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Healthiest Ice cream in the World | Here's How We Made It

8 Apr 2023 · 1 min

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In this YouTube vlog, the creator visits Sara’s food forest in Auroville, a small backyard garden where Sara grows a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, and edible flowers without chemicals or pesticides. The host harvests ripe bananas, mint, and other herbs, then blends the bananas into a dairy‑free “nice cream” (banana ice cream). They craft unique cones by rolling banana leaves, fill them with the nice cream, and add natural toppings. The video showcases the entire process—from sustainable cultivation to eco‑friendly dessert preparation—and ends with a heartfelt reflection on how the experience of witnessing chemical‑free farming and creating a wholesome treat left a lasting impression.

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We made the healthiest ice cream in the world. Why? You'll find out. While we were here in Auroville, we had the chance to visit Sara's food forest. This is Sara, and in her backyard, she created magic. She's been growing diverse varieties of fruits and vegetables in a small patch of land, and that too without any chemicals or pesticides. From papayas to brinjals to leafy greens to pineapple, passion fruit, edible flowers, banana— she grew everything by herself. While we were there, we harvested some ripe bananas, mint, and delicious herbs. We laid out all our harvest and blended it into a yummy nice cream. Nice cream is basically banana ice cream. We made the cones by rolling up some banana leaf, which I thought was quite unique, and poured the nice cream into the cones and topped with some beautiful toppings. And honestly, it was yum. Even though it was a short visit, we felt really touched by it and just wanted to share with you.