Raw Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream

Raw Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream
Makes about 6 cups

1/8 tsp sea salt
1 Tbsp cinnamon

Ice Cream:
1 cup coconut water
2 cups young coconut meat*
2 cups bananas, diced**
1/2 cup raw coconut nectar
seeds of one vanilla bean
a pinch of sea salt
1/4 cup raw coconut oil, warmed to liquid

1 1/2 cups grated sweet winter squash such as kabocha***
1 inch piece fresh ginger
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cardamom
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves

For the crust chunks, in a food processor, combine the dates, flaxseed, buckwheat, coconut, sea salt, and process until smooth and starting to hold together.  Remove from the food processor.  Using a rolling pin to assist, place on a foil lined sheet pan and roll into a 1/8 inch thick square.  Place in the freezer for about 20 minutes until cold, cut into small squares with a knife.  Place back onto the foil and chill until completely cold.
For the ice cream, add coconut water to a food processor, along with young coconut, bananas, nectar, vanilla, and sea salt. Process until smooth, then with the processor running, add the coconut oil slowly and process until well incorporated, about a minute. Remove 1/4 of the mixture and set aside.  To the remaining mixture, add the squash, ginger and spices and process until smooth and well combined (you may need to strain the mixture to remove squash bits if you do not have a high speed food processor or blender). Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and process according to directions. Remove from ice cream maker and stir in the crust chunks.  Pour 1/3 of the frozen ice cream mixture into a freezer safe container, then drop 1/3 of the plain mixture you set aside over it by the Tbsp, then half the remaining ice cream, then half the plain mixture, then the remaining ice cream, then the plain mixture.  Swirl with a knife to marble and cover.  Let sit in the freezer for at least four hours or overnight to firm up to scoopable consistency.

*If young coconut meat is unavailable, you can substitute the 2 cups fresh coconut with 2 cups finely shredded, dried coconut and 1 cup coconut water.  But, you MUST have a high speed blender to do this or it will never become smooth.  Blend the coconut first until it becomes butter, using the tamper to press it into the blades until it is liquidy, then add the coconut water and blend until combined. Add this to the ice cream base in place of the young coconut meat.
**You can not really taste the bananas, they just help the ice cream be silky and extend the coconut.  If you want though, you can use more coconut (2 cups) in place of them if you want a richer ice cream.
***Since winter squash tastes the same as pumpkin or squash in desserts like this, I use it in place of actual pumpkin, since it is sweeter and easier to work with.  You can also use carrot or sweet potato if you like.  Nobody will be able to tell the difference, but if you want to use real pumpkin go ahead (the ice cream may just need a little more sweetener).