Berry Blast Nice Cream

Berry Blast Nice Cream

Berry Blast Nice Cream, deliciously dairy-free ice cream made with bananas and mixed berries

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If you’ve been thinking about making a dairy-free ice cream but were reluctant to tackle the ice cream churn variety, then let me introduce you to your new best friend, nice cream. Here’s the scoop, it’s just frozen over-ripe bananas that are sliced and blended in a high-powered blender or food processor into a dreamy vanilla colored soft serve. Add in frozen mixed berries and a splash of vanilla and you’ve got a sweet, creamy, tangy frozen dessert that’s just as healthy as a fruit smoothie, but looks and tastes like ice cream. You can often find black spot bananas (really ripe bananas) discounted at your local grocer. This is the perfect time to stock your freezer with these golden nuggets for whenever a (n)ice cream craving strikes!

Ingredients

4 large very ripe bananas, frozen (black spot bananas)

2 cups of mixed frozen berries (blueberries, strawberries, raspberries)

1 teaspoon of vanilla

A pinch of fine sea salt

Method For Making Berry Blast Nice Cream

A high-powered blender is really helpful when making nice cream as it powers through the frozen fruit creating a super creamy consistancy. I use a Vitamix which has a tamper that enables you to push the food down and around the blade. If you have a blender without a tamper, you will just need to stop periodically to scrape the sides of the container.

1. First peel your very ripe bananas and pop them in the freezer. The perfect nice cream banana is past the point where you would want to eat it fresh out of the peel. The skin will be soft and covered all over with dark brown or black spots, indicating that the starches have turned to simple sugars, making them naturally very sweet. Once frozen, cut them into chunks. Bananas that are just slightly thawed blend up creamiest so you can microwave them for 30 seconds, or just let them sit on the counter for a short while. You’ll know they are ready to blend when you can make a slight dent in the banana when pressed.

   2.  Next add your bananas, vanilla and salt to the container. Don’t worry, you won’t taste the salt but it will help marry the flavors together. Blend until the bananas are creamy, white and look like thick frosting. This takes about a minute.

   3.  Now we’re ready to add the berries. The frozen berries will incorporate easier into already blended bananas so make sure you blend the bananas first. Blend the berries until the whole mixture is smooth and looks like soft serve ice cream.

Your nice cream is all ready! You can scoop it into individual bowls or cones, pile it high with your favorite toppings, or put it in the freezer for later.

Helpful Tip: If freezing for later, let it thaw until scoopable before serving.

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More nice cream recipes you may like to try:

Mint Chip Nice Cream

Chocolate Nice Cream

Peanut Buddy Nice Cream

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Berry Blast Nice Cream (dairy free ice cream)

Yield: 4 Servings

Author: Carol Clayton

Prep time: 10 MinTotal time: 10 Min

If you’ve been thinking about making a dairy-free ice cream but were reluctant to tackle the ice cream churn variety, then let me introduce you to your new best friend, nice cream. Here’s the scoop, it’s just frozen over-ripe bananas that are sliced and blended in a high-powered blender or food processor into a dreamy vanilla colored soft serve. Add in frozen mixed berries and a splash of vanilla and you’ve got a sweet, creamy, tangy frozen dessert that’s just as healthy as a fruit smoothie, but looks and tastes like ice cream.

Ingredients

• 4 large very ripe bananas, frozen (black spot bananas)
• 2 cups of mixed frozen berries (blueberries, strawberries, raspberries)
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• A pinch of fine sea salt

Instructions

1. First peel your very ripe bananas and pop them in the freezer. The perfect nice cream banana is past the point where you would want to eat it fresh out of the peel. The skin will be soft and covered all over with dark brown or black spots, indicating that the starches have turned to simple sugars, making them naturally very sweet. Once frozen, cut them into chunks. Bananas that are just slightly thawed blend up creamiest so you can microwave them for 30 seconds, or just let them sit on the counter for a short while. You’ll know they are ready to blend when you can make a slight dent in the banana when pressed.
2. Next add your bananas, vanilla and salt to the container. Blend until the bananas are creamy, white and look like thick frosting. This takes about a minute.
3. Now we’re ready to add the berries. The frozen berries will incorporate easier into already blended bananas so make sure you blend the bananas first. Blend the berries until the whole mixture is smooth and looks like soft serve ice cream.
4. Scoop the dairy-free deliciousness into individual bowls or cones, pile it high with your favorite toppings, or put it in the freezer for later.

Notes:

A high-powered blender is really helpful when making nice cream as it powers through the frozen fruit creating a super creamy consistancy. I use a Vitamix which has a tamper that enables you to push the food down and around the blade. If you have a blender without a tamper, you will just need to stop periodically to scrape the sides of the container. If freezing for later, let thaw until scoopable.

Calories

156.49

Fat (grams)

0.76

Sat. Fat (grams)

0.17

Carbs (grams)

38.90

Fiber (grams)

6.31

Net carbs

32.59

Sugar (grams)

21.10

Protein (grams)

2.18

Sodium (milligrams)

35.21

Cholesterol (grams)

0.00

Nutritional information is calculated before adding toppings.

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