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If you’ve ever tried Booja Booja ice cream you will probably have died and gone to heaven at every mouthful, but also felt the beginnings of a heart attack when you looked at the price tag! Well what if I told you that you can really easily make your own at home? Using only 4 simple ingredients – the same ones as Booja Booja Hunky Punky Chocolate – you can recreate this super creamy, chocolatey deliciousness at home in just a few minutes (plus freezing time). I have been saving this recipe for a few weeks because I wanted to truly perfect it and oh wow it is just fantastic. But enough from me, now for what you really came here for…

Ingredients:

1 cup cashews
1/2 cup water
3-4 tbsp liquid sweetener (I use rice malt syrup but you can use honey, maple syrup, agave, etc)
4 level tbsp raw cacao

What to do:

  1. Blend the cashews until flour-like (it doesn’t have to be perfect, don’t blend until you make cashew butter!)
  2. Add the rest of the ingredients and continue to blend until smooth and all the cashew pieces have disappeared. Depending on your blender/food processor this can take a bit of time so be patient
  3. Taste and add more sweetener/cacao if needed
  4. Pour the mixture into a fairly flat container and freeze
  5. Ideally check on it every 30-60 minutes and stir to churn it up and make it creamy so it freezes evenly
  6. It will store in the freezer for up to 2 weeks, but take it out of the freezer half an hour before you intend to eat it. Ideally don’t microwave it as the edges will melt while the middle stays frozen. Serve on it’s own, with fresh berries, or on top of a stack of delicious fluffy pancakes!


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  3. Marguerite says

    I literally just came across your blog and i already love it!! I was wondering if you thought i could replace the cashews with pecans?

    • Pixie says

      Thank you so much I’m so glad you like it! 🙂 I think it would probably work yes but I haven’t tried it myself.

      • Marguerite says

        i tried it and it was delicious! but it was hard to get the pecans really small in the food processor as they tend to stick so cashews are probably the way forward

  4. Fid says

    Hi pixie! I follow you on Instagram and immediately clicked on your website when I saw the picture Of this delicious icecream.This sounds amazing!! I’m going to try it and when I do I’ll definitely tag you. Ta x

  5. Ida says

    For the recipe, do you think you could replace the rice malt syrup with stevia? I mean, is it important that the sweetener is liquid? Thanks!

    • Pixie says

      I think it might work, but obviously you would need to use a lot less of it to get the same sweetness so the overall volume would be less. The other issue is that too much stevia can have a really horrible aftertaste (I’m sure you know all about this already though), so bear that in mind. Otherwise I say go for it and give it a try 🙂

  6. Ness says

    Wow i’m thrilled to discover your site & this recipe!!
    Do you think i could use cashew butter instead of whole cashews?? It’s all i have at home right now… Thanks again & lots of love!

    • Pixie says

      Thank you so much 🙂 unfortunately it won’t work with cashew butter, you need the cashews just ground finely without them releasing their oils (and becoming cashew butter). Sorry!

      • Ness says

        I made this 3 times now (the last 2 times i doubled the ingredients so it would fit nicely in that old Booja ice cream tub 🙂 ) – it is DEEEEEEVINE!!! I don’t need anything else anymore in my life 🙂 Cannot believe how good this turns out and how fast it’s done. Even my BF says he’s in heaven… Thanks again Pixie, for working this one out!! <3

        • Pixie says

          I’m so glad to hear it! 🙂 double the quantity sounds like the perfect idea haha!

  7. Tash says

    This recipe is amazing!!!! I blasted everything in my Nutribullet it took seconds! I used caramel agave syrup for the sweetener and it was ridiculously delicious. I will be making this every week from now on 🙂

  8. Allie says

    Cant wait to try this, having recently discovered Booja Booja Im eager to try and make something myself as the price tag is certainly a sore point! Can you give the cup measurements in grams or ounces? Thanks

  9. Jemma says

    Thank you so much for uploading this recipe…I LOVE Booja Booja ice cream and your recipe came out so well, the best ice cream recipe I’ve tried so far! Have you tried any of the other Booja Booja flavours? I love their Maple Pecan but wouldn’t know what quantities of each ingredient to make it myself…any ideas?

    • Pixie says

      Thank you so much I’m so glad you liked it! 🙂 I haven’t actually tried any of the others yet but I will definitely get hold of some Maple Pecan and see if I can make my own.

  10. dibster says

    What else can I use instead of brown rice syrup ? Honey ? Maple Syrup ? Coconut sugar ?
    Thanks !

  11. Sanober Khan says

    This recipe is so easy and the ice cream looks absolutely sumptuous!! Can i use hazelnuts instead of cashews?

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