Lucuma: Discover a New Superfood Flavor | Sunfood Articles and Recipes

In our travels through South America, we noticed that at just about every ice cream and yogurt shop there was an interesting flavor at the top of the list: Lucuma!Lucuma (LOO-KU-MA) is a delicious fruit, native to the Andes, that has been enjoyed for thousands of years. Curiously, most people in the northern hemisphere have never heard of lucuma, let alone tasted its rich, sweet, maple flavor.

Besides its amazing flavor, lucuma is also a great source of nutrition. Lucuma contains healthy doses of fiber, vitamins and minerals and is especially high in beta carotene, iron and niacin (vitamin B3).Our lucuma is made by drying the most ripe and flavorful fruits at a low temperature and then gently grinding them up into an easy to use powder.How to use lucuma. Use lucuma as the flavoring for all types of dessert recipes, from smoothies to pies to ice cream.

Recipe: Raw Lucuma Ice Cream

1/2 cup lucuma powder
1 cup cashews
1 vanilla bean or 1 Tbsp vanilla powder
1/4 cup yacon syrup or agave nectar
1 cup pure water
Pinch of Kalahari salt (optional)

Blend all ingredients until smooth (Vita-Mix is recommended).Pour into container and place in freezer overnight.Scoop into a bowl and enjoy!

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