Recipe- Delicious Black Pepper Pistachio Ice Cream

This Black Pepper Pistachio Ice Cream is made with soaked pistachios for an extra delicious nutty flavor. You’ll never guess it’s dairy-free! That bowl of creamy, cold, summertime deliciousness you see there is all about good-for-you pistachios pretending to be a totally unhealthy treat. And dang, they're doing an excellent job of it. Pretending, that is.

Ingredients

1 ½ cups pistachios
1 ½ cups water
¼ cup coconut oil
¼ cup maple syrup
¼ cup coconut sugar
1 ½ teaspoons fresh ground pepper
1 ½ teaspoons balsamic vinegar
¼ teaspoon sea salt

Method

* Soak the pistachios in water for 4-24 hours. Refrigerate while soaking.

* Drain the pistachios and rinse them well. Add them to a blender or food processor with all the remaining ingredients.

* Blend on high until smooth, 2-3 minutes. Note: if you do not have a high-powered blender you may want to strain the cream through a fine mesh sieve if there is any gritty texture.

* Pour the pistachio cream into a bowl and refrigerate it until it's completely cold. Once the cream is cold process it in your ice cream maker.

* Scoop the pistachio ice cream out of your ice cream maker and into a freezer-proof container.

* Cover the top with parchment paper directly on the surface and freeze until firm.