This recipe is a rich, indulgent dessert or treat. Its dairy-free ice cream on top of an almond nutty base. Learn how to make these frozen delights without any fancy equipment and enjoy the chocolaty bliss guilt-free.

Store them in the freezer for months of frosty indulgence. Treat yourself to a dessert that’s easy, healthy, and absolutely delicious. Get ready to nourish your taste buds with every bite.

Let’s be honest – who doesn’t want to tuck into sweets and ice creams every day? Store bought ice cream bars are a popular confectionary of ice cream.

Sure they are tasty, but most of the time are NOT healthy. Unfortunately. So, guess what?! We are making them ourselves and making a healthier version of an ice cream bar.

The last time I bought a store bought ice cream I was looking forward to eating it after dinner at ice cream time! Unfortunately, it was pretty disappointing. It was overly sweet and all I could taste was sugar. So I took matters into my own hands and made a much healthier, dairy and refined sugar-free version, which I think is way more delicious!

Next time you buy ice cream at the supermarket you can check the ingredients. You will be surprised by how many ingredients are used. Besides lots of chemicals and flavour extracts (or natural flavours!!) Yeah right! You will find a ton of sugar in them. This quickly loads up to about 20 g of sugar per serving.

Of course, not all ice cream has this nutritional value, but there are simple and easy ways to choose a healthier ice cream, simply make it yourself.

Elevate your treat game with a fusion of taste and wellness in every decadent bite. If you love ice cream, but not all the sugar, this is the healthy dessert recipe for you!

Indulge in nourishing delight with these healthy ice cream bars. Crafted with wholesome ingredients like almonds, dates, coconut cream and almond butter, these homemade ice cream bars provide a rich source of gut-loving fiber and skin-nourishing nutrients.

The ice cream is made with an coconut cream and nut butter filling and is what we call ‘nice cream’. Nice cream is a term that has come to represent any frozen creamy treat free from loads of sugar and artificial flavors.

It sounds too good to be true doesn’t it? Ice-cream just out of wholefood ingredients. It tastes like ice-cream and it is so damn good! This is definitely one for the recipe bible.

They are super easy to make and require very minimal ingredients so you can easily elevate your frozen treat game with this nutritious dessert, proving that healthy can also be delicious.

It’s shocking how good these are! If you let them thaw a little bit before snacking, they become the perfect texture. These babies are the perfect healthy sweet treat as the protein content will leave you feeling full while also satisfying and helping to curb sugar cravings while still being healthy!

That’s really the trick with eating healthier, its not limiting or denying yourself yummy things, its about ADDING good stuff so you don’t crave the not-so-good high sugar things that can wreck health.

Experience the delight of guilt-free indulgence with this frozen ice cream bar recipe – a creamy blend of deliciousness to keep in your freezer for an any time treat or snack.

These almond ice cream bars are the perfect no-bake treat! They have an almond and date crust that’s topped with a creamy almond and coconut ice cream. Drizzle them with chocolate and top with chopped almonds and you have got yourself a beautiful, yet easy dessert or healthy snack.

The entire family is sure to love this easy ice cream bar recipe and no one will guess they are healthy!

Almond Protein Ice Cream Bars

Indulge in the mouthwatering goodness of homemade almond ice cream bars. Made with nourishing ingredients, this easy and healthy recipe is the perfect dessert or snack.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating

Keyword almond protein ice cream bars, clean eating dessert or snack, clean eating ice cream, healthy ice cream bars, no bake ice cream bars

Servings 12

Ingredients

Base Crust

• 1 1/2 cups almonds or walnuts
• 1 cup dates, soaked 30 minutes and drained
• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted

Ice Cream Filling

• 1 cup cashews, soaked 3+hours and drained
• 1 13.5 oz can coconut cream, full fat (solid part only) *see note below
• 1/2 cup almond butter
• 1/4 cup protein or collagen powder
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Drizzle Topping - Optional

• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil

Instructions

• Note: Place the can of coconut cream or milk in the fridge or freezer for at least 1-2 hours before making these bars to allow coconut cream to separate.

Base Crust

• Line a 7 x 5-inch baking pan or dish with parchment paper on the bottom and sides leaving some overhanging to act as a handle to get the bars out easier for cutting.

  Place almonds into a food processer and process until broken down and crumbly. Add dates, coconut and coconut oil and continue to process until mixture is sticky and well combined.

  Be careful not to over process as its nice to have texture variance and different sized “bits” in your base crust.

  Press the base mixture into the bottom of your pan or dish evenly. Refrigerate while you prepare the filling.

Ice Cream Filling

• Open chilled can and scoop out the cream that has separated and set hard on the top. Save the remaining coconut water to use in a smoothie, drink, or discard.

  Place all filling ingredients- cashews, hardened coconut cream, almond butter, coconut oil, honey and vanilla extract into the food processor and process until smooth and creamy.

  Depending on the power of your blender this might take a few minutes. Stop blending to scrape the sides and continue to blend until very smooth. Taste test add more honey or vanilla if you think it needs it.

  Pour the ice cream over the crust and spread evenly with a spatula or the back of a spoon.

  Place the bars in the freezer for at least 2-4 hours to set.

  If you wish to top with chocolate drizzle, melt the chocolate by placing chocolate chips and coconut oil in small dish and microwave with 20 second bursts stirring between each one until melted and smooth.

  Or use double boiler method - (pot of boiling water with a bowl resting on top) melt the chocolate chips and the coconut oil together.

  Remove bars from freezer and drizzle the melted chocolate on top with a spoon or piping bag and top with chopped almonds.

  Cut into 12 bars or more smaller squares to serve.

  Store in the freezer for up to 3 months.

   

   

   

   

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