July may be National Ice Cream month, but that doesn’t mean you have to waste a day’s worth of calories just to celebrate. Keep It Simple Silly! Creating homemade ice cream is easier than most think. Say goodbye to those pre-packaged, sugary concoctions in your grocer’s freezer and get creative using summer’s fresh fruits and juices.

Learn two easy, healthy, homemade ice cream recipes to get you started:

“No Ice Cream Maker Needed” Berry Ice Cream

•  3 cups chopped mixed frozen berries and/or fruit
•  1/2 cup all natural Coffee-mate Natural Bliss Low-fat Vanilla
•  1/4 cup fat free milk

Place berries, Coffee-mate and milk in food processor; cover. Pulse until smooth. Serve immediately or spoon into a freezer safe container, cover and freeze for later enjoyment.

Fresh Mango, Coconut & Lime Ice Cream

•  1 pound (about 3 cups) fresh mango slices
•  3/4 cup refrigerated coconut milk
•  1/2 cup all natural Coffee-mate Natural Bliss Sweet Cream
•  1/2 cup granulated sugar
•  1 lime, juiced
•  Pinch sea salt

Place mango, coconut milk, Coffee-mate, sugar, lime juice and sea salt in food processor container; cover. Process until smooth. Transfer to a container and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Spoon mixture into ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer’s directions. Serve immediately or transfer mixture to covered container and freeze to enjoy later.

Many thanks to Coffee-mate.com for these delicious low-cal ice cream recipes!  For more recipes visit www.coffee-mate.com/Recipes.

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