Valentine's Day Nice Cream Hearts

 

Cute treat for all ages and fun craft for kids.  

Write messages on hearts with your favorite fruit puree or icing. 

Ingredients:

Crust:

-1/2 cup dried mulberries

-1/2 cup dried calimyrna figs (remove hard stem pieces)

-6 pitted dates

Strawberry Banana Nice Cream

-2 frozen bananas

-1 cup frozen strawberries
-1/2 - 3/4 cup of your favorite soy or nut milk

To make the Strawberry Nice Cream:

Place bananas, strawberries, and 1/2 cup of soy or nut milk in a high speed blender.   Blend on high until a cream is created.  Use a rubber spatula to scrap the edges to help blend the ingredients.  We want to use as little liquid as possible.  If needed, add the remaining 1/4 cup soy or nut milk, 2 Tablespoons at a time.

To make the crust:

In a blender or food processor, mix all of the crust ingredients until fully blended (see picture below).

Assembly:

Fill the bottom of the pan with crust.  Press crust down with fingers or rubber spatula.  

*Silicone pans make the treats easy to remove.  

Pour the nice cream on top of the crust and smooth the top of the nice cream with rubber spatula. 

Place pan in the freezer until completely frozen.  Remove from pan and serve.

Simple View

Ingredients:

Crust:

-1/2 cup dried mulberries

-1/2 cup dried calimyrna figs (remove hard stem pieces)

-6 pitted dates

Strawberry Banana Nice Cream

-2 frozen bananas

-1 cup frozen strawberries
-1/2 - 3/4 cup of your favorite soy or nut milk

To make the Strawberry Nice Cream:

Place bananas, strawberries, and 1/2 cup of soy or nut milk in a high speed blender.   Blend on high until a cream is created.  Use a rubber spatula to scrap the edges to help blend the ingredients.  We want to use as little liquid as possible.  If needed, add the remaining 1/4 cup soy or nut milk, 2 Tablespoons at a time.

To make the crust:

In a blender or food processor, mix all of the crust ingredients until fully blended.

Assembly:

Fill the bottom of the pan with crust.  Press crust down with fingers or rubber spatula.  *Silicone pans make the treats easy to remove.   

Pour the nice cream on top of the crust and smooth the top of the nice cream with rubber spatula.  

Place pan in the freezer until completely frozen.