Banana Nice-Cream – Dairy Free Ice Cream

Don’t judge it until you’ve tried it. You’re really not going to believe how amazing this “ice cream” tastes, and just how easy it is to make! One ingredient, that’s all it takes to make this delicious milk alternative ice cream that’s free from dairy, gluten, soya and nuts.

For this recipe you need a good food processor. I use a Magimix 520XL food processor. Don’t underestimate how tough those bananas are to blitz once they’re frozen.

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Banana Nice-Cream

This is going to be your favourite ice cream alternative. My husband and I call this banana "nice-cream" because it's so nice. It's also super easy to make. All you'll need is a food processor and some frozen bananas. I'll give you some options to add extra flavours too, but all you really need is the bananas.

Gluten Free

Dairy Free

Soya Free

Nut Free

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Prep Time 8 hours hrs

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Servings: 2 people

Course: Dessert

Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 4 medium Bananas ripe

Optional if you want to try new flavours (add one, not all)

• 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
• 2 tsp Cacao powder
• handful Frozen Raspberries or Other Fruit
• 1 tsp Honey for Extra Sweetness

Equipment

• 1 Food Processor not just a blender

Method

 

1. Remove the banana skins and chop each banana into disc pieces no more than 2cm (1") wide. Place all the banana pieces into a Tupperware and store in the freezer overnight, at least 8 hours.
2. Place the frozen banana pieces into a food processor and blitz until it sticks. Remove the lid and stir the contents, then continue blitzing. You'll need to stir multiple times until it suddenly turns into a thick creamy texture. Make sure there are no lumps before removing it from the food processor. If you want to add additional ingredients as listed above, wait until the banana is creamy before adding them. Now it's ready to serve.

Notes

Storage

This dairy free ice cream doesn’t store well. Re-freezing it is not recommended so go ahead and eat it straight away. Don’t way long as it will quickly melt.

More about my dairy free ice cream recipe

This ice cream alternative is also suitable for a paleo diet. Although I love this ice cream just as it is, there’s also an opportunity to add different flavours if you want to mix it up. One of the options I love is adding cacao powder and honey for a chocolate dairy free ice cream. I’ve also tried adding frozen fruits including mango, strawberries and raspberries to totally change the flavour. Or for a simple touch, just add some vanilla extract for a classic vanilla ice cream that’s dairy free.

You might wonder if it’s easier to blitz the bananas first, and then freeze them. Don’t try this. It doesn’t work that way round. The frozen bananas create a special creamy texture that can’t be achieved if you blitz them before freezing.

This natural free from ice cream is great to serve with fresh fruit. But be careful how much sugar you’re having in one serving, since bananas are very high in sugar. If you like this recipe, please leave a comment and review below. Have you also tried my recipe for homemade almond milk?