Easy, customizable, refreshing, delicious, and dairy-free - this recipe is everything you could ever ask for on a summer day! When the craving for cold, delicious ice cream strikes, the last thing you want to experience is guilt (with your health and for the environment)!
JOI’s chocolate banana dairy-free ice cream (also called “nice cream”) is a gluten-free, dairy-free alternative you’re guaranteed to love. It uses a combination of frozen bananas and JOI plant base to create a delicious, smooth, vegan ice cream base that has the consistency of soft serve. No need for laborious churning that could take hours or a fancy ice cream maker - all you need is a high speed blender or food processor. This is cream is infused and drizzled with Munch Life Chocolate Hazelnut Butter and we couldn't think of a more iconic pairing! Finally, this recipe mixes in chocolate chips, hazelnuts, and almonds to add crunch and texture. If you're the sort of person who loves cookie dough chunks in your ice cream, you'll love the delicious texture of this nice cream!
Fully vegan and plant-based, no need to sacrifice your sweet tooth to ditchy dairy, ditch cartons, and do something good for the earth. JOI is free of fillers, gum, and all that junk plus using JOI base over normal plant milk only makes this nice cream that much creamier, tastier, and healthier. This recipe proves you can have your (easy-to-make, dairy-free, plant-based, gluten-free) ice cream and eat it too!
Servings: 8 servings | Prep time: 2 hours | Total time: 2 hours 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 4 frozen bananas sliced
- 1 cup JOI Almond or Cashew Nutmilk Base
- ½ cup Munch Life Chocolate Hazelnut Butter, divided in half
- ¼ cup hazelnuts, toasted
- ¼ cup dairy-free chocolate chips
- ¼ cup slivered almonds
- ¼ cup water
- Pinch of sea salt
Directions:
- Plan ahead and slice and freeze the bananas.
- In a food processor or high speed blender, blend the bananas, ¼ cup Munch Life Chocolate Hazelnut Butter, JOI Nutmilk Base, water, and sea salt.
- Blend until smooth. You may need to stop every so often and break apart the frozen bananas.
- When the mixture is smooth, add in the hazelnuts and chocolate chips. Pulse 5-6 times until combined. Do not overblend - you want some chunky texture from the toasted hazelnuts and chocolate chips.
- Scoop the chocolate banana ice cream base into a loaf pan and smooth out the top. Place in freezer.
- In a microwave safe bowl, heat the remaining ¼ cup of Munch Life Chocolate Hazelnut Butter in 30 second intervals until pourable.
- Take the loaf pan out of the freezer and pour over the liquid Munch Life Chocolate Hazelnut Butter over the top of the chocolate banana ice cream. Using a spoon or knife, swirl around the spread.
- Top with slivered almonds and a few extra chocolate chips and freeze at least 2 hours. Scoop out and enJOI!
Nutritional and macronutrient information may vary slightly depending on brands/ingredients used.
Tips:
- Make sure your bananas are nice and spotted brown and they will lend their own natural sweetness to the base.
- Customize and personalize this frozen treat! The best part about this chocolate nice cream is that you are not limited to the ingredients listed in our recipe. Other than the bananas and JOI Almond or Cashew Nutmilk Base, almost every ingredient can be customized to suit your unique tastes.
- If you're not a fan of chocolate, hazelnuts, or almonds, here are some mix-in or topping ideas that can help you make the recipe your own:
- Shredded coconut
- Chopped peanuts
- Chopped pecans
- Cacao nibs
- Fresh berries
- Cookie crumbs
- Candy sprinkles
- If you want to switch up the hazelnut spread, Munch Life has so many unique flavours to satisfy any sweet tooth! If you're more of a peanut butter devotee, Fatso has some of the best on the market.
Source: JOI's Best Homemade No-Churn, Easy Vegan Chocolate Banana Ice Cream (Nice Cream) Recipe