Sometimes in the hot summer months we like to have a cold, rich, refreshing dessert like ice cream, so we make some Nice Cream which is completely guilt free with it being both sugar-free and dairy-free. It goes great on top of a crumble hot out of the oven too.
Nice Cream
Base
- 2 bananas, frozen and sliced
- 3 dates, chopped
- ½ dropper stevia (I like Green Drops Vanilla Crème Stevia)
If you are using fresh fruit as a flavouring option, put it in the freezer for 1-2 hours before you make the nice cream to chill it really well. It doesn't need to be frozen solid.
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NOTE: If you don’t have any bananas already frozen, for a quick nice cream, slice the bananas and freeze on a parchment covered baking sheet for at least 45 minutes.
If you are making just plain nice cream, use one or two more frozen banana with ½ teaspoon vanilla or ¼ teaspoon vanilla powder.
Put the frozen sliced bananas, chopped dates and stevia in a food processor and blend together until the mixture looks like soft serve ice cream (1-2 minutes).
Add a flavouring option from below to this base and pulse for a chunky fruit consistency or blend longer for a smooth nice cream.
Nice Cream is like a soft-serve ice cream when it' first made. For a firmer ice cream texture, you can put it all in the freezer for 30-45 minutes.
Any extra can be stored in the freezer, but it will need 10-15 minutes to soften before serving.
Flavouring Options
- 1½ cups fresh or frozen fruit: strawberries, blueberries, peaches, cherries, raspberries, etc.
- ½ cup chopped nuts
- scroll down for specific recipes for Chocolate Cherry and Cherry Vanilla Nice Cream
Topping Option
- fresh fruit
- chopped nuts
- chocolate crumble: finely chop the following ingredients in a food processor
- ½ cup almonds
- 2 dates
- 1 Tbsp almond butter
- 2 Tbsp cacao powder
- 1 dropper stevia
Chocolate Cherry Nice Cream
- ¼ cup almonds, chopped
- 3 dates, chopped
- 2 frozen bananas
- 3 tablespoons raw cacao
- 1 dropper liquid stevia
- 1 cup frozen cherries
Put the fresh fruit (if you’re using it) in the freezer for 1-2 hours before you make the nice cream to chill it really well, but it doesn’t have to be frozen.
Put the almonds and dates in a food processor and chop well.
Add the bananas, cacao and stevia and blend until it’s very smooth.
Add the cherries and pulse to mix in if you want chunks of cherries in the nice cream, or blend well if you want it all smooth.
Cherry Vanilla Nice Cream (serves 2-3)
- ¼ cup almonds, chopped
- 3 dates, chopped
- 2 frozen bananas
- ½ dropper liquid stevia (I like Green Drops Vanilla Crème Stevia)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract or ¼ teaspoon vanilla powder
- 1 cup frozen cherries
Put the fresh fruit (if you’re using it) in the freezer for 1-2 hours before you make the nice cream to chill it really well, but it doesn’t have to be frozen.
Put the almonds and dates in a food processor and chop well.
Add the bananas, stevia and vanilla and blend until it’s very smooth.
Add the cherries and pulse to mix in if you want chunks of cherries in the nice cream, or blend well if you want it all smooth.