Chocolate Berry Ice Cream
A soft-serve dessert made by blending frozen fruit with cocoa, so nutritious that the more you eat the healthier you are. Described as decadent chocolate dessert.
From How Not to Die
Ingredients
- dark sweet cherries or strawberries (frozen)
- cocoa powder
- milk of choice
- vanilla extract
- pitted dates
- almond butter (optional)
Instructions
- Blend dark, sweet cherries or strawberries mixed with a tablespoon of cocoa powder, a splash of a milk of your choice (more if you want a milkshake), a capful of vanilla extract, and some pitted dates.
- If you didn't yet get your nuts for the day, you can add some almond butter.
Active Compounds
Nutrients and bioactive compounds delivered by this recipe's ingredients.
- MelatoninFrom: Cherries
- AnthocyaninsFrom: Cherries
- FlavonoidsFrom: Cocoa Powder
May Support
Health conditions and aging processes this recipe's compounds may influence, based on the source research.
- High blood pressureImproves · via Cherries
- GoutImproves · via Cherries
- Chronic inflammation (inflammaging)Reduces risk of · via Cherries
- InsomniaImproves · via Melatonin
- Breast cancerProtects against · via Melatonin
- DementiaReduces risk of · via Anthocyanins
- Eye StrainImproves · via Anthocyanins
- High LDL CholesterolImproves · via Anthocyanins
- Type 2 diabetesReduces risk of · via Anthocyanins
- Cardiovascular DiseaseReduces risk of · via Anthocyanins
- Cognitive declineImproves · via Anthocyanins
- Cellular senescenceProtects against · via Anthocyanins
- High cholesterolImproves · via Anthocyanins
- Age-Related Macular DegenerationProtects against · via Anthocyanins
- GlaucomaProtects against · via Anthocyanins
- CataractsProtects against · via Anthocyanins
- Insulin resistanceImproves · via Anthocyanins
- AgingReduces risk of · via Anthocyanins
- CancerProtects against · via Anthocyanins
- Heart diseaseProtects against · via Anthocyanins
- Vision HealthImproves · via Anthocyanins
- SarcopeniaImproves · via Cocoa Powder
- Skin AgingProtects against · via Cocoa Powder
- Alzheimer's diseaseProtects against · via Flavonoids
- Cognitive FrailtyProtects against · via Flavonoids
- Parkinson's diseaseReduces risk of · via Flavonoids
- Mitochondrial dysfunctionImproves · via Flavonoids
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