Homemade Banana Ice Cream Recipe

This one-ingredient homemade banana ice cream is one my my favorite vegan dessert recipes. It tastes like soft serve! Get creative with mix-ins like peanut butter, cocoa powder, or frozen fruit. If you have the goods, you can even make this into a full sundae with vegan chocolate sauce, peanuts, coconut whipped cream, sprinkles, and a cherry on top. Go wild!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword banana ice cream, dairy-free ice cream recipe, nice cream recipe, vegan homemade ice cream, vegan ice cream

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings

Calories 210kcal

Author Michelle Cehn | World of Vegan

Ingredients

2 ripe, spotty bananas peeled, sliced and frozen
splash of plant-based milk if needed

Optional add-ins

cocoa powder
peanut butter
fresh or frozen fruit

Instructions

Advance Prep: Allow bananas to ripen and get spotty, and then peel, chop, and freeze them.
In a food processor or high-powered blender, add the frozen chopped bananas. You’ll need at least two bananas for this to work. You may be fighting your appliance in the beginning, but keep going—it will be worthwhile! Pulse or blend until you have a thick, creamy ice cream. Scoop into a bowl or ice cream cone, garnish with your favorite toppings, and enjoy immediately.

Notes

Don't have a food processor or Vitamix blender? A regular blender will do the job, with some extra effort. You’ll most likely need to add a few splashes of soymilk to get things moving. Add one tablespoon of soymilk at a time so you’re not adding more than you need. The more milk you add, the thinner the ice cream will be.

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