MMM I'm completely addicted to my early morning green smoothies! After one of these babies I feel like I have enough energy to lead an army. Give one a try and you will begin to believe in the benefits of raw foods. Which, by the way, I definitely need to write a detailed post about sometime soon!

So I'm completely obsessed with raw desserts. Every time I go to a raw food restaurant I just quiver when I see the options. Although I'm well aware that the desserts aren't healthy for me simply because they're raw (eating a dessert is still eating a dessert), that doesn't mean I'm not allowed to indulge in raw deliciousness!

Ok, so as my addiction to raw desserts continues, I also wanted to learn how to make delicious raw vegan icecream (it's my favorite!!). You can make some very simple recipes by blending up a banana and some almond milk, maybe some vanilla and letting it freeze (or a frozen banana and mixing in almond milk and vanilla), but here is a more complex, delicious recipe! I got this recipe from EverydayRaw also (by Matthew Kenney)

Okay so one of the first things I fell in love with that fell into a raw food diet was almond milk! You can buy it at the store but if you make it yourself there is NOTHING else like it! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! You either need a soymilk maker - like the Soyabella or a blender, like the Vita-Mix 4500 and a fine mesh screen.

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