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Home » Easy Snack Ideas For Kids » Chocolate & Vanilla Nana Ice Cream

Chocolate & Vanilla Nana Ice Cream

September 29, 2014 by Ciara Attwell, Updated October 28, 2022

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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!

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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.

1 Serving 25321.7 g12.5 mg11 g9 g41.2 g5 g3.1 g
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Filed Under: Easy Snack Ideas For Kids, Paleo / Whole 30 Recipes Tagged With: banana, healthy ice cream, ice cream, sugar free

Comments

  1. Suzanne says

    June 19, 2019 at 8:52 pm

    This ice cream is delicious, and perfect for any time of the year! The kids are obsessed with it! Thank you for sharing!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  2. Aurelija says

    February 19, 2018 at 12:51 pm

    Our favourite ice cream recipe!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  3. Katherine says

    August 10, 2017 at 2:13 pm

    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 🙂

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      August 14, 2017 at 7:51 pm

      Thats fine!

      Reply
      • Katherine says

        August 25, 2017 at 1:54 am

        Thanks Ciara

        Reply
  4. Mels says

    April 4, 2017 at 2:08 am

    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 (:

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  5. Trish Kiichle says

    October 23, 2016 at 6:30 pm

    You need to add nutritional values to the resipes please.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      October 24, 2016 at 8:02 am

      This is primarily a kids food blog so no, I don’t need to add nutritional values.

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        November 11, 2016 at 2:08 pm

        Actually I am a parent of a child in a modified keto diet so nutritional values are extremely useful to me. I’m sure there are other parents out there with the same issue! ????

        Reply
        • Ciara Attwell says

          November 11, 2016 at 10:49 pm

          At the moment I don’t provide nutritional information but its very easy to find it out by putting the ingredients into an online calculator.

          Reply
  6. Carolyn says

    January 25, 2016 at 1:33 am

    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

      February 7, 2018 at 5:01 pm

      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.

      Reply
  7. Elizabeth says

    October 26, 2015 at 4:29 am

    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! 🙂

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      October 26, 2015 at 9:00 am

      Thanks so much for your kind message Elizabeth. So glad you and your fiance liked the ice cream! Not sure what is up with the star rating but I will check it out! x

      Reply
  8. Michelle says

    March 1, 2015 at 8:44 pm

    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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    • Ciara Attwell says

      March 1, 2015 at 9:12 pm

      Hi Michelle, I always use the canned coconut milk. The coconut milk in the carton usually has added ingredients and often added sugars. I haven’t tried making the ice cream with almond milk so I can’t say for certain that it would work but it’s certainly worth a try! Let me know how you get on!

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      • Gina says

        March 13, 2018 at 9:48 pm

        Hi! I made this tonight and substituted Unsweetened, plain almond milk for the coconut milk and it was delicious!

        Reply
        • Ciara Attwell says

          March 14, 2018 at 8:52 am

          Delicious!

          Reply
  9. Nikki says

    January 26, 2015 at 3:00 am

    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

      January 26, 2015 at 7:51 am

      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.

      Reply
  10. Corina says

    October 13, 2014 at 2:32 pm

    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.

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      October 13, 2014 at 7:33 pm

      The nutella version sounds amazing though!

      Reply
  11. Stacey Guilliatt says

    October 12, 2014 at 9:10 pm

    Ooh I haven’t had banana ice cream for ages, must make it again! #tastytuesdays

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      October 13, 2014 at 7:35 pm

      I always have some in the freezer now for when I’m a bit peckish!

      Reply
  12. Honest mum says

    October 6, 2014 at 8:33 am

    Oh wow this is dreamy! Adore your styling and shots! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      October 6, 2014 at 12:05 pm

      Thanks Vicki. Let me know if you try it!

      Reply
  13. Angel says

    October 4, 2014 at 11:11 am

    Looks so yummy!

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      October 6, 2014 at 12:05 pm

      Thank you Angel!

      Reply
  14. My Family Ties says

    October 1, 2014 at 10:49 am

    What a great recipe, perfect for making with the kids too 🙂 #tastytuesdays

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      October 1, 2014 at 11:03 am

      Yes the kids will love making this one!

      Reply
  15. Heledd - Running in Lavender says

    September 30, 2014 at 8:16 pm

    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

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      October 1, 2014 at 11:03 am

      Thank you so much. I hope you like the ice cream and any other recipes you try!

      Reply
  16. Vicki Montague says

    September 30, 2014 at 11:43 am

    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.

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      October 1, 2014 at 11:02 am

      Its so true Vicki. Its rock hard straight from the freezer but I find 10 minutes or so and it thaws out nicely!

      Reply
  17. Rachael A says

    September 30, 2014 at 8:35 am

    Healthy ice cream??? I am all over that! Glad to see someone else calls bananas Nanas!

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      September 30, 2014 at 8:37 am

      Ha ha, yes its all about the nanas in our house!

      Reply
  18. Charlotte Oates says

    September 30, 2014 at 8:27 am

    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.

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      September 30, 2014 at 8:36 am

      I actually prefer this to normal ice cream, it’s that good!

      Reply
  19. Mummy Tries says

    September 30, 2014 at 7:59 am

    Looks incredible! Nice and healthy too, my kind of desert 🙂 #tastytuesdays

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      September 30, 2014 at 8:15 am

      Mine too. I can eat more that way, ha ha!!

      Reply
  20. Abigail @cuddlesncrumbs says

    September 30, 2014 at 7:48 am

    Looks easy enough for the kids to help out. I was wondering if the coconut milk was not that strong? My kids dislike coconut milk. Did you use canned or fresh?

    Thanks!

    #TastyTuesdays

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      September 30, 2014 at 8:15 am

      No I definitely can’t taste the coconut milk. I always use the canned variety.

      Reply
      • Abigail @cuddlesncrumbs says

        September 30, 2014 at 9:02 am

        Great! Thanks.

        Reply
  21. Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says

    September 29, 2014 at 3:41 pm

    I am all about banana ice cream. It’s my favourite healthy dessert.

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      September 30, 2014 at 8:15 am

      Its fantastic isn’t it!

      Reply

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