Local Food, Sustainable Food. (Part 2)
Vegan Lilikoi-Passionfruit Gelato
Even though this isn’t a food blog we are talking about food this round at Sustainability Studies so I thought I would share a favorite recipe of mine. A way to use local, sustainable foods. This is made with all locally grown, organic Hawaiian ingredients.
2 bananas (or apple bananas)
1 lilikoi (aka passionfruit)
1. Take the two bananas, cut them into pieces and throw them in the freezer. You should use just-ripened bananas – not brown. This will eliminate the banana flavor once they are frozen.
2. The next day put the frozen banana chunks in a blender or food processor. Pulse the blender and then spin on high until the bananas are pureed just barely.
3. Cut and scoop the insides out of the lilikoi and add them to the bananas in the blender.
4. Blend together until a whipped gelato consistency is formed. The lilikoi seeds do not need to be crushed.
5. Enjoy!
The frozen banana (when blended) creates an ice-creamy consistency and doesn’t have much of a banana flavor. However, if it does have a hint of banana flavor (when adding riper bananas) it still tastes great with the lilikoi.
Delicious, local, sustainable, homemade, vegan gelato!
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