Espresso Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

This dairy-free Espresso Chocolate Chip Ice Cream is a cool and creamy treat that will cool you down on a hot day. It’s full of espresso flavor and chocolate chips!

Espresso Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

A creamy slightly sweet homemade espresso ice cream made with chocolate chips, coconut milk and honey, three words – pass a spoon!

When Mike and I first got married we went through some “stuff” like most people do their first year of marriage. Except unfortunately, most of the “stuff” we were going through was MY “stuff.” *sigh* 

I was petrified that Mike was going to one day decide that I was not good enough for him, he was going to find some other girl, and leave me. Every time he would talk to a girl, speak of a girl, or even look at a girl I thought it was because he was looking at the other “options” out there. No matter what he said to me, how many times he told me he loved me or reasoned with me logically it would not sink into my head that he was not going to leave. That when he said “I do” to me on our wedding day he meant it, there was no other option. I am the only option.

I was consumed with FEAR of abandonment. Even as I write this and think back to those days it hurts. It was like something or someone had a grasp on my heart in this area and was not willing to let me go. It was planning to take me and my marriage down with it.

I reached an all time low when we went to the opera one night with some of Mikes work friends. At intermission we went out to get some drinks, and while we were standing in line talking to some friends I was absolutely convinced that Mike was checking a girl in line. It was breaking my heart and there I stood in line, so visibly upset that I was crying. So, we had to leave the opera early. Mike was beyond frustrated. He had never ever done anything that would make me not trust him or imply that he was looking elsewhere. We got in this huge fight on the way home from the opera. And as I was changing in our closet I literally fell down on my knees sobbing.

I could not take living a life consumed with fear. Thinking that around every corner is heart ache, living in “protect mode.” It was exhausting. I just sat on the floor crying in a ball and praying, asking, begging, pleading for God to take this fear away from me. That I would see the plans He has for me, not the horrible life I was convinced I was going to have.  Well, he answered that prayer. He took away the fear. Not immediately, but He gave me the strength to fight those untrue thoughts and I am able to live in freedom from that!

But, just like an alcoholic needs to be vigilant in being sober, so I have to be on guard against those lies that start to creep into my head.

Just yesterday some of those thoughts came into my head and started to bring me back to a place I didn’t want to go. I woke up that morning literally feeling the same heavy weight on my chest that I had so many years ago, knowing that those lies are knocking on my hearts door asking to be let back in again. I refuse!

Immediately, I grabbed my devotional, my Bible, and worship music. I turned on the music and these are the words that came on.

In every season, in every change you are there
In every sorrow, you are my strength you are near
A peace in the storm, your voice I will follow
In weakness I rise, remembering you hold my world

I’m holding on to hope, holding on to grace, fulling letting go
I surrender to your ways
The anchor for my soul, Father you will never change
I love you I love you

And I will remember your promise forever
My strength, my defender, I can count on you
You are my savior, my hope and my shelter
Your love is forever, I can count on you

Immediately all the tension that was in my chest and heart subsided, that fear that was whispering in my ear was silenced and there was peace.

I write all this, not to have you feel sorry for me. I would not change this struggle for the world, it has made me who I am today. But I write to pour my heart out to you, in hopes that it encourages yours. Living in fear or worry is never a good place to be, it holds you in shackles and binds you to those things you fear. There is no life in that, only pain and heartache. Arise and fight back, and if you need a sister to help you! I am right here, just send me a note!

Ok, so now. How in the HECK do I transition from me crying on the keyboards to this amazingly delicious and dairy free Espresso Chocolate Chip Ice Cream made with Coconut Milk? Any ideas?

How about this… we just eat our feelings? Yes? No?

At least this kind of ice cream you don’t have to feel guilty about! No sugar and no dairy. Yes, you heard me right and it seriously is amazing. Its like soft serve ice cream except way better and healthier for you!

Cuz thats how I roll!

The creaminess from the coconut milk mixed with raw honey for a sweetener and the fresh espresso is therapy in an of itself, add in the dark chocolate chunks and wowza! This ice cream will be gone in seconds, I promise!

P.S this is totally Paleo friendly and gluten free… What?!?

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