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Ingredients
10
Time
45m
Serves
6
Recipe by Megan Horsley
Ingredients
10
Time
45m
Serves
6
Dessert
High Protein
Vegan
800 ml
Full Fat Coconut Milk
(2x 400ml cans) chilled, divided
2 tsp
Vanilla Extract
75 g
Vanilla Vegan Protein Powder
about 3 scoops
1 med
Banana
1 cup
Pitted Dates
soaked 30 minutes hot water drained
2 Tbsp
Water
keep from soaking the dates
1/2 tsp
Sea Salt
divided
3
Pears
firm, halved and deseeded
1 tsp
Cinnamon
2 Tbsp
Coconut Oil
softened
1
Add ¾ of the chilled coconut milk to a high-powered blender along with the vanilla extract, protein powder and banana. Blend until smooth. Pour into a loaf pan and freeze for 3 to 4 hours, mixing every 30 minutes with a spoon to help retain a smooth consistency.
2
Meanwhile, clean out the blender and add the dates to the blender with half of the salt, two tablespoons of the remaining coconut milk and 2 tablespoons of the date water. Blend until smooth. Set aside.
3
Next, preheat the oven to 400ºF (205ºC). Grease a small baking dish with half of the coconut oil.
4
Place the pear halves in the baking dish cut side up. Brush the remaining coconut oil on the pears and sprinkle with the cinnamon and remaining salt. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove the pears and pour the date caramel into the bottom of the baking dish. Place the pears back in the baking dish, this time with the cut sides down. Continue baking for 20 to 25 minutes or until the pears have softened and the caramel starts to brown.
5
Remove the ice cream from the freezer about 20 minutes before you are ready to serve. Use a warmed and wet ice cream scoop to scoop the ice cream into serving bowls. Add half a pear to each serving and add residual caramel from the dish over the ice cream and pears. Enjoy!
6
Substitutions: No vanilla protein powder: use your favourite protein powder. Results may vary. No pears: use apples, nectarines, peaches or any other firm fruit.
Megan Horsley is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, recipe developer, and firm believer that healthy food should never be boring. As co-founder of Wellness Collective Services with her husband, Jonathan, she helps people fuel their lives with nourishing meals that are both nutrient-dense and crave-worthy. Drawing from her background in nutrition, fitness, and years spent cooking for families, Megan creates recipes that make healthy eating feel easy, approachable, and enjoyable. Outside the kitchen, you'll usually find her keeping up with her energetic son, weight training, catching a Blue Jays game, or happily exploring Toronto's cafés.
