You may have seen pictures of vegetable black ice cream online and wondered how they are made – and what makes them seemingly dark in color. Carbon-labelled foods and ice creams have been around for some time now.
Famous black ice cream shops like Morgenstern’s have been trending on social media for their prowess in making unique, relatively rare, dark tinted ice creams.
We will guide you through the process of making DIY vegan carbon ice cream and also help you understand the benefits of consuming activated charcoal.
Making Vegetable Black Ice Cream
The process of making a vegetable carbon ice-cream is quite simple and should only take 30 minutes of your time.
To make this desert, you’ll need the following ingredients:
- 2 cups of cream
- 1/2 cup of coconut ash (activated charcoal)
- 2 tablespoons of zest (preferably lemon)
- 850ml of coconut condensed milk
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons of vanilla extract (or any other flavor of your choice)
Once you have your ingredients ready, follow these 4 easy steps:
- Add both activated charcoal (1/4 cup) and cream to a glass or metallic bowl. Beat until foamy and set the mixture aside
- Using a separate bowl, mix both lemon juice and condensed milk. Add the desired amount of lemon zest. To increase the “lemon flavor”, add more zest.
- Add vanilla extract and the remaining coconut ash (1/4 cup) into the mixture in step 2. Mix well.
- In equal proportions, add both mixtures into a loaf pan and freeze overnight.
There you have it! Best vegetable black ice cream there is.
Why consider having vegetable carbon ice-cream in your diet?
Before being incorporated into our foods, activated charcoal was added to juices and lemonades by detox enthusiasts.
According to a research by Elisa Goodman, whose developed detox plans for celebrities including Kate Hudson, says carbon based foods bind and trap toxins before being absorbed into the body.
Besides, if you want to make water safe for drinking, add activated charcoal in filtration systems to help remove toxic mold spores.
Moreover, coconut ash has been touted to have anti-ageing properties and is one of the main ingredients in weight loss supplements.
Activated charcoal is used to reduce gastrointestinal problems and draw venom from wounds due to its strong carbon-binding properties.
In Conclusion
Despite the numerous benefits of activated charcoal, it is important to note that excessive consumption could lead to undesirable health effects.
Always remember to add coconut ash (activated charcoal) in controlled amounts especially since it affects absorption of some medication.
However, since the amount that goes into each ice-cream serving isn’t great enough, it is safe trying out the all famous vegan carbon ice-cream.
At Santacolor, we provide one of the best vegetable carbon black on the market that assures you of a rich, intense black color that easily mixes with any processed or self-made foods.
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