3-Ingredient Chocolate Nice Cream

This chocolate nice cream is super easy to make in your food processor - no ice cream maker required! Requiring just 3 all-natural ingredients and no added sugar, even non-vegans will love this guilt-free, dairy-free ice cream alternative.

This frozen treat is nice.

Nice cream to be exact.

I know, I know. Totally corny.

But I like to think of it as having fun while I work.

Because I always say, "if you're not having fun, you should be." 😉

What is nice cream?

If you've never heard of nice cream before, you might be wondering what it is exactly or just thinking I mistakenly added an "n" in front of "ice."

All kidding aside, nice cream is a vegan/dairy-free alternative to traditional ice cream that is made from frozen fruit...in this case, bananas.

The bananas not only provide the base for the "ice cream," but they also act as a natural sweetener. 

A refreshing, tasty treat that hits the spot with no added sugar...I'll take it! 

Well actually, I'll make it...

And now so will you. 🙂

Ingredients you'll need

You only need 3 simple ingredients to make this chocolaty frozen treat...

1. Frozen Bananas
2. Unsweetened Plant-Based Milk
3. Unsweetened Cacao or Cocoa Powder

How to make chocolate nice cream

Add frozen bananas and plant-based milk to your food processor.

Holding tightly onto the lid of the food processor, pulse a few times to start breaking up the bananas.

Once they are broken up into small chunks, add cacao powder (or cocoa powder if you prefer) to the food processor and pulse a few more times to incorporate it.

Then, process on high until the nice cream is smooth and no banana chunks remain.

Transfer the mixture to a loaf pan for easy scooping.

Freeze for 1-2 hours.

Then, eat up!

Nice cream making tips

• Bananas: It's best to use very ripe or overripe bananas as they are sweeter than those that are still slightly green or just ripe ones. You can freeze them overnight or 2-3 hours before you're going to make the nice cream. Personally, I like to have them on hand, so that I can make nice cream if the mood arises. So, I freeze them in batches using reusable food storage bags (4 bananas to a bag, cut up into coins). To keep the banana coins from sticking to each other, lay them in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet before freezing. Once they are frozen, transfer them to a freezer-safe food storage bag. 
• Milk: I used almond milk this time but have also used coconut milk and oat milk. You can use any plant-based milk as long as it's plain and unsweetened. To keep this recipe soy-free, avoid using soy milk. To keep this recipe nut-free, use a plant-based milk that is free from nuts. To keep this recipe paleo-friendly, avoid using soy milk, oat milk, rice milk and other non-paleo milks. 
• Storage: If you're not going to eat the nice cream once it is ready after freezing for an hour and prefer to save it for later or even the next day, store it in a freezer-safe airtight container instead of a loaf pan. Leave the "ice cream" out at room temperature for a few minutes to soften up before enjoying. 

Ideas for serving

Serve alone or on a cone!

Totally trademarking that slogan lol. 😉

Anyway, I'll be serious now...

To keep this frozen dessert from having no added sugar, serve as is in a bowl or top with some cacao nibs, walnuts, pecans, sliced almonds or unsweetened natural peanut butter or almond butter.

If you are not avoiding added sugar, you can serve it on an ice cream cone (I used these gluten-free ones) or top with sprinkles or vegan chocolate chips.

More easy vegan recipes

• 3-Ingredient Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies
• Vegan Almond Butter Cookies
• Overnight Chia Pudding
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats

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