Hey Larlie,

There are oodles of ways to make raw icecream, especially if you have an icecream maker.  Yes, using almond milk or brazil nut milk as a base is possible.  Cashews and coconut flesh are also popular bases for raw icecream.

Try searching on the site here (search box is in the top left hand corner) for any recipes.

If you REALLY love ice cream - you might want to get a copy of the book Vice Cream - it's in the RP shop, and it has about 70 dairy-free recipes.  Not all the recipes are strictly raw, as some are sweetened with maple syrup, but all can easily be adapted and sweetened with agave, yakon syrup or dates.

Try googling for raw icecream recipes too - there's so much online these days, that I'm sure you'll find some great recipes.

Have fun!

Ah, ok - then there is time for you to do some reading & research and hunt down some recipes before your new toy arrives!

www.goneraw.com has lots of recipes, including raw icecreams made on nutmilks.

Agave & yacon (not yakon - sorry I always spell it with a "k" for some reason when not thinking) are both sweeteners.

Agave syrup is extracted from a cactus, and yacon is the tuberous root of a plant.  Both are low G.I. and used extensively in raw food recipes.  You can just as easily use maple syrup.  It depends on each individual's own discernment.

Frozen bananas themselves can be made into raw icecream.  If you have frozen them in pieces, you just let them defrost a little then add them to a food processor and process with the 's' blade.  Or, you can blend them in your Vitamix, I'm sure, but may need to be more careful with the added power.  You'll end up with bananas the consistency of soft serve.  You could blend in a ground vanilla bean or cacao powder etc. for variations.

I'm sorry - I can't help on the leaky Vitamix, but it might just be the gasket (the rubber seal) that needs replacing?

Hi Larlie. I've sent you a pm regarding the vitamix with a contact for you. Just have a look where it says "my messgaes" and click there.

xoxoxo

Hi,

There is a fantastic (free) raw ice-cream mini course from www.rawfoodrightnow.com on how to make the yummiset ice-cream 

Cheers,

Steve,

You can use dehydrated banana layer. (blend, layer, dehydrate, cupt up in circles, cut up in cones, voila!)

Gosia