When the weather is steamy like it has been this month, my favorite way to
cool off is to whip up some quick vegan nice cream combinations in my
high speed blender or food processor.
The end result is totally dependent upon what fresh, ripe, organic fruit I have
in my kitchen.
Last night, I froze a couple of ripe bananas, one mango and some pineapple slices
and when I woke up this morning, I couldn’t wait to take them out of the freezer
and plop them into my Vita-Mix.
I added a little almond milk, a tablespoon of organic coconut oil and a large scoop
of vegan protein powder for extra nutrition.
Within five minutes, I had a ice cold, creamy treat–ready to eat!
I decided to place my nice cream into the freezer for a while to firm it up a little
more.
Once it was firm, I topped my banana mango nice cream with fresh, organic
blueberries, grabbed a spoon and gobbled up the goodness.
Banana Mango Vegan Nice Cream
Ingredients
2 ripe bananas, sliced and frozen
2 ripe mangoes, sliced and frozen
1 cup pineapple chunks, frozen
1 tablespoon organic coconut oil (optional)
1 scoop vegan protein powder (optional)
1 cup almond or hemp milk (or less, if desired)
Directions
Add all of the frozen ingredients to your high-speed blender jar or food processor.
(I used my Vita-Mix.)
Add some of the almond milk.
Blend on low to start and increase speed as the frozen ingredients are pulverized
and smooth.
Add the coconut oil and protein powder.
Continue to blend until a thick, creamy consistency is achieved.
When all of the ingredients are blended, turn off the blender or food processor.
Eat immediately or pour into a freezer safe container until it is firmer.
Scoop it up with an ice cream scoop.
Top it with your favorite berries or shredded coconut.
Dig in, cool off and enjoy!
What are your favorite vegan/dairy-free ice creams to make?
Share your thoughts and comments with us.
“Shared on Healthy Vegan Fridays”
“Shared on Simply Natural Saturdays”
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I love all those fruits, and combining them in a smoothie is something I’ve done plenty of times. Your photos make me want to dip right in and taste! Question for you though: I don’t use protein powders or other highly processed foods if I can find a way to avoid them. Do you think that cashew cream might work as a protein substitute?
Yes, whole food protein sources like hemp seeds, nuts, nut butters and nut milks are great plant-based protein sources.
HI Deborah,
This sounds delicious with the mangoes, bananas and pineapple – what a great combinations of flavor. Sounds so refreshing for a hot summer day. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & tweeted!
What a nice cool treat without the guilt. I love the tropical flavours. I especially like how you topped it with blueberries.
Thanks so much for sharing at Healthy Vegan Fridays, Deborah! I hope you are having a great weekend =)
Thank you, Kimmy! You’re vegan desserts inspire me too!
Oh Deborah, this looks delicious!!! I’m going to the store today and I’m totally getting supplies. I LOOOVE mangos. Thanks for sharing!!
This recipe just makes my mouth water. I need to try it! I will pin it and share it. Love this cool idea for vegan nice cream.Visiting from the Happiness is Homemade Link Party # 132. Drop by to see my post #236, Why We Need to Eat Orange Fruits and Veggies Daily. If you like what you see, please sign up by email. Lead a colorful life! Nancy Andres @ http://www.colors4health.com
I just got a blendtec- this couldn’t be more perfect for it. I was looking for a good mango recipe! Thanks for sharing, pinning it now 🙂 Happy I crossed this on Marilyn’s Treats linkup party!
Yummy!!! I always do it with banana, but I should try to add other fruits indeed! 🙂
xx
Umberta
http://thesecretlifeofanactress.blogspot.com
Thank you for linking up with us on Simply Natural Saturdays! This recipe looks absolutely delicious and so healthy! I am featuring it on my blog as this week’s featured post on SNS.
This looks divine! I love the ingredients and it look so healthy and tasty. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe with us at Merry Monday.
Wonderful, I have to do this recipe. This is food to live. Natural food, I love it.