This Chocolate Banana Nice Cream is super healthy and ready in minutes! You’ll be hard pressed to tell the difference between this and the real thing. 

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I consider myself pretty healthy, but my husband takes it to an even higher level. He’s more of a au natural guy where I’ve still got a healthy amount (pun intended) of “if it comes from a box or can it’s all right with me” in me. Yes, I’m all about making things homemade as often as possible, but with so much keeping me busy, it’s not always a realistic goal. For example, as much fun as it is to make homemade ice cream, more times than not I throw my arms up and grab the Stonyfield from the freezer for me and the kids.

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I don’t know if there’s something in the water or if a witch cast a spell on him, but my hubby has been diving in the kitchen more and more lately, coming up with a list of recipes that are actually really yummy! He’s been making this version of homemade ice cream that tastes unbelievably delicious, even to someone like me who wants the real deal. 

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The kids certainly can’t tell the difference and hubby says if he didn’t know better, he wouldn’t be able to either — and this man knows his ice cream. But the best part is that instead of needing an ice cream maker or having to wait hours for the ice cream to freeze, his version is ready in less than a minute, is totally healthy and the kids love helping him make it!

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Nice Cream is one of our favorite things to make in our house. When we’re craving something cold and creamy, especially when it gets warm outside, we switch off between this recipe and Rainbow Nice CreamGreen Nice Cream, and Coco-Blue Nice Cream! They’re all super easy to make and have ingredients that are actually good for you!

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Let me know in the comments what you think of this recipe! And tag me on social media if you make it! I’m @weelicious.

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Chocolate Banana Nice Cream

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Author: Catherine McCord
Prep Time 1 minute
Total Time 3 minutes

Ingredients  

  • 6 frozen bananas, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup almond milk or milk of choice

Instructions 

  • Place all of the ingredients in a blender.
  • Puree on a medium setting for 15-20 seconds, using the tamper of your blender to push down or stopping to push down with a spatula. You can this to be a fast process so the ice cream doesn't melt. 
  • Scrape down the sides and puree again. Repeat the process until the mixture is smooth like frozen yogurt/ice cream.** Sprinkle with favorite toppings! ***
  • Serve.****
  • * Here's a great way to freeze bananas! Place them in a Ziploc bag (make sure to lay the slices out flat in the bag when you freeze so they don't stick together) and leave them in the freezer so you can always make this treat on a moment’s notice.
  • ** Use the lowest setting to puree to avoid the ice cream from getting too loose and so it has more of a true ice cream texture.
  • *** You can top with granola, hemp seeds, sprinkles, berries, chopped nuts, dye free chocolate candies and more. 
  • **** To make nice cream even more firm, place in a pyrex or baking dish and freeze for up to 3 hours to resemble ice cream.

Nutrition

Calories: 120kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 2g | Sodium: 15mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 20g
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About the Author

Catherine is a mama of three. A Kentucky girl living in California. Here’s what I know: all kids can be great eaters and mealtime must be easy. I create simple, healthy recipes the whole family will love.

Comments

  1. I made it! Terrific!!! I had to use a ninja blender so I dropped the amount of milk. It came out like soft serve. Taste really good and keeps me on my diet!!

  2. I don’t really have any sipicfec recipes, but I add them to almost any winter salad. Fruit salads, green salads (except the ones that have veggies like carrots or tomatoes in them…they go well with cucumbers, broccoli, cabbage, celery, etc.), sweet green salads (I often mix them with other fruits in a green salad and use an orange juice based dressing). I just love them too! But only fresh. My husband also floated them in champagne one year on Valentine’s Day! That was amazingly good. Yum!Liz

  3. Wow, this is absolutely delicious. I also added a dollop of peanut butter which really brought it to the next level. I will definitely be experimenting with different flavor combos.

  4. Yes you can freeze it! I think it’s really best right after you make it, but you can freeze it. If it is too hard after freezing just slowly blend prior to serving!

  5. I made this and it was wonderful, I just started following your blog and I love it! Can this be frozen after it is made?

  6. Its blazing hot here in Sydney, and we made this yummy treat today and was a hit with young and old alike!!! We are definitely going to do it again and also do a fruit version too! Thanks so much Catherine

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  9. Yum! Just made this (in the middle of December no less) and it’s so good and easy! I had to add some milk to get it to blend, but that was the only tweak. Well, that and I left out the strawberries since I didn’t have any. Will try them next time.

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  11. this sounded so good and I wanted to believe it would work, but with hardly any liquid in it, things don’t really get to moving around much in a blender and was forced to blend on high for a few seconds to get the strawberries incorporated…ended up with a smoothie . Still good flavors though.

  12. this is such a great idea! so creative, it turned into like a soft serve ice cream, i absolutely loved it, and my wee one did too! Thanks for the awesome recipes 🙂

  13. Well, my kids weren’t a big fan of this. I thought it was delicious. I guess they were expecting more of an ice cream flavor rather than a smoothie flavor. Oh well, more for me!!

  14. My son is super picky and won’t even touch fruit. I made this last night and he loved it. It’s super healthy too with the greek yogurt and I used pure raw honey for extra benefits.

  15. I love this! I’ve never heard of this before. I tried it out today and it was a hit with the whole family. My blender also had a little difficulty with the frozen fruit but after scraping down a few times, it still worked out well. Thanks for all your great ideas.

  16. Pure awesome-wee-ness. My blender couldn’t take the frozen bananas/strawberries but the mini-processor worked perfectly!

  17. I made this tonight and it is soooo good. Instead of the yogurt (I’m vegetarian) I used almond milk. Great recipe!

  18. Hi M, My daughter is allergic to dairy and I’ve been looking for an alternative to the yogurt that my other daughter eats. Can you please share with me the name of the soy yogurt. I haven’t been able to find anything of the sort. Thanks so much for sharing. 🙂

  19. This recipes is PERFECT for us since we are a dairy-free household. I simply substituted strained soy yogurt for the greek yogurt and used a bit more bananas and it came out perfect! My son and I were fighting over the bowl. I did a little stint a while ago with raw foods, and this is almost exactly how raw ice creams are made, using frozen bananas as a base. I’m definitely going to be experimenting with this one! Right now I’m thinking peanut butter and banana, or avocado….yummm! Thanks for all of your wonderful recipes and ideas! Can’t wait for the book!!

  20. Avocado does work well to make it creamy, especially if you can’t eat bananas. just freeze into pops.

  21. yummm!!!! maybe adding some avocado will make it creamier 🙂
    can’t wait to try, can I use agave instead of the honey??

  22. Can’t wait to try it on my toddler. The only dairy she will eat is chocolate ice cream I’ve been trying to find a way to get her to eat yogurt. For this one I think I’ll have to make it ahead and let her try it before she finds out there is yogurt in it. Thanks!

  23. My husband said it took him one or two tries before he got a feel for how to thicken without pureeing. He said it’s important to pulse briefly, scrape down the sides and then pulse again, etc. so the consistency stays thick. You also may want to add a little extra banana. I’m going to revise the steps of the recipe. Thanks for the feedback.

    P.S. If this doesn’t work, I’m totally blaming my husband. 🙂

  24. I made this tonight and it was delicious! I added raspberries instead of strawberries and it was yummy but I think I liquified it too much-it felt more like pudding than ice cream. What’s the secret to thickening it and making it look just like the picture–real ice cream????

  25. $20 a kilo!!!! My goodness. I’m sorry! This may be the time to just be like me and buy some ice cream!

  26. Will have to wait til the price of bananas come down here in Australia …… we are still at $20 per kilo where I live 🙁 but frozen mixed berries will be nice as well .. thanks for a great recipe

  27. I don’t know what can replicate the creamy consistency of bananas for this recipe. Try this as a test: make some and just tell everyone it’s chocolate ice cream. See if anyone can tell there’s bananas in it. Then tell them afterwards.

  28. Is there anything I could use to “thicken” it instead of Bananas? Unfortunately, my kiddoes (and hubby) won’t eat anything with bananas in it.

  29. just made made this and i love it. i might have to make more because i don’t want to share with my husband or kids it’s so good!!!!!

  30. perfect! I’ve been addicted to just plain frozen bananas turned into “ice cream” lately and this is a welcome chocolaty change. More bananas being sent to the freezer now.

  31. Purée frozen bananas with some cinnamon and a bit if honey. Super low fat, healthy treat! My son thinks I’m letting him eat junk food fr breakfast on especially hot days!

  32. Amanda, I use my Magic Bullet to make smoothies using all kinds of frozen fruit, including those yummy frozen bananas. Bananas are great with milk and then I add vanilla flavoring. Super thick and yummy. Best part is, my two teenage daughters make smoothies all the time with it, using juice, yogurt, whatever. One has recently discovered frozen watermelon with frozen strawberries – nothing else added, tastes like a watermelon Jolly Rancher. I like the idea of making the mixture thick enough to scoop. Mmmm, excuse me, I have to go freeze some bananas now.

  33. Yum! I just got into the banana ice cream and made some with just banana and peanut butter (yum) – its nice to see a new recipe ingredients.

  34. My blender bit the dust, but going to try this in the Magic Bullet and see if I can get it to come out. I LOVE chocolate and banana 🙂 The kids may enjoy it, too. 🙂

  35. After you freeze the leftovers they will be a rock unless you blend them again but still quick and easy!

  36. Hubby tried freezing his leftovers. He wound up with a rock. Now he sits in the kitchen with the blender container and eats until there’s none left!

  37. YUM! I use a food processor to do mine and I only use bananas, a bit of rice milk and cocoa powder (but sometimes I keep it simple with bananas and rice milk). That’s it! Less is best.

  38. Eden, We use our food processor all the time to make frozen banana/berry ice cream. Just frozen bananas and frozen berries and puree. It does take a couple of minutes to turn into ice cream, but, it does eventually. Good Luck!

  39. I think it would work in a mini food processor, but a big one would probably liquify it too much.

  40. Hi! This sounds SO insanely delicious, but I don’t have a blender! Is there any way that this could possibly be made using a food processor?

  41. What a great idea to thicken up a smoothie and turn it into ice cream! I am definately going to be playing around with this recipe idea! As always, tks for sharing!!!

  42. Easy, simple – can’t wait to try it out! Any idea of the release date for your cookbook yet???

  43. Hey, it’s a recipe that I look for. I love ice cream but I don’t have an ice cream maker. Hopefully your husband will find another no machine needed ice cream recipe

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