Black Raspberry
The Vegan Scoop
Also known as the thimbleberry, the
150 Recipes for Dairy-Free Ice Cream black raspberry gives this ice cream
That Tastes Better Than the “Real” Thing
a decadent fl avor and deep, purple
Wheeler del Torro
color. Go ahead and treat yourself –
it does have fruit, after all!
The Vegan Scoop brings the pleasures of the ice cream
parlor into your home with 150 recipes for delicious fro-
1 cup (235 ml) soymilk, divided
zen desserts that are so rich and creamy, they’re better
2 tablespoons (16 g) arrowroot
than the “real” thing and contain one-third the calories!
powder
Developed by vegan hipster Wheeler del Torro of
1 cup (125 g) fresh black
Wheeler’s Frozen Desserts, these “faux” creams fea-
raspberries, divided
ture 100 percent vegan-certifi ed ingredients, making
2 cups (470 ml) soy creamer
them suitable for both vegans and those with lactose
¾
cup (150 g) sugar
intolerance and other dairy aversions. And with each
1 tablespoon (15 ml) vanilla extract
serving containing approximately 80 calories nearly
100 calories fewer than a serving of traditional ice
In a small bowl, mix ¼ cup (60 ml)
cream you can indulge with peace of mind (and
soymilk with arrowroot and set aside.
keep your trim waistline!).
Combine ½ cup (63 g) raspberries,
soy creamer, remaining
¾
cup (175
Chapters are devoted to innovative fl avor “inspirations,”
ml) soymilk, and sugar in a blender
and cover everything from Caribbean & Island Flavors
and purèe. Transfer mixture to a
to Healthy Flavors and Aphrodisiacal Flavors. You’ll
medium-size saucepan and cook
also fi nd two chapters full of recipes for toppings, sauc-
over low heat. Once mixture begins
es, sides, and other dessert accompaniments. Yummy
to boil, remove from heat and imme-
recipes: Peanut Butter Banana, Black Sesame, Almond
diately add arrowroot cream. This will
Cookie, Orange Passion Fruit, Granola Crunch, Pecan
cause the liquid to thicken noticeably.
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Add vanilla extract.
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Refrigerate mixture until chilled,
approximately 2 to 3 hours. Freeze
according to your ice cream maker’s
Wheeler del Torro, is
instructions. In the last few minutes
the founder and owner
of Wheeler’s Frozen
of churning, add remaining ½ cup
Desserts www.icecre-
(63 g) raspberries.
amproject.com, a Yield: 1 quart (approximately 600 g)
microcreamery based
in Boston that produc-
*Variation: Strawberry
es vegan ice cream
using soy, coconut, Strawberries can easily be substi-
rice, and almond
tuted in this recipe for another deli-
milks. His ice cream
cious classic. Simply replace the 1
has been featured
in Boston Magazine
cup (340 g) of fresh black raspberries
and on the popu-
with 2 cups (340 g) of sliced straw-
lar website Daily berries. Use half for the blended mix-
Candy. He opened
ture and stir in other half at the end,
his fi rst store this
in the last few minutes of freezing.
year in Boston, and
plans on opening a
sister shop to the
Boston location
Tasty Tidbits
in L.A. soon.
• Raspberries were praised in
poetry by the Crusaders and used
medicinally in medieval Europe.
Printed with permission from The Vegan Scoop
• There are 200 varieties of
by Wheeler Del Torro Fair Winds Press
raspberries grown worldwide.
24 Organic Shopper Summer 2009
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