Non Dairy Ice Cream

You've probably noticed my current ice cream obsession. Yeah. And it's got me thinking about, like, other kinds of ice cream. For example, one time our friend Wess made my sister this really amazing vegan/raw ice cream. I also saw that recently Danielle posted about her favorite homemade vegan soft serve. And so I had to give this a try.The basic recipe calls for frozen, blended bananas. Once blended they become creamy and delicious like soft serve ice cream. Depending on what you add in to flavor these you could create raw or vegan versions very easily. I decided to try out a few different variations.Chocolate Non Dairy Ice Cream, makes one serving.

Needed: 2-3 bananas, 1/4 cup water, 1 tablespoon cocoa powder (dutch processed preferred) and 2 tablespoons brown sugar.

Peel and chop up bananas and freeze in a zip lock bag overnight. Then blend in a food processor or blender with the water until creamy. You may need to let the bananas soften before blending. Then add in the cocoa and sugar and blend until combined. I topped mine with a few bits of toffee.Banana Nut Non Dairy Ice Cream, makes one serving.

Needed: 2-3 bananas, 1/4 cup water, 1-2 tablespoons honey and 1/4 cup chopped walnuts.

Peel and chop up bananas and freeze in a zip lock bag overnight. Then blend in a food processor or blender with the water until creamy. You may need to let the bananas soften before blending. Stir in the honey and nuts.Vanilla Non Dairy Ice Cream, makes one serving.

Needed: 2-3 bananas, 1/4 cup water, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 2-3 tablespoons sugar.

Peel and chop up bananas and freeze in a zip lock bag overnight. Then blend in a food processor or blender with the water until creamy. You may need to let the bananas soften before blending. Stir in the vanilla extract and sugar. I topped mine with some chocolate syrup.Have fun making up your own flavors! xo. Emma

Comments

[Bridget]

Yum! I'm mostly vegan- so love this! Maybe I'll make some this weekend. :)

[Katie]

My dad has done this before! It tastes so good! He put frozen blueberries in it and it tasted awesome :)

[Kylie]

This is perfect for my lactose intolerant sister and mom! Check out my blog: http://thechicstreetblog.blogspot.com/

[Sarah Danaher]

so excited to try this! I put bananas in my freezer just last week for this purpose.

[Heather]

Ahhh this looks so good!
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[Angela]

How much banana flavor does it have? Dairy free and hate bananas so I miss out on some delicious smoothie - and I guess ice cream - recipes!

[Valeria]

Hi Emma! thanks for sharing a vegan recipe!! :D

[Chelsea]

Wow this is amazing. I never knew you could make ice cream out of bananas! I'll have to try this with my mom because she just started this non processed diet and having a hard time getting sweets in! Great post!

[irene]

looks delicious.. yummy.. :)

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[Megan Lane]

Love this idea!! Yay, can't wait to try it.

[Marizabeth]

I've been making this (lactose intolerant borderlining on a dairy allergy these days). I mixed in coconut extract & pineapple & topped with shredded candied coconut. I wound up tossing in some cashews as well. Sooo tasty. Like a pina collada ice cream.

[marysia]

I love making banana soft serve, and i've recently discovered the machine called yonanas. If you have the time and you really like soft serve made from fruit I suggest taking the time to check it out. It's way easier to use than a blender, much easier to clean as well and you just use all sorts of frozen fruit to make soft serve you can even add chocolate in as well!

[Kaitlyn]

Banana whips! :)

[The Life of Clare]

They look delicious! So lovely to share recipes that cover all dietary requirements!

[Carlee]

This recipe looks so amazing! I love it. I cant wait to try it. The banana nut one looks so tasty.
Carlee
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[Tracey]

Hmm, this is something I'm going to have to try soon... possibly this weekend. Looks good. Thanks for sharing.

[Alison]

This sounds really great! I'm lactose-intolerant, so I'm always looking for delicious, dairy-free recipes. I usually end up taking a Lactaid pill and braving the dairy - that's how much I love milk, cream and cheese - but I wouldn't have to with this. Thanks for sharing! - Alison { aliology.com }

[Madeline]

I make ice cream this way for my kids. They literally did not know that ice cream was any different than frozen bananas until they were 3 :) Unfortunately for some reason I am allerfic to milk and bananas... go figure. Great post!!

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[Margherita]

I'm making myself this all the time...it's the best thing in the world!

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