Caramel Nice Cream
Author:Creamy, cold and made from all-natural ingredients. Caramel nice cream is an irresistible, sweet and guilt-free treat!
Ingredients
For the Nice Cream
- 4 large, sliced, ripe frozen bananas
- 1 tbsp cream or milk of choice
For the Caramel Sauce
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp peanut butter (or almond butter)
- pinch of flaky sea salt
- splash of water
Instructions
- Peel the bananas and slice them into thin discs, about 1 cm thick.
- Freeze bananas for at least 6 hours, up to overnight. Ensure that banana slices are not overlapping.
- Retrieve frozen bananas from the freezer and blend them using a high-speed blender. Start out at low speed and gradually increase speed as the bananas start to break down.
- Add a small splash of cream or milk, if needed, to aid the blending process. Do not add too much liquid.
- Once the frozen bananas are blended and no chunks remain, use a silicon spatula to spoon out the frozen nice cream into a sealable container.
- To create the caramel sauce, whisk together the sauce ingredients in a large bowl. Add water to thin, if necessary, until no lumps remain.
- Drizzle the caramel sauce on top of the nice cream. Use a butter knife to gently swirl the sauce so that it penetrates into the ice cream below the surface.
- Serve immediately, with optional toppings.
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Notes
*Nutritional information is calculated using online tools and is provided as a courtesy. The values can vary depending on which ingredients and brands are used.
- The only non-vegan ingredient in this recipe is the dairy cream used to thin out the banana nice cream. Simply replace the cream with water to make this recipe vegan.
- Instead of blending the salt into the caramel sauce, you can sprinkle flaky sea salt on top of each individual serving. This adds a bit of crispy texture.
- Add a sprinkle of cinnamon while blending the bananas for added earthy flavor.
- When blending the bananas, do not add too much cream or the nice cream will turn to liquid.
- You can certainly use a food processor instead of a blender, but depending on the model used, you may find that some bananas escape being blended. Just be aware that this could result in some unblended banana chunks.
- To avoid having the bananas freeze together in a clump, ensure that the banana slices are not touching during the freezing process. If the bananas are frozen together, it will be very difficult to blend the large mass.
Nutrition*
Calories: 322kcalCarbohydrates: 70gProtein: 5gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 42mgPotassium: 949mgFiber: 7gSugar: 42gVitamin A: 163IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 1mg
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