There are five food groups for me: meat, seafood, fruits, veggies and CRUNCHY food. I love a good crispy carrot stick, and I usually nibble on those while I cook dinner (so I don’t eat said dinner’s leftovers for the next day!) But on the AIP, it’s hard to get that crunchy sensation outside of veggies and fruits. Enter Mission Heirloom. Enter 1-ingredient, grain-free Yucan Crunch. Enter my mouth.
Yucan Crunch is a 100% organic, non-gmo AIP-Friendly cracker made from yuca root fiber!
Mission Heirloom is a well-known Paleo-friendly restaurant in California that offers organic and biodynamic foods free from grains, soy, legumes, etc. They are very in tune with the needs of the autoimmune community and have special AIP menu items available all the time! I have contemplated taking a trip out to the San Francisco area just so I could dine with them!
Yucan Crunch can be topped with an assortment of sweet and savory toppings! Just toast to your liking in a pan or in your oven (I eat them without toasting for time’s sake) and get creative with toppings!
How I Crunch
- Layered with pate, avocado slices and kraut for a nutrient-rich 5-minute breakfast or lunch!
- Smeared with coconut oil, a touch raw honey, sliced strawberries and sea salt for a low-sugar treat!
- Topped with mashed sardines, avocado, lime juice, sea salt and diced cucumber for an omega-3 rich lunch!
- Finely crushed and blended with dates, coconut oil, orange zest & rosewater for a Middle Eastern inspired energy ball!
- In this Ginger Cookie Ice Cream – little crunchy pieces are coated with ground ginger for a no-bake anti-inflammatory summer dessert!
Yucan Crunch is now available on Amazon! You can even Prime it!
This ice cream tastes like a ginger cookie but is made with coconut milk & sweet potato! I use my Whynter Stainless Steel Ice Cream Maker for the creamiest homemade ice cream!
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Ginger Cookie Crunch Ice Cream
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
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Cook Time: 0 minutes
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Total Time: 10 minutes
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Yield: 3 1x
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Ingredients
- 1 13.5 ounce can coconut milk
- 3/4 cup sweet potato puree
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot starch
- 2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger, divided
- 1/2 tsp grated lemon zest
- 1/2 cup crushed Yucan Crunch pieces
- 1 tsp coconut oil
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients except the Yucan Crunch, 1/2 tsp ginger and the coconut oil in a blender on high speed until smooth. Transfer to your ice cream maker.
- Churn ice cream according to manufacturer’s directions. Meanwhile, toss the Yucan Crunch pieces with the coconut oil and ginger until well coated in a small bowl. When ice cream is almost finished churning, mix in these “Ginger Cookie” pieces until fully incorporated in the ice cream.
- Serve immediately or store in a glass container in the freezer for up to 3 days. Leave at room temperature for 15 minutes to soften prior to serving if not serving immediately.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
Ginger Cookie Crunch Ice Cream
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 3 1x
Ingredients
- 1 13.5 ounce can coconut milk
- 3/4 cup sweet potato puree
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot starch
- 2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger, divided
- 1/2 tsp grated lemon zest
- 1/2 cup crushed Yucan Crunch pieces
- 1 tsp coconut oil
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients except the Yucan Crunch, 1/2 tsp ginger and the coconut oil in a blender on high speed until smooth. Transfer to your ice cream maker.
- Churn ice cream according to manufacturer’s directions. Meanwhile, toss the Yucan Crunch pieces with the coconut oil and ginger until well coated in a small bowl. When ice cream is almost finished churning, mix in these “Ginger Cookie” pieces until fully incorporated in the ice cream.
- Serve immediately or store in a glass container in the freezer for up to 3 days. Leave at room temperature for 15 minutes to soften prior to serving if not serving immediately.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
11 Responses
any sub for arrowroot powder? Can’t do that much starch yet…
It helps make the ice cream smoother but you can easily leave it out!
Sweet potato is raw or cooked?
Cooked – if you see sweet potato puree in a recipe that means cooked (or canned which has already been cooked and pureed for you which is what I used).
Do you toast your yucan crunch first?
I don’t – I like it untoasted but it is more flavorful and crunchy when toasted!
Hey me again. Lol. But ginger even better. For those of us who cannot do yucca or cassava can they be left out? Just making a smooth and creamy ginger ice cream? If so just add all ginger etc to blender at once? Thx for advice. Thx for tummies.
Also, have you tried using avocado instead of white sweet pot? Ty!
Yes you don’t have to include the crunch pieces! I wouldn’t add the extra ginger from the crunch though – just leave that whole part out! I haven’t tried this recipe with avocado but I have tried other recipes with avocado! It definitely imparts more of a flavor and isn’t quite as creamy. It was also turn it green!
Can’t wait to make this and CANT WAIT to visit this restaurant!!! My daughter and hubby are in transit as I write moving to Berkeley for school. SO EXCITED, thank you for this!!
Some day I hope to as well! That’s an exciting move!