Healthy Banana Ice Cream

Healthy Banana Ice Cream

Also known as “nice cream,” this is the simplest dessert you’ll ever make. Frozen bananas blend into a creamy, soft-serve-like ice cream with zero dairy and zero added sugar.

Ingredients

• 2 ripe bananas, sliced and frozen
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder (optional, for chocolate flavor)
• 1 tsp peanut butter (optional)
• Splash of almond milk (only if needed)

Optional toppings:

• 10g dark chocolate (70%), shaved
• 1 tbsp chopped nuts
• 1 tsp cocoa powder (for chocolate nice cream)
• 1/2 cup fresh berries

Instructions

1. Freeze banana slices in a single layer on a plate or tray for at least 4 hours (overnight is best).

2. Add frozen banana slices to a food processor or high-powered blender.

3. Blend — at first it will look crumbly. Keep scraping down the sides and blending.

4. After about 2-3 minutes, the bananas will suddenly turn smooth and creamy like soft-serve ice cream.

5. Add cocoa powder or peanut butter if using, and blend for 10 more seconds.

6. Add a splash of almond milk only if the mixture is too thick to blend.

7. Top with dark chocolate shavings, chopped nuts, or fresh berries if using.

8. Serve immediately for soft-serve texture, or freeze for 30 minutes for a firmer scoop.

Nutrition Facts

Tips

• The riper the banana, the sweeter the ice cream — use overripe bananas (brown spots) for maximum natural sweetness.
• For chocolate nice cream, add 2 tbsp cocoa powder during blending.
• Add 1 tbsp peanut butter for a peanut butter cup flavor.
• The bananas must be fully frozen — partially frozen ones will not achieve the right texture.
• Toppings add calories: 10g dark chocolate is about 60 cal, a tablespoon of nuts about 90 cal. The 150-calorie figure is the plain banana base.