Looking for a healthy dessert? Try nice cream. Nice ream is like ice cream but made with frozen bananas. With a frozen banana and a little bit of liquid as the base you can add in frozen fruit or any kind of flavor combination. It is ready to eat as a soft serve treat right out of the food processor, or it can be put in the freeze for a few hours for a stiffer consistency.
Basic Nice Cream
4 cups frozen banana slices (2 large bananas)
1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk (or any kind of milk will work)
1 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt
Place frozen banana slices, milk, and vanilla into a high-speed food processor or blender and blend on high for 1-2 minutes. You may need to scrape the sides and add a bit more liquid to help it blend. Once it is smooth you can serve and enjoy. If you want a stiffer consistency transfer the nice cream into a bread pan lined with parchment paper and freeze for 1-2 hours. If you freeze it longer you will want to put it in a covered air-tight glass container and take it out of the freezer about 30 minutes before serving.
Here are some ideas for other flavor options:
Mint Chip Nice Cream
Adjust the basic nice cream recipe by replacing 1 tsp of vanilla with 1/4 tsp mint extract. After everything is blended together briefly pulse in 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips.
Strawberries and Cream Nice Cream
Adapt the basic nice cream recipe by replacing 1 cup of the frozen banana slices with 1 cup of frozen strawberries and replace 1/4 cup almond milk with 1/4 cup full-fat coconut milk. Blend and serve with a few sliced fresh strawberries.
Mango Nice Cream
Alter the basic nice cream recipe by replacing 2 cups of frozen banana strips with 2 heaping cups of frozen mango chunks. Blend together and enjoy.
Peanut Butter Nice Cream
To the basic nice cream recipe add 1/4 cup peanut butter. After everything is blended together briefly pulse in 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips.
Healthy Chocolate Nice Cream
To the basic recipe add 1/4 cup cocoa powder (or chocolate protein powder). After everything is blended together you can briefly pulse in 1/4 cup of mini chocolate chips if desired.
Blueberry Muffin Nice Cream
To the basic nice cream recipe add 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon. After everything is blended together, briefly pulse in 1/8 cup toasted rolled oats (or your favorite granola) and 1/3 cup chopped blueberries.
Most recipes came from the Fit Foodie website