This Vegan Banana Ice Cream is an easy healthy treat. Made with frozen bananas and topped with a chocolate peanut butter sauce, it is sweet and rich!
Freezing bananas and making Vegan Banana Ice Cream is one of the easiest and healthiest desserts you can make. Chocolate Peanut Butter Sauce elevates this banana nice cream to another level.
Customize it to your liking. Raspberry Compote is another topping that tastes great with bananas.
You could also add vegan whipped cream, caramel sauce, or hot fudge.
Some other healthy banana recipes to try are my Banana Maple Kombucha recipe, my Banana and Chocolate Dessert Pizza, and Campfire Banana Boats.
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❄️ How To Freeze Bananas
Wait until the bananas are ripe. Peel and either slice or break the ripe bananas in two. Place banana slices or halves in a freezer bag or freezer-safe container.
If you buy organic bananas, a great way to use up those banana peels is in Banana Peel Curry. You'd never know you're eating banana peels!
They will last several months in the freezer, but I like to use them up within a few weeks to a month of freezing them. They start to darken and get freezer burn the longer they're in the freezer.
🧾 Ingredients
Vegan Banana Ice Cream
- Frozen bananas: I like to keep frozen bananas in my freezer at all times. Once they're ripe, peel them and place them in a freezer-safe container in the freezer.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Sauce
- Cacao powder (or cocoa powder): Adds a chocolate flavor.
- Peanut butter: I used all-natural peanut butter, but you could also use shelf-stable peanut butter.
- Maple syrup: Adds sweetness. You could also use agave syrup or date paste.
- Soy milk: You could use any dairy-free milk or even water.
- Vanilla extract: Enhances flavors.
- Salt: Enhances sweetness.
This is an overview of the ingredients. To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
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🔪 Instructions
Vegan Banana Ice Cream: Mix frozen bananas in a food processor, stopping to scrape down edges, until creamy.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Sauce
Step 1: Add all ingredients into a blender.
Step 2: Mix until smooth and creamy.
✚ Add-Ins
- Cacao powder (or cocoa powder)
- Chocolate hazelnut spread
- Nut butter
- Strawberry, raspberry, or other berries
- Pineapple, mango for a Tropical Sorbet
- Coconut milk or plant-based milk
- Vanilla extract, almond extract, mint extract
🍫 Toppings
- Chocolate chips
- Chocolate syrup
- Vegan caramel sauce
- Vegan butterscotch sauce
- Vegan whipped cream
- Cherries
- Raspberry Compote
- Sprinkles
- Peanuts, pecans, walnuts, almonds or other nuts
- Coconut chips or coconut flakes
- Cacao nibs
- Dried fruit
👩🏻🍳 Recipe FAQs
Yes and no. Blended frozen bananas have a wonderful creamy consistency and natural sweetness.
The texture is similar to soft-serve ice cream, but they aren't as sweet as store-bought ice cream.
If you tried this Vegan Banana Ice Cream Recipe or any other recipe on my website, please leave a ⭐️ star rating and let me know how you like it in the 💬 comments below. I love hearing from you!
I originally posted this recipe on November 17, 2014. I added new photos and text when I republished it.
📋 Recipe
Vegan Banana Ice Cream
Equipment
- food processor or high speed blender
Ingredients
Vegan Banana Ice Cream
- 4 frozen bananas
Chocolate Peanut Butter Sauce
- ¼ cup cacao powder or cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- ½ cup soy milk or other non-dairy milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch salt
Instructions
Vegan Banana Ice Cream
- Blend frozen bananas in a food processor or high speed blender, stopping to scrape down the edges. Blend until creamy.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Sauce
- Blend ingredients in a food processor or high speed blender until smooth and creamy.
- Pour over banana ice cream.
Notes
Nutrition
*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.
Charlene @ That Girl Cooks Healthy says
I love eating banana ice cream, never tried peanut syrup, sounds divine.
Willow Moon says
It is delicious, and it is nice to add a little protein to the dish.