Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bars
(gluten free, dairy free, vegan compliant)
By Recipe, Styling & Photos: Kayla Breeden Falconer, Kayla’s Kitch and Fix
Keep you and your Lil' ones refreshed this summer with Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bars made with Strawberry Beet Lil' Puffs. A healthy treat you can feel good about giving them!
Yield: 8 Ice Cream Bars
Time: > 10 minute prep time, 6 hour-overnight freeze time
Ingredients:
Ice Cream Bars:
- 1 14 oz can full fat coconut milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 5 large strawberries
Coating:
- 1/2 cup LesserEvil Strawberry Beet Lil’ Puffs
- 1/2 cup freeze dried strawberries
- 1/2 cup vanilla gluten free crunchy cookies
Directions:
- In a blender, combine all ice cream bar ingredients and blend until smooth.
- Pour the mixture into popsicle molds, cover and secure a popsicle stick into each mold.
- Place the molds into the freezer for 6 hours or overnight, ensuring the ice cream bars are fully frozen.
- Once ready to coat the bars, remove the popsicle molds from the freezer and add crunchy gluten free cookies to a food processor and pulse until small pieces are formed.
- Then, add in the freeze dried strawberries and the LesserEvil Strawberry Beet Lil’ Puffs and pulse slightly, ensuring little pieces remain. You don’t want the full coating to be too powdery.
- To remove the ice cream bars, run the molds under hot water, ensuring no water gets on the ice cream bars.
- Remove the ice cream bars and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet, allowing them to thaw slightly.
- Before coating each bar, you’ll want the exterior to be thawed and slightly melty, not icy, so that the coating will stick. If needed, you can use a wash rag with warm water and break up the ice on the exterior of the ice cream bar.
- Place the coating in a shallow bowl, and one by one, place the ice cream bars into the coating, pressing gently and ensuring to cover all sides.
- Once covered, return the ice cream bars to the baking sheet and place them back in the freezer for about 15 minutes to set.
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Enjoy immediately after removing from the freezer! They can also be stored in the freezer in a glass container with a sealed lid.