Sometimes simple is best. This recipe for Vanilla Ice Cream with Olive Oil and Dates is a perfect example. The savory deep flavour of the olive oil with caramalized dates is a perfect combination. It makes this ice cream dessert a sublime taste experience.
As a vegan foodie, I love to discover what’s new and innovative, so I’m always online searching for that perfect new vegan recipe. Sometimes I get lucky as I did when I discovered this highly rated recipe for vanilla ice cream with olive oil and dates from the NYT Cooking website. It sounded really interesting and yummy, so I decided to give it a try. I’m very glad I did as I instantly became a fan.
The greatness of this recipe is how amazing it tastes and how simple it is to make. All you need is vegan vanilla ice cream, and the best quality extra virgin olive oil and medjool dates that you can find. *Please make sure both the dates and olive oil are BDS boycott friendly. Human rights matter as much as animal rights, and observing the BDS boycott is the kind and ethical choice to make.
How to Make Vegan Ice Cream with Olive Oil and Dates
For this recipe, I use my favorite commercial vegan ice cream, but I’ve also tried this recipe with homemade banana and soy milk nice cream and it tasted just as good. So use whatever you prefer, as long as its vegan.
Tip: To make serving easier, I like to pre-scoop my ice cream and keep the scoops in the freezer until I’m ready to use them. This saves time and effort and keeps the ice cream from melting when scooping for serving.
Instructions:
● Prescoop Ice cream and return it to the freezer in a closed container
● Rip or cut dates into bite size pieces. Set them aside.
● Heat a small skillet with the olive oil on the stove.
● Once heated, add the dates.
●Cook stirring, until the dates are slightly crisp and caramelized, 1-2 minutes.
● Remove skillet from heat and let dates and oil cook slightly.
● Once the date and oil are cooled a bit, remove the ice cream scoops from the freezer and place in two serving dishes.
● Spoon the dates and pour the oil evenly over both bowls, and serve immediately.
I sometimes serve this with vegan honey or other sweet syrup and chopped pistachios, but it tastes really great all on it’s own.
Simple Sweet and Sublime
I was really thrilled by how this recipes turned out and how it tastes. It proved to me that you don’t need alot of sugar and effort to satify a craving for sweetness. It also proved that sophisticated, adult recipes don’t require alot of expensive and hard to find ingredients. I hope you give it a try and share your results online. This recipe is totally worthy of star treatment and four star ratings. Enjoy!
More Easy Summer Desserts
The best summer dessert recipes are simple, have few ingredients, and involve little to no cooking. They bring back fond memories and bring on the freedom, sweetness and fun of the season. Here are a few of my favorites:
Grilled Plums with Ginger and Cream
Ice Cream with Red Beans and Caramel Sauce
A whole foods vegan diet is healthy, kind to animals, and kind to the planet. It’s also delicious and affordable. If you like this recipe, please share! ~Una
Ice Cream with Olive Oil and Dates
Ingredients
- 4 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- 4 Medjool dates chopped or ripped into a few pieces
- 4 scoops vegan vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- Chop or rip the dates into small pieces and set aside.
- In a small skillet, heat the olive oil and dates over medium high heat, stirring constantly. Continuing cooking and stirring until dates become slightly crisp and translucent, about 1 to 2 minutes. Immediately remove from heat and pour into a small heat proof bowl.
- Scoop the ice cream into 2 bowls. Scrape and pour the dates and oil evenly over the ice cream. Serve immediately.
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