How To Make Dairy-Free Ice Cream In Your Blender

I scream, you scream, we all scream for vegan, dairy-free ice cream made with 100% whole food ingredients! Okay, that doesn’t quite have the same ring to it, but just wait until you see how quick and easy it is to make this healthy dessert in your blender. And you’ll be blown away with how good it tastes, too! This will make a basic, banana-flavored ice cream. You can then build upon this recipe to create all sorts of flavors besides banana. Before you can make the ice cream, you will need to peel and freeze the bananas for at least 8 hours. I reuse one of the large freezer bags that my Costco-sized,frozen wild blueberries come in.

Just pack that thing full of peeled bananas, because you’re going to be making this recipe a LOT! Now that you have lots of frozen bananas, take two out and slice them. Be careful that you don’t let them thaw too much! Blend the bananas and almond milk in your high powered blender or food processor (use the “S” blade) until smooth. It should blend easily, if it doesn’t mix it with a spoon and add a little more almond milk. Now it’s time to try a whole bunch of different variations. Make the banana base recipe (above) and toss in chopped nuts, dried currants, shredded coconut, or even fresh (or frozen) fruit and berries after the banana has been pureed.

To make flavored ice cream, add the frozen banana to your blender and give it a couple of pulses until it’s about half away blended. Next add 1/2 to 1 cup of frozen fruit the has been slightly thawed and chopped into small pieces. This photo is of cherry ice cream. I followed the above directions, but I added 12 frozen cherries (about 1/2 cup). It was really tasty and YUMMY! I’ve made pineapple, mango, strawberry, raspberry, acai (using frozen acai puree, pictured at the top), and blueberry ice cream. I don’t use blackberries since their seeds make my ice cream gritty - and I don’t like gritty ice cream. A great alternative to banana is the durian, which has a creamy texture and vanilla-almond flavor that blends well with cinnamon, ginger, coconut, and especially cacao.

Blend durian with your favorite ingredients in a blender and then freeze in a freezer-safe dish until it is an ice cream texture. This is one of my favorite ice cream recipes that you can make in a blender. It has a banana base which makes it vegan, and the cacao and peanut butter hide the banana flavor. I make this recipe all the time in the summer. You can use peanut butter or almond butter, both are equally as good. Just make sure that you are using all-natural peanut or almond butter. If you want a chunky ice cream, you can toss in some almonds or peanuts with the rest of the ingredients, they will crush up, but not completely.