Ice cream, a health food? Enter – NICE CREAM! Nice cream uses frozen banana to form a soft, sweet and creamy base. Banana is naturally high in fructose, so this recipe combines coconut cream, rich in healthy fats, to help maintain a happy blood sugar balance.
This is one of the quickest chocolate treats you can make, naturally dairy-free, sugar-free and gluten-free, which takes less than 3 minutes and only 3 ingredients to make. Pure chocoholic deliciousness! You will have the creamiest, sweet, chocolatey, nutty ice cream in no time!
You don’t need an ice cream maker to make this no-churn ice cream. Made with just six ingredients, this nice cream is free from dairy, artificial flavors, colors and refined sugar.
This recipe is a fun twist to classic ice cream where the main ingredient is banana and makes this the creamiest texture! Nice cream is a term that has come to represent any frozen creamy treat free from loads of sugar and artificial flavors.
You simply blitz frozen fruit in a food processor or high-speed blender and the end result is a whole-food ice cream that is rich, creamy, and luscious enough for a special occasion yet light and easy enough for an any time indulgence.
It’s called ‘nice cream’ rather than ice cream, just to differentiate the two. Nice cream is a super easy, take on traditional ice cream, yet made very differently. It sounds too good to be true doesn’t it? Ice-cream just out of bananas. It tastes like ice-cream and it is so damn good! This is definitely one for the recipe bible.
Ice cream, a health food? Enter – NICE CREAM! Nice cream uses frozen banana to form a soft, sweet and creamy base. Banana is naturally high in fructose, so this recipe combines coconut cream, rich in healthy fats, to help maintain a happy blood sugar balance.
This is one of the quickest chocolate treats you can make, naturally dairy-free, vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free and paleo, which takes less than 3 minutes and only 6 ingredients to make. Pure chocoholic deliciousness!
You can satisfy an ice cream craving guilt-free with this “nice cream”! Seems so simple, that it feels like you are cheating a bit… but to be honest – it’s delectable stuff. And let’s face it, why make it complicated when something this simple can taste insanely delightful! Once you start making nice creams, you will stop buying store bought ice creams, the creaminess it has is nothing less than any ice cream and the plus point is, it is absolutely healthy!
Why you will love these recipe:
It’s healthy ice cream! There’s no cholesterol or refined sugar added, with plenty of healthy protein and fats to help keep you feeling satisfied.
It’s delicious! Once you taste it, you won’t believe that this ice cream is made with a base of bananas. With just a few simple ingredients, you can make a healthy ice cream that is a fun recipe that everyone loves. The best part is that it is nutritious, made with real food ingredients and seriously better than store bought.
Mix-in ingredients – There are dozens of ways to transform your nice cream. Two of the easiest ways are by either mixing in ingredients or adding toppings to your dessert. For mix-ins, try swirling in other flavors like fresh fruit or berries, chopped nuts, coconut shreds, Nutella or nut butters.
Waiting is the hardest part – The longer you wait for this to freeze and set, the creamier and more firm it will be. Luckily, making this recipe is super easy aside from the waiting game!
Naturally sweetened – This recipe is sweetened with honey. You can also use maple syrup or for an even lower carb sweetener, use monk fruit.
Dietary friendly – This is gluten free, high in protein, low in sugar, and refined sugar free depending on what chocolate you use.
If you are looking for a healthier treat, then this is the perfect homemade dessert recipe for you! If you haven’t given the frozen banana “ice cream” thing a try yet, I encourage you to do it soon, preferably with this Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Nice Cream…errr frozen treat!
Chocolate and peanut butter are a match made in heaven in this sweet, rich, and creamy Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Nice Cream
Ingredients
- 4 bananas, sliced, frozen
- 1/2 cup any milk
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup peanut (or any nut or seed) butter
- 2 scoops protein or collagen peptides powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Toppings Optional
- Shaved chocolate
- Peanuts, roasted, salted, crushed
- Chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a powerful blender or food processor, add bananas and milk and process several minutes until smooth and creamy like soft serve ice cream. You may have to scrape down the sides a time or two during this process.Add the cocoa powder, peanut butter and protein powder and pulse a few times to blend in.You can eat right away, the ice cream will be soft serve, or put in container and freeze a while to firm it up more.Garnish with shaved chocolate and crushed peanuts if desired. You could also stir shaved chocolate and/or crushed peanuts into the ice cream after it’s been processed.
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