

Easy banana ice cream recipe:
Today I wanted to share my easy recipe for making the perfect vegan banana ice cream. If you’ve never heard of it, search for the hashtag #nicecream on Instagram to know what I’m talking about! It’s also referred to as a smoothie bowl when there are toppings on it. Once you learn how to make it, you’ll honestly think it tastes exactly like ice cream, except it’s 100% healthy, light, AND dairy free. I eat this stuff for breakfast literally every day (check out my What I Eat In A Day post for even more healthy meal ideas!) and since it consists of nothing but fruit and a little bit of almond milk it is one of the healthiest things you could eat! You can expand upon the two ingredient recipe below and make all kinds of different flavors with this base, like chocolate, raspberry, blueberry, mango, strawberry, etc!
I love this recipe because of how light it is. You know that feeling you get of being bloated and just so overly full after eating way too much? You definitely won’t be getting that from eating this stuff! It is still super filling and a great meal for kids and adults alike – and the more toppings you put like granola, almond butter, chia seeds, berries, coconut flakes, etc, the more filling and protein rich it will be! It’s really all about personal preference and over time you’ll discover your favorite toppings to go with this easy banana ice cream recipe.
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All you need for one easy serving of plain banana ice cream is:
A blender (this one is the best one I’ve used so far)
4 regular size bananas
Half a cup of your favorite unsweetened or vanilla plant milk (unsweetened almond milk is what I use)
Optional but highly recommended:
Any other frozen or fresh fruit if you want to make a fruit flavor other than banana. The basic banana ice cream is still really delicious, but I find adding berries or mango makes it AMAZING. Or, you can buy low fat peanut butter like PB2 powder and mix that in for a peanut butter flavor. I personally buy these packages of cacao powder from the brand Navitas Naturals and I put in about two and a half tablespoons per five bananas – this makes the banana ice cream taste EXACTLY like chocolate soft serve ice cream and the powder is sugar free and vegan!
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Start by un-peeling four regular size bananas and then cut them up into pieces. Then put the pieces in a plastic storage container and freeze them for 5+ hours or overnight.
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Once the bananas are frozen, take your half cup of plant milk and put it into the blender FIRST. If you froze the bananas overnight, you’ll want to leave them out to defrost for 15-20 minutes. This will make it easier on the blender, but you don’t want to thaw them too much to the point where they start to get mushy. It’s all about achieving the perfect consistency which you’ll learn after you’ve made this a few times!
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Take a fork and start to pick apart the bananas. Take a couple small chunks at a time and put them in with the milk, then start blending. If you find that you need more milk, add it in a little at a time. The key is to not make it soupy because you don’t want your toppings to sink.
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As the blender works its magic, add more and more banana chunks in until you’ve blended them all. When you’re done, it should have the consistency of soft serve ice cream and look like this:
Here’s an example of strawberry banana ice cream. I just take a handful of frozen strawberries and add them in two a time so the blender doesn’t have to work too hard:
Then it comes out like this (I added my favorite toppings of course!):
And that’s my quick and super easy banana ice cream recipe! Pretty soon you’ll be making banana ice cream bowls like these:
Thank you for reading! If you liked this easy banana ice cream recipe, share it on Pinterest!
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Kat Chan says
looks delish! I’m going to have to try to make that!!
Amanda says
Yum!! The strawberry flavor looks so good!
Xo, Amanda
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Laurence says
That looks amazing, so good especially in Summer when it’s hot outside!
xx Laurence
Jeanne says
Ooohh yum! I didn’t expect something like this would sound easy enough to make.
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Michelle - Lillian Abbey says
I’m definitely going to try this! Thanks for being specific about letting the bananas thaw. 👍🏼
Dresscape says
Thanks for sharing your own recipe! I just love nice cream! <3
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Irina says
The post is so great! I really love your blog:)
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Katie says
YUM! So delicious. I actually love having smoothie bowls in the morning 🙂
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Rach says
This sounds delicious!! I love how easy it is to make!
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Rina says
I’ve never had banana ice cream before but I do love a banana strawberry smoothie. This looks amazing!
xoxo Rina
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Yasmin says
This looks amazing, I am definitely going to try!
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Mónica - MVAP Blog says
Omg, this looks so yummyyy!
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Rosy says
That looks fantastic and I can’t believe how beautiful those bowls are! I’d love to make one like that, definitely instagram worthy.
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Aldora says
That certainly looks yummy and not adding too much to the calories count! Thanks for sharing this fun recipe and I’ll be trying it out this weekend 😉
xx Aldora
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Christie says
This looks so yummy! Totally making this!
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Rosanna says
What a great idea, it looks so tasty!
Have a lovely day 🙂
Rosanna x
Amy says
I love making this!! I have never added strawberries, but I bet it is amazing.
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Keri says
Omg totally craving this right now
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Deborah says
Omg it looks delicious! Perfect for an ice cream junkie like me 😉 Thanks for sharing the recipe dear! It sounds easy to follow! 🙂
xx
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Jewel Clicks says
OMG! I wish i can make one. This looks deliciously healthy.
xx,
Jewel
Claire says
So tasty!
God bless,
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kanchan says
Lovely recipe, I am gonna try it soon !!
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Dora says
SO Instagram worthy!! Looks delicious too!
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Kathryn says
That looks so yummy! I like making banana “ice cream”, adding peanut butter is a must for me.
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Kelsey&Kenecha says
This looks amazing!
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Rizuna S. says
Healthy and instagram-able food <3
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Radi says
I love healthy sweet things like this. Looks incredible!
If you would like more sweet recipe inspiration, check Daniela out: https://danielablagoeva.com/nice-cream-recipes
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Marta says
Wow, this looks amazing!
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Emily says
This looks so good! I love how healthy it is too. I make something similar and I call them smoothie bowls haha. Simple ingredients and so easy to make. 🙂
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Edye says
This looks soooo yummy! I love fresh fruit dishes 🙂
Blessings,
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Lindsey says
Ohh this sounds amazing! How easy is that too? When I go grocery shopping tomorrow I am definitely going to grab some fruit to do this, it looks delish!
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Paola Lauretano says
Great recipe, sounds delicious!!!
Kisses, Paola.
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P-and-P says
It looks so delicious. 🙂
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Bonjour Chiara says
The bowls are pretty spectacular and look deliciouuuuus
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Paula says
This looks so so yummy! I’ll totally make it
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Dominique says
Oooh banana ice cream is my fav! This looks delicious! xx
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Ivona says
I can’t wait to try out this recipe. I am always looking for some healthy and sweet and I’m such a big fan of ice-cream that this sounds dreamy. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Dolce Nina says
Looks so yummy! xoxo
Andrea says
Looks so tempting!!
Thanks for sharing!
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Olivia Poncelet says
Looks delish ! !
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Katrina Fernandez says
Ohh this is so delicious! Yum yum yum.
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fannie may coupons says
Strawberries seem delicious in the photos.
Mercy says
Looks so good, the colour alone has won me over.
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Ellie Boyce says
That looks so delicious!
The Sunday Mode says
Love this! My mum used to make this for me when I was little actually and I absolutely loved it!
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Stephanie says
Hi, thank you for visiting my blog. Oh my, what a beautiful blog! I really love your pictures. Great shots!
Atim at EffiFit says
Wow! This looks delicious. Thanks for sharing, I found you on the Inspire Me Wednesday link party!
Quinn says
This looks so delicious! Perfect for ringing in spring!
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Face to Curls says
This looks so yummy! I’ve never had banana ice cream before but I do love banana/strawberry smoothie.
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Jannine Pampu says
I’ve been so curious about banana ice cream for so long. I think I’ll have to finally try it out next time I get some bananas. Thanks for the recipe, I’ve pinned it for reference <3
xo Jannine
Caitlin says
You totally should! The first 2 or 3 times you make it it will still be really good, but after the first few times you start to become pro at it and then it tastes AMAZING! I can seriously make banana ice cream taste almost exactly like chocolate soft serve! 🙂