Sometimes I'm so bloody organised and a kickass mother that I want to kiss myself on the cheek. 

I say this only because I'm not always the model mother - I can be disorganised and I don't bake or fuss in any other way either! But when I get it right, I feel like it's an expression of love. 

With three days of really, really hot weather over new years, I knew I had to do at least one thing - fill the ice cube receptacle in the freezer with ice cubes. This was remarkable in itself - when my boy comes to visit he always gives me this LOOK as if I'm an idiot for not being more on the ball with icecubes. 

But this time I went one step further - not only did I have icecubes in (a whole TUB full of them, like diamonds!) I made nicecream! 

If you haven't eaten nicecream before, all it is is blended frozen fruit which tastes EXACTLY like icecream, but better, as it's not full of sugar. But honestly - trust me here - it's creamy and sweet and delicous. 

Now I'm not going to give you exact measurements as it's not a precise art. Grab a few bananas and blend with a splash of vegan milk to begin. I added a little lacuma, which gives a caramelly sweetness. Vanilla would be awesome too. Half fill your container with them - I used a silicon tray but you can use a muffin tin or cupcake paper thingies.  

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At this point I have to tell you about my new-old blender. I really wanted a great blender that would pulverise nuts - but couldn't afford it. With a price tag of nearly $500 AU there's no way I could buy one. However, the VERY DAY my old blender broke, this Optimum 9400 came up on Facebook Marketplace for $80 bucks. Sure, it's not the latest model, but the motor on these things go forever. I'm so happy with it it's ridiculous. 

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So the next layer had fresh turmeric, fresh mangoes, some coconut milk powder and a bit of lacuma again. I also made some with banana, cacao and cinnamon. Chocolatey heaven! It was quite bitter so I used some more lacuma to sweeten it up. That formed the second layer. If I had a deeper mould for them, I would have done a triple layered icecream! And of course, lovely calendula blended with the mango layer and sprinkled on the top. I honestly can't add enough lovely calendula. I'm a big believer in adding herbs to almost every dish I make! 

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The verdict? Winner. 

It was quite satisfying after coming back from the beach and temperatures reaching 39 degrees celsius, my boy said: 'Damn, wish we had stopped for an icecream'. 

'Never fear!' says I, opening up the freezer and brandishing the tray. 'I made nicecream!'


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I got the best mum award for breaking out the coldest, yummiest treat ever. And it was only the first day of the year. 

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