Banana Nice Cream (+9 flavors!)
Published 6/17/2024 โข Updated 9/3/2024
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I’d like to introduce you to banana nice cream, a yummy healthy ice cream made in a high-speed blender or food processor with a frozen banana base and other add-ins!
We’ve been making nice cream for almost a decade and it really doesn’t get old. More recently, we’ve been enjoying it with protein powder to amp up the nutrition with the same great taste.
If you’re anything like us, you LOVE ice cream. If I had a choice between all desserts, I’d almost always choose ICE CREAM. We’re all about foods in moderation, but if you’re looking for a healthier ice cream option, banana nice cream is what you need to try!
Not only is nice cream flipping tasty, but you can flavor it into any classic ice cream flavor (chocolate, strawberry, etc.!). You can eat it smooth and creamy like soft serve or freeze it and scoop it out like traditional ice cream. It’s a close relative to Dole whip, but made with nanners instead.
What do you need to make nice cream?
The crazy thing about nice cream is that you really only need 1 ingredient – frozen bananas. We like to add a splash of non-dairy milk to speed up the whipping process, but if you wait a little bit for the bananas to melt a tad, you don’t even need milk!
How to Make Banana Nice Cream
- Simply add your frozen bananas into a high-speed food processor and process on high until smooth.
- Add a splash of milk into the food processor to speed things up. You should end up with a thick and creamy banana nice cream that’s dairy-free, healthy, and so yummy!
Ways to serve Banana Nice Cream
There are 2 main ways to serve nice cream and I’m not sure which I like better!
- Soft serve: this is the more classic way to serve nice cream — straight out of the food processor. It has the consistency of soft serve and is ready to go in 5 minutes.
- Ice cream: if you’re more of an ice cream consistency kind of person, transfer the nice cream into a bread pan and freeze it for around 1-2 hours. It will be just frozen enough to scoop it like ice cream.
Flavor Combinations for Banana Nice Cream
Make this vegan ice cream your own with different flavor combinations! Start with our basic banana nice cream recipe and follow our suggested add-ins/substitutions below!
- Mint Chip – add 1/4 teaspoon mint extract and 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips.
- Strawberries and Cream – substitute 1 cup frozen strawberries for 1 cup frozen bananas and use full-fat coconut milk instead of almond milk.
- Chai Spice – add 1/2 teaspoon homemade chai spice.
- Add a few spoonfuls of cottage cheese to make it a cheesecake variation!
Looking for more unique flavor combinations? Keep scrolling for some of our very best banana nice cream recipes from Fit Foodie Finds. Enjoy!
Got Leftovers?
Store your leftover nice cream in an airtight container in the fridge. When you’re ready to serve again, let it sit out on the counter for a few minute and then scoop!
try cottage cheese ice cream!
Banana Nice Cream Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups frozen banana slices, ~2 large bananas
- 2-4 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk, any kind of milk will work
Instructions
- Place frozen banana slices and 2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk into a high-speed food processor or blender.
- Blend on high for 1 to 2 minutes stopping to scrape the sides every so often.
- If your blender is having a hard time blending the bananas, add more almond milk by the tablespoon.
- Once pureed together, your banana nice cream should be like a super thick smoothie or soft serve. Option to eat immediately or to transfer to a parchment-lined bread pan to freeze for later.
- Freeze it like ice cream: Freeze banana nice cream for 1 to 2 hours so that it hardens enough to scoop like ice cream, but isn't too hard that you can't scoop it.
Tips & Notes
- Option to double or triple this recipe.
- Storage: Store in an air-tight glass container (covered) in the freezer. Thaw for around 30 minutes before scooping and serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Lemon Cheesecake Nice Cream
This lemon cheesecake nice cream is made with frozen bananas, cottage cheese, lemon zest and vanilla extract, and then topped with crumbled graham crackers and more lemon zest! It has 9 grams of protein per serving, making it one amazing dessert.
Chocolate Protein Nice Cream
This chocolate protein ice cream recipe is dairy-free and made with frozen bananas, cocoa powder, chocolate protein powder, and almond milk! It has 15 grams of protein per serving, making it one epic dessert.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Soft Serve
This Peanut Butter Banana Nice Cream recipe will make your dessert dreams come true! With only 4 ingredients, this nice cream is dairy-free, vegan and ready in under 10 minutes flat. Top with chocolate chips and serve immediately or freeze for later!
Protein Strawberry Banana Nice Cream
Satisfy your sweet tooth by whipping up a batch of this Protein Strawberry Banana Nice Cream! All you have to do is throw all of the ingredients into the food processor and you’ve got yourself a protein-packed dessert in under 20 minutes!
Healthy Chocolate Nice Cream
This 4-ingredient Healthy Chocolate Nice Cream boasts the same creamy deliciousness of traditional chocolate ice cream without all those fillers. Plus, it’s dairy free, vegan, and ready to eat in less than 10 minutes. Dessert is served!
Blueberry Muffin Banana Soft Serve
Cool off this summer with this Vegan Blueberry Muffin Banana Soft-Serve. It is naturally sweetened, delicious, and made with only six ingredients!
Peanut Butter Cup Banana Soft Serve
This peanut butter cup banana soft serve is a healthy way to satisfy your ice cream craving. All you need is homemade peanut butter cups and frozen bananas!
Vegan Cookie Dough Banana Soft-Serve
Love cookie dough and ice cream but live a plant-based lifestyle? Try our Vegan Cookie Dough Banana Soft-Serve!
Raspberry Chocolate Swirl Banana Soft Serve
There’s nothing better than a 5-minute, single-serve dessert that is both vegan and paleo friendly. Make this Raspberry Banana Soft Serve with Chocolate Swirl for a guilt-free treat!
None of my bananas are ripe yet ๐ have to wait another week until I can try one of these!!
Do the paper bag trick! Throw them in a paper bag for a bit and they will brown right now!
I absolutely love banana soft serve and Minneapolis in the spring and summer time. Rides around lake calhoun are by far my favorite, and did you hear that Minneapolis was ranked second on the ACSM fit index!!
I’ll be heading back to Minneapolis in just a few weeks so if you ever have meet ups I would love to do that!! ๐
oh em geeeee! I didn’t know Minneapolis was ranked 2nd. That’s amazing! I thought about doing a meet up, but my fear is that no one would show up ๐
You for sure would have at least one person in attendance, I would love to meet up!! ๐
Haha! Well let’s make it happen! Shoot me an email with the dates you’ll be in town —> fitfoodiefinds(at)gmail.com!
What a great recipe roundup, Lee! I am pinning a bunch ๐
Loveeee banana soft serve. I need several of these versions in my life ASAP!
It’s the best dessert EVER.
My boyfriend LOVES ice cream but recently went dairy-free, so I’m going to have to give some of these a try!
Oh no! I was severely lactose intolerant growing up, then I hit puberty and it fizzled away. Insert ICE CREAM IN MY lIFE NOW!
That’s a great summer list. I hope you’ll share your sister’s wedding on the blog ๐
Oh of course! It’s going to be SO MUCH FUN #openbar. And that’s the truth ๐
LOVE this roundup!
Most of them are paleo baybay.
I freaking love banana ice cream! What a great round up. I make a version of banana ice cream bon bons that my boyfriend is obsessed with ๐
BANANA ICE CREAM BON BONS. Where is this recipe I need it in my life MEOW.
Never have I ever made banana ice cream :O
OH EM GEE GET OUT OF HERE RIGHT MEOW.
Yum! I can’t wait to try all of these versions.
Let’s only eat banana soft serve for the next 3 days. ๐