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Chocolate & Vanilla Nana Ice Cream

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You won’t believe this Vanilla & Chocolate Nana Ice Cream is gluten, dairy and sugar free!

Vanilla & Chocolate Nana Ice Cream layered in a glass jar and topped with coconut flakes and chocolate shavings

Uch, what’s happened to the weather? One minute we’re enjoying a beautiful Indian summer, the next it’s pouring down with rain and I’m desperately trying to remember where I packed away the raincoats.

Oh well, there’s only one thing for it. Lets cheer ourselves up with this sugar-free, non dairy ice cream. That’s right…it’s 100% healthy so tuck in!

Ever since I discovered the joy of two ingredient ice cream earlier this summer I’ve been playing with different ingredients and flavours to create the creamiest vegan nana ice cream ever.

And if I do say so myself, this Chocolate & Vanilla recipe is pretty darn special!

vegan ice cream chocolate

If you don’t like bananas then don’t worry. Although the vanilla version has a small banana taste, the cocoa in the chocolate ice cream seem to completely mask the banana flavour.

My husband couldn’t even guess what it was made from, and he’s not the biggest fan of bananas either!

This nana ice cream will be a big hit with the kids too. They’ll think they are getting a special treat while secretly you’ll know it’s all natural and healthy ingredients with no added sugar. Everyone’s a winner!

chocolate and vanilla vegan ice cream

IMPORTANT TIPS!

It’s important that the bananas in this recipe are frozen. If you try use them straight from the fruit bowl your ice cream will just turn to mush!

However they don’t have to be frozen solid. I find that bananas that have been in the freezer for 2-3 hours to work the best.

They’re nicely frozen but not so rock solid that they’ll be too difficult to blend.

Another tip is to chop the bananas into 3 or 4 pieces before freezing, as this will making blending them down a lot easier.

If you try my Chocolate & Vanilla Nana Ice Cream recipe, then please do leave me a comment and a star rating below. You can also share your pictures with me on Instagram.  I always love to see your creations!

OTHER RECIPES YOU MIGHT LIKE:

Strawberry Frozen Yogurt Bites – Layered ombre strawberry frozen yogurt bites. Made with just two ingredients they are a fantastic and healthy snack for the kids to munch on this summer!

Eton Mess – Create a delicious summery dessert of Eton Mess with just a handful of simple ingredients. I’ve added plain yogurt to my recipe to make it a little lighter and make the ingredients go further.

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Chocolate & Vanilla Nana Ice Cream

★★★★★ 5 from 7 reviews
  • Author: Ciara @ My Fussy Eater
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 3 1x
  • Category: Snacks
  • Cuisine: European
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Description

You won’t believe this Vanilla & Chocolate Nana Ice Cream is gluten, dairy and sugar free!

Ingredients

  • 4 frozen bananas
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup / 150ml coconut milk
  • 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • dark chocolate curls and desiccated coconut to decorate

Instructions

  1. Put the bananas into a blender with the coconut milk and vanilla extract and blend until smooth.
  2. Remove half the mixture from the blender and set aside in a bowl. This is your vanilla ice cream.
  3. Add the cocoa to the remaining mixture in the blender and blend until combined.
  4. Layer the vanilla and chocolate ice cream into layers in a jar or cup and decorate with your choice of toppings.

Notes

If you find the consistency of your ice cream is too runny you can freeze it for 30 – 45 mins to firm it up before your layer it into the jar.

The ice cream will keep in a sealed jar or container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks but you will have to allow it to thaw slightly before eating.

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Comments

  3. Katherine says

    Hi Ciara,

    I absolutely love your Chocolate & Vanilla ice cream recipe (dairy-free!!!).
    I would also love to feature it in our website Greenthickies. Would it be all right if I used one image for it? I will not be posting the actual recipe but only one image, title, a small quote and then link directly back here.
    Would that be okay?

    Thanks a Lot 🙂

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  4. Mels says

    Does that note at the end say it can be stored in the fridge? I would have thought freezer, but if it can be stored in the fridge for two weeks, I might make a big batch! This was super yummy, glad I came across this (:

    ★★★★★

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  6. Carolyn says

    I was so excited when I read the title for this receipt. When I got to the actual ingredients and saw that it was all about bananas I was so disappointed. As a Type 2 diabetic – one of the things that the receipt leaves out is the amount of carbs. One banana is very high in carbs so diabetics should be aware that there may be no surgery but the carb count us not friendly. So close to a score for me.

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    • Eric says

      I’ve used green bananas since there is no sugar, but high in sodium. Once they ripen and become yellow the sugar kicks in. Have also used coconut cream to replace bananas.

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  7. Elizabeth says

    I’ve loved making nice cream since going vegan, and my version is pretty similar to yours. I decided to give this variation a try when making banana ice cream for my fiancé for the first time and he LOVED it! (So did I!) Thank you so much for sharing. I will definitely be making your version more often!

    Cheers,

    Elizabeth @Plant Based Bride

    p.s. I tried to leave a 5 star rating, but it wouldn’t let me. If you figure out what glitch is causing that I’ll come back and give it 5/5! 🙂

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  8. Michelle says

    I enjoy knowing there is a better way to eat healthier versions of the food that we constantly see in the grocery store. I will definitely add this recipe to my To-Make-List. However, I normally use almond milk. Can the coconut milk be substituted for almond milk? Also, for this recipe are you using can coconut milk or is this the coconut milk in the carton in the refrigeration section at the grocery store?

    Thank you

    ★★★★★

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  9. Nikki says

    Not to be a jerk but this is NOT sugar free. Bananas have around 15 g of sugar in them each and the coconut milk has around 4g of sugar. So the full recipe has around 60g of sugar, meaning each serving has 20g of sugar. Sure, that’s lower than some ice cream but it’s not nearly as low as no sugar added ice cream available at the grocery store.

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    • Ciara Attwell says

      Not to be pedantic about it but those are all natural occurring sugars so yes, this recipe is indeed REFINED sugar free. If you read the bio on my blog you will see my recipes are all about using real, natural and unprocessed foods. I hate to think what is in those “no sugar added ice cream” that you say you can buy at the store. Probably a lot of artificial sweeteners and certainly nothing produced naturally on this earth.

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  10. Corina says

    I love the sound of this version. I’ve made a similar one with Nutella but this is so much healthier and I would prefer my kids to get the healthier version if possible.

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  15. Heledd - Running in Lavender says

    Okay, first thing to say is that I LOVE your blog! This is my first visit but sure won’t be my last. Your pictures are beautiful.

    Banana ice cream – this is genius! What a great idea, one I’ll be trying soon.

    I found you today through #TastyTuesdays

    ★★★★★

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  16. Vicki Montague says

    Yummy! This type of ‘icecream’ is great…apart from when you leave it in the freezer too long and you need a chisel and hammer to get it out!! The key is to make what you are going to eat really isn’t it…rather than get clever and make some for another day too! I like the idea of adding chocolate.

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  18. Charlotte Oates says

    I’ve got a real weakness when it comes to ice-cream so I’m always on the lookout for a healthy alternative that I can pretend is the real thing. This looks delicious and so simple to make.

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