Sinfully rich, indulgently dark, and secretly healthy chocolate ice cream!
This no-churn, creamy chocolate nice cream has a secret:
A full 1/3 cup of cocoa powder is packed into the recipe, for the ultimate richness.
So if you’ve tried healthy ice cream recipes before and not been blown away, definitely give this one a shot, because you might be surprised.
It’s the perfect healthy frozen treat for any dark chocolate lover, and every time I make this chocolatey nice cream, I can’t stop eating it from the blender!
Also be sure to try this Vegan Chocolate Cake
The new-and-improved recipe is adapted from the chocolate version of my original Banana Ice Cream Recipe, and it uses only natural ingredients, without any additional sweeteners.
If you’re not a dark chocolate fan, you can of course add a little stevia or pure maple syrup or your favorite sweetener if you wish.
But it is not required for the recipe, especially if you start with ripened bananas, often referred to as “nature’s candy” because of their ability to sweeten recipes naturally without having to add extra sugar.
For those of you who don’t want a banana flavor, the extra cocoa added in this healthy ice cream does a great job masking the banana, and opting to use the nut butter (or your favorite nut-free alternative) masks it even more.
I honestly could not taste any banana at all. Then again, I love bananas so I might not be the best person to ask.
*For a banana-free version, try this Almond Milk Ice Cream.
Healthy Chocolate Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 3 frozen bananas (a banana-free version is linked above)
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 2-3 tbsp peanut or almond butter, optional
- pinch salt
- broken-up dark chocolate bar or chips, optional
Instructions
- *Make sure bananas are at least partially brown before peeling, chopping, and then freezing.Combine all ingredients in a high-speed blender or food processor—you can add the optional chocolate and the brownie bites before or after blending. Process until completely smooth, adding a little milk of choice if it’s too thick for your blender to process. Either serve immediately as soft serve, or freeze for about an hour and then scoop out with an ice cream scoop. Although nice cream tastes the best the day it’s made, you can technically freeze for up to a few weeks and thaw before eating.View Nutrition Facts
Notes
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My favorite larabar is coconut! Tropical deliciousness!
I personally love larabars but have only tried a few of their flavors. I’d love to try the chocolate brownie one, mint chip, and blueberry muffin!
I have only had 1 larabar…the snickerdoodle. But I have made my own version of the larabar bites. I used cocoa & carob powder, almonds & pecans, dates & then rolled them into coconut flour. they are perfect for freezing & thaw out in a minute! thanks for the giveaway chance!
I have been dying to try the new bites! Can’t wait to try chocolate mint! Thank you for your amazing recipes
Love Cashew Cookie Larabars!
Pecan pie is my new favorite flavor
I love the cookie dough bars, but the brownie bites have caught my eye at the store lately. 🙂
Lemon!
I love larabars! My favorite is apple pie and I really want to try hazelnut cacao.
This brownie nice cream recipe looks divine! I may make it for breakfast lol 🙂
I am definitely going to try the bites. My current fave is the choc chip cookie dough lara bar but I’ve never seen the hazelnut hemp one pictured above – hope I run into it soon!
This ice cream looks delish! And I would love to try the cherry chocolate chip lara bar bites ?
Never actually tried the larabars before, but Pecan Pie and Cappuccino sound best.
Cashew cookie is my go-to. Lemon bar is good too!
Wow, tough to choose, since they don’t sell them in Germany, but I’d have to go with my greatest obsession, which would be Chocolate Chip Brownie (There’s a reason, why I love your blog so much^^), Cappuccino to satisfy my huge addiction to anything with caffeine or the good old apple pie-can never go wrong with that.^^ But then again, there’s the dark chocolate and almond, which sounds like pure heaven! Guess, I need to get back to the states to try them all 🙂
I love Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip but I have been DYING to try Peanut Butter & Jelly! I have searched everywhere and have yet to find it.. so it would be a dream come true to finally try it! (Can you tell I love peanut butter? Haha)
I love any with chocolate!!