Chocolate Walnut Ice Cream

Ingredients:

Ice cream:

2 cups of walnuts

1 cup of maple syrup

2 cups of water

2 tbsp of raw cacao powder

1 tbsp of vanilla

Pinch of sea salt (optional)

Hot chocolate sauce:

1/2 cup of maple syrup

1/3 cup of water

3 tbsp of coconut oil

1/4 cup of raw cocoa powder

1 tbsp of carob powder (or raw cocoa powder)

1 tsp of vanilla

 

Instructions:

For ice cream soak walnuts for about 4-8 hours or overnight. After the walnuts are fully soaked, rinse them in a strainer than blend them with the remaining ingredients in a blender until smooth. Pour mixture in a container and let it freeze. Make hot chocolate sauce prior to serving ice cream. Blend all ingredients for chocolate sauce in a high speed blender until it gets warm to your liking. Pour hot chocolate over ice cream and serve.