Cream Fruit Cream

Last updated on June 16, 2018. Originally posted on April 25, 2011 By Maryea / 21 Comments

Better Than Ice Cream Fruit Cream

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Ben Cohen, of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, needed emergency bypass surgery in 2001.  Burt Baskin, of Bakin-Robbins ice cream, died of a heart attack.  Just sayin’.

With ice cream season right around the corner, it’s important to have some healthier alternatives in your arsenal.  Sure, ice cream tastes great, but it is full of sugar and animal fat.  I’d much rather eat this refreshing “fruit cream” and go easy on my body.  Meghan doesn’t know that difference and to her, this is ice cream.

Even the more health-conscious frozen yogurt is loaded with sugar.  Save the ice cream and frozen yogurt for special treats and make this your go-to frozen dessert.  This combination is with blueberries and mango, but the possibilities are endless.  What’s your favorite fruit combination?  Strawberry-banana?  Strawberry-blueberry?  Start with frozen fruit and have fun!

 

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Blueberry-Mango Fruit Cream

Better Than Ice Cream Fruit Cream


  • Author: Healthy Happy Mama
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 1 - 2 servings 1x
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Description

A delicious blueberry and mango fruit cream


Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup frozen mango chunks
  • 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
  • 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • pinch stevia*
  • 1/8–1/4 cup milk (dairy or non-dairy–I use unsweetened almond or coconut and both are delicious)

Instructions

  1. In a food processor or blender, pulse the fruit until it is broken down.  Add the vanilla and stevia and then turn the machine on.  Add the milk, a little at a time, and puree until smooth. Continue to add milk to desired creaminess.  Serve immediately.

Notes

*If you don’t have stevia, you can substitute another sweetener such as honey or agave nectar.  Start with a teaspoon or so and sweeten to taste.

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: whole recipe
  • Calories: 134
  • Sugar: 23g
  • Sodium: 132mg
  • Fat: 3g
  • Carbohydrates: 25g
  • Protein: 4g

Keywords: vegan ice cream

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Frozen Fruit Cream recipe! You won't miss the dairy in this healthy ice cream alternative. Such a great sweet and healthy treat!

Now we just need some ice cream weather.  🙂

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  1. Kath (My Funny Little Life) says

    May 3, 2011 at 10:20 pm

    I love fruit cream! And now, equipped with a good blender, I’m really looking forward to summer! 😀

    I also make it like a green smoothie sometimes, with spinach in it. That tastes yummy as well. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Monique says

    April 27, 2011 at 4:04 pm

    omg, I think it’s ALWAYS ice cream season haha. I should eat less ice cream, but I love it. 🙂 That looks tasty though.

    Reply
  3. Lisa says

    April 27, 2011 at 9:02 am

    OOPS, Maryea, just realized I forgot the most important ingredient for the chocolate cherry smoothie: 2 TBS cocoa powder. Hope you enjoy as much as we do.

    Reply
    • Maryea says

      April 27, 2011 at 4:00 pm

      I was wondering where the chocolate flavor came from! 🙂 Thanks, Lisa.

      Reply
  4. Zen Tree Wellness says

    April 26, 2011 at 4:55 pm

    We do this too! It’s amazing…and if you use frozen banana you don’t even need to add any milk!

    Reply
    • Maryea says

      April 26, 2011 at 8:40 pm

      Banana “soft serve” was the first fruit I tried this way and loved it!

      Reply
  5. Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) says

    April 26, 2011 at 3:40 pm

    that looks so refreshing!

    Reply
  6. brandi says

    April 26, 2011 at 8:52 am

    i love making these! it’s so fun to come up with new combos.

    Reply
  7. Trisha says

    April 26, 2011 at 8:38 am

    I love fruit cream! I made some for my family a couple weeks ago…it was strawberry banana. Yum!

    Reply
  8. [email protected] of Sugar Free says

    April 26, 2011 at 8:04 am

    Making my own fruit “ice cream” is so refreshing. It tastes wonderful, and I know it is good for me 😀

    Reply
  9. Ann-Louise says

    April 26, 2011 at 5:04 am

    I love making my own healthy ice creams! My absolute favorite combo is mixing frozen banana slices and frozen organic stawberries together with a glob of peanut butter. So yummie!

    Reply
    • Maryea says

      April 26, 2011 at 8:41 pm

      You can’t go wrong by adding a little peanut butter in there! 🙂

      Reply
      • Ann-Louise says

        May 30, 2011 at 7:42 am

        Hey Maryea! I decided to make a post about my version of healthy ice cream. I call it my Healthy Elvis. Enjoy! 🙂

  10. Kristina @ spabettie says

    April 26, 2011 at 2:07 am

    yuuuuum! I love the idea of this – I made a couple versions of this last summer, things like mango coconut and cinnamon pear. I’m really not TOO much of an ice cream fan, I much prefer fruity based desserts like this when it is hot – refreshing, you know?

    although! ahem… just think of my post tomorrow as one of those “special treats” you were talking about… 😉

    Reply
    • Maryea says

      April 26, 2011 at 8:41 pm

      Oooh cinnamon pear sounds great!

      Reply
  11. Lisa says

    April 25, 2011 at 11:58 pm

    Thanks for this idea, Maryea. We might just have to give it a try tomorrow. We usually do banana soft serve/with raspberries and the boys love it! We also do what we call “dessert smoothies” and they ask for one almost every night. Our favorite is a chocolate cherry smoothie: frozen cherries, almond milk, couple of dates, tsp of vanilla. So yummy! Tastes just like chocolate covered cherries.

    Reply
    • Maryea says

      April 26, 2011 at 8:43 pm

      Oh my goodness–I cannot wait to try your chocolate cherry smoothie! That sounds incredible!! I always forget to get frozen cherries. I’m going to have to remind myself to put them on the list!

      Reply
  12. Heidi @ Food Doodles says

    April 25, 2011 at 10:43 pm

    Yummmm, that’s the kind of ice cream my kids know on a regular basis too. My husband brings home ice cream very rarely and it makes us all sick to our stomachs. I could eat this every day 🙂 I might just try mango blueberry tomorrow, that sounds amazing, and I have both 😀

    Reply
    • Maryea says

      April 26, 2011 at 8:43 pm

      My husband likes to buy real ice cream, too. I don’t even eat it anymore. I think I’ve lost the taste for it. 🙂

      Reply
  13. [email protected] says

    April 25, 2011 at 9:33 pm

    That’s so funny – I just made an “ice cream” treat for Carter, but haven’t posted it yet. I used frozen mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries) with honey and almond milk. He loves it, thinks it’s ice cream – win, win! 🙂

    Reply
  14. Estela @ Weekly Bite says

    April 25, 2011 at 9:29 pm

    What a great alternative to heavy ice cream!! Its like banana soft-serve, but with berries! Yum 🙂

    Reply

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