Lemon Basil Ice Cream #FoodieExtravaganza

Foodie Extravaganza is where we celebrate obscure food holidays or cook and bake together with the same ingredient or theme each month. This month - Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla is hosting - she invited bloggers to come up with creative ice cream creations.

So during this first full month of summer, it's all about ice cream. But that can include gelato, semi-freddo, and even popsicles. Go wild!

We hope you all enjoy our delicious frozen creations this month and come back to see what we bring for you next month.

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My take on this fun adventure was to use basil, something we have growing by leaps and bounds during this wet summer.  Together with the lemon, this ice cream is a perfect summer refresher, not too sweet, but cold and invigorating!  The best part:  this is a no churn ice cream!  It takes about 20 minutes from blender to bowl!

Lemon Basil Ice Cream

by Terri Steffes

Prep Time: 6 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes in the freezer

Ingredients (4 servings)

• 6 oz almond milk
• 2 oz agave nectar
• 1 T lemon extract
• 1/4 c protein powder, vanilla
• 14 basil leaves
• 3 c ice
• 1 frozen banana, peeled and chunked

Instructions

In the BlendTec, layer in this order:

almond milk, agave, lemon extract, protein powder, basil, banana, ice

Hit the ice cream button on the blender, let it do its magic!

Place into a container and put in the freezer for 15 minutes to firm up. You can serve it soft serve if desired.

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