All the ingredients will need to be blended together. Get out a blender or a bowl and an immersion stick blender.
Place all ingredients except cashew pieces and chocolate chips in blender or bowl.
Blend ingredients until completely combined to create your ice cream base.
Pour your cashew ice cream base into an ice cream maker.
Churn for 25-30 minutes or according to manufacturer's instructions.
Add cashew pieces during the last 5 minutes of mixing.
Tips
After blending ice cream base ingredients together, chill in refrigerator - especially if your cashew butter was not previously chilled and/or the blending process warmed up the ice cream base. A chilled ice cream base is an important key to produce a faster freeze, which in turn produces a smoother ice cream.
If you are adding cashew pieces make sure that the pieces are not too large. Large mix-ins can wreck your ice cream maker.
If ice cream is stored in the freezer for a long time, it will become hard. You will have to dethaw slightly before serving.