Peanut butter, chocolate and bananas come together to make this dairy free, gluten free, guilt free chocolate peanut butter nice cream treat. It takes almost no effort to make and tastes like a dream!
Making a batch of creamy chocolate peanut butter nice cream only takes 3 ingredients and about 5 minutes. The hardest part is waiting for it to freeze so you can dig in.
This nice cream recipe doesn’t use any dairy. It tastes rich and creamy like ice cream but really uses frozen ripe bananas for both the texture and sweetness.
You will love how easy it is to make and how good it tastes!
Peanut Butter + Chocolate = Heaven
Generally when I think chocolate and peanut butter, I think something super decadent. In fact I have a handful of super delicious treats like that already.
There’s the no bake peanut butter pie with chocolate covered pretzel crust, for example. It’s creamy and dreamy and super good.
I also have a recipe for no churn peanut butter chocolate chip ice cream. It’s another great frozen peanut butter and chocolate treat.
This time I decided to stay a bit more virtuous. There’s no heavy cream to be found in this recipe.
Instead we are relying on frozen bananas for both the creamy base and the sweetness of this nice cream.
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Add some peanut butter and chocolate and voila! A perfectly tasty and healthier treat is born.
Tips for Making Nice Cream
Be patient. It takes a little while for the texture to get nice and smooth and creamy.
For the first minute or two it will look granulated, almost like mini dippin’ dots. Keep processing it and you’ll end up with the correct ice cream texture.
Give it a taste after you process it. If your bananas weren’t super sweet, you may wish to add a couple of drops of honey or maple syrup. Just process it again for a bit to mix it in.
You can eat it as soon as you make it, but it will have a softer consistency. Freeze it for a couple of hours for a firmer scoop.
For an extra special treat, drizzle it with your favorite toppings. Chocolate magic shell would be tasty, or we used some homemade peanut butter magic shell and it was fabulous!
What are your favorite peanut butter and chocolate treats?
Peanut Butter and Chocolate Nice Cream
Ingredients
- 4 ripe bananas frozen
- 2 Tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 Tablespoons peanut butter
- Optional: a teaspoon or two of honey or maple syrup
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in the food processor.4 ripe bananas, 2 Tablespoons cocoa powder, 2 Tablespoons peanut butter, Optional: a teaspoon or two of honey or maple syrup
- Process until smooth.
- Serve right away or scoop into a container and freeze for a more solid scoop.
- Store leftovers in the freezer.
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It has been way too long since I've made nice cream! This looks so rich and creamy. I love that it's naturally vegan too! 🙂
And gluten free too! It ticks a lot of boxes!
Wow, another simple recipe. I would have never thought of this in a million years. It sounds like such a refreshing, but healthier treat!
It feels like you are really treating yourself with ice cream, but it's so much healthier!
I always have frozen bananas for smoothies so I think this will have to happen next instead!
YES!!! I hope you love it!
You are so darn smart!!! Your Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Ice Cream sounds divine and it’s now on my “To Do” list for this week!! Like you, I always have bananas in my freezer so I am ready!!
Thank you for the recipe! Yours are always ones I can count on!!
Oh my goodness, thank you so much. That makes my day. This is such and easy and delicious recipe, I know you are going to love it!
It's true about using bananas- it makes amazing ice cream. I need to try this with the pb/chox.
the pb/chocolate/banana combo is one of my favorites that I've tried so far!
Love it!
Oh my…this is one I need to try…since it's so NICE!!!
Haha! It is!
That looks crazy delicious. I've got to try "nice" cream!
It's so easy to make and takes the guilt out of your treat!
It looks absolutely creamy and delicious.
It really is!
Don't laugh, but I have NEVER seen – or really looked for – frozen bananas. I might now since my husband is going dairy free! Thanks for this recipe, Carlee. Can't wait to try it.
I am sure they sell them frozen, but I freeze my own. When the bananas on the counter get a little ripe and I know we aren't going to finish them, I just peel them and chuck them in a freezer bag and put them in the freezer. Then I can just pull some out when I want to make banana bread, muffins, smoothies or nice cream!