Zucchini Nice Cream

July is Zucchini Month at Veggie Buds Club and we are excited to bring you this summer treat from Katie at Eat Pretty Darling! You can find more recipes and tons of fun zucchini activities in our "Zany for Zucchini!" eBook, check it out here.

Katie Blauser is the mama of two boys, wife of a picky eater, and food lover at Eat Pretty Darling. She believes in making food fun, healthy, & pretty! Katie’s not only outnumbered by boys in her little family, but also by picky eaters. She loves trying to find new ways to get both kids and adults to eat healthy while making food pretty yummy, pretty healthy, and pretty fun! Find Katie on Instagram (@eatprettydarling), where she shares colorful and cute food ideas for both picky and adventurous eaters.

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Zucchini Nice Cream

​Nice cream is all the rage in our house! My kids love it and I love that it’s just fruit. But did you know you can also throw in some veggies?! Frozen zucchini adds a creamy texture with no real taste. YES! We wanted to really make it green and add in spinach for color and mint to make it into mint chocolate chip flavor. 

Ingredients​

• 1 small zucchini, chopped into medium sized cubes
• 2 ripe bananas, peeled and cut into rounds
• Handful of fresh spinach
• 6 mint leaves
• ⅛ tsp mint extract (optional)
• Dark chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Take zucchini and bananas and put them into a freezer bag and place in the freezer. Let them freeze until firm.
2. Place frozen zucchini, bananas, spinach, extract and mint into a food processor. Pulse until it becomes creamy. It will take a while so keep going! Use a spoon to scrape down the sides as needed.
3. Once ingredients are nice and creamy, mix in chocolate chips by hand. Serve immediately and sprinkle with extra chocolate.