Nice Cream
Summer and nice cream… what could be a more delicious dessert; eat a scoop on a cone, pop a scoop on a smoothie bowl, eat in a biscuit sandwich, serve with fresh slices of ripe fruit.
The natural sweetness of a nice cream depends on the ripeness of the bananas when frozen, you’ll know the bananas are ripe when the skins are spotted.
What to use: a food processor or a high-speed blender - if you use a high-speed blender, you’ll need a work horse like Mod or a Vitamix which can blend frozen fruit to produce a silky soft cream serve texture quickly in about 2-3 minutes. You will need to pulse and use the blender stick to force the frozen fruit onto the blades to help break it down, making sure the remaining frozen bananas get to the blade. A food processor also works, and can take a little longer to fully blend the bananas into nice cream.
MAKING NICE CREAM
Freeze - peel and slice the bananas, place in freezer bags until fully frozen for 4 hours or overnight.
Blend - place the frozen banana slices into a powerful blender or food processor and pulse the mixture. You will need to pulse and use the blender stick to force the frozen fruit onto the blades to help break it down, making sure the remaining frozen bananas get to the blade as the mixture becomes creamy. When the mixture looks like soft serve ice cream in texture, add a few spoons of yogurt and blitz for 20 seconds to get more air into it.
Soft serve nice cream can be eaten as soon as it is blended.
Firmer nice cream - transfer to a safe freezer storage container like an enamel tin (cover with plastic film) and freeze for 4 hours until firm. Allow to sit in the fridge for 30-45 minutes to evenly thaw before scooping.
NICE CREAM IDEAS
When adding flavours, blend with the bananas instead of afterwards. You may need to adjust the sweetness based on the fruit, so drizzle with a little honey or maple syrup if needed. To make it creamier, add a little plant milk.
USE 2 frozen bananas per person + 1 fruit:
VANILLA, RASPBERRY & PISTACHIO NICE CREAM - blend 1 tsp vanilla extract with the frozen bananas, mix in ¼ cup raspberries + 2 tbsp shelled pistachios
RASPBERRY NICE CREAM - ½ cup frozen raspberries
BLUEBERRY NICE CREAM - ½ cup frozen blueberries
STRAWBERRY NICE CREAM - ½ cup frozen strawberries
CHERRY NICE CREAM - ½ cup pitted cherries
APRICOT or PEACH NICE CREAM - 3 apricots or 2 peaches
MANGO NICE CREAM - ½ cup frozen mango
TROPICAL NICE CREAM - ½ cup frozen tropical fruit
OTHER NICE CREAM IDEAS
USE 2 frozen bananas per person + 1 flavour
MATCHA - ½ tsp matcha powder
PEANUT BUTTER - 3 tbsp peanut butter
HAZELNUT BUTTER - 3 tbsp hazelnut butter
CHOCOLATE - 2-3 tbsp cacao powder
CHOCOLATE CHIP - ½ cup chocolate chips, mix in
PISTACHIO - 1/3 cup shelled pistachios or 3 tbsp pistachio butter
SALTED CARAMEL - 1 medjool date, 2 tbsp peanut butter, 1 tbsp protein powder
COOKIES & CREAM - 3-4 favourite cookies crumbled, mix in
