This Vegan Banana Ice Cream is an easy heathy 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 banana.
You could also add vegan whipped cream, caramel sauce or hot fudge.
Some other healthy banana recipes to try are my Banana and Chocolate Dessert Pizza and Campfire Stuffed Bananas.
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❄️ How To Freeze Bananas
Wait until 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.
🍦 Do Frozen Bananas Taste Like Ice Cream?
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.
🔪 Instructions
- Vegan Banana Ice Cream:Mix frozen bananas in a food processor, stopping to scrape down edges, until creamy.
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Sauce: Mix all ingredients in a blender until creamy.
🥡 Storage
This banana ice cream recipe will last 6 months in a freezer safe container in the freezer.
✚ 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
If you haven't tried freezing bananas for ice cream, you are missing out! This healthy treat is a great alternative to vegan ice cream.
I originally posted this recipe November 17, 2014. I added new photos and text when I republished it.
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📋 Recipe
Vegan Banana Ice Cream
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.
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.