Without Ice Cream Machine: Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Ice Cream

With this healthy peanut butter chocolate ice cream, this summer treat will quickly become a family favorite and leave everyone asking for more. No ice cream machine is needed.

HEALTHY HOMEMADE ICE CREAM WITHOUT ICE CREAM MACHINE

We have been making this healthy, peanut butter chocolate ice cream treat for many years. It is so simple and delicious. We decided it was time to share the love.

Our kids love when we make “ice cream,” and we love that they think of this as ice cream. Don’t get me wrong, it definitely resembles ice cream, just without all the sugars and artificial flavors.

We enjoy this delicious treat mostly in the summer, but we would be lying if we say we never have it in the winter. It is too good to limit it to just one season. 😉

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HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM

We have made several variations to this recipe in the past, but something about that peanut butter chocolate combo made this one the all-time favorite. If you are one of those crazy people that do not love this combo (we have actually met someone who doesn’t like it), then keep reading for more variations.

You can easily whip up a delicious strawberry or vanilla ice cream using a similar recipe.

HOW TO MAKE HEALTHY ICE CREAM

Ingredients and Tools?

FROZEN BANANAS

This recipe calls for frozen bananas. If you already have bananas in the freezer, you won’t have any wait time.

Keep the bananas on the counter until they are ripe, peel them, break them in half, and then put them in a freezer-safe bag. We stack the gallon size bags in our deep freezer. We like to buy bananas in major bulk, like 20 bunches at a time in bulk, and freeze them.

The riper the banana, the sweeter the ice cream. Don’t rush this part of the process. Once you have bananas stocked up, then you can whip up the peanut butter chocolate ice cream in no time.

They were not very ripe; big mistake. One time we wanted to impress our family and friends with this recipe but realized we didn’t have any bananas in the freezer. We ran to the store on the morning of the dinner party and quickly peeled them and threw them in the freezer.

After dishing out the ice cream, no one wasn’t nearly as excited as we expected. We tried a bite and was super disappointed. Needless to say, we never made that mistake again.

BLENDER

The only kitchen tool you need for this homemade ice cream is a blender. Yup, that is it! We have had lots of different blenders in our day, and we will say that they all work, but we have a favorite.

But if you are a milkshake fan, then going with thinner ice cream may be your preference anyway. Our favorite is the ninja blender. This blender has a large tall blade that allows you to make a more thick ice cream. We have made this with a little cheap blender, and it still works, but you have to add more liquid. The thicker ice cream makes it taste more like the real thing, in our opinion.

When using frozen bananas, you won’t need to freeze the ice cream after it is blended.

MILK

You can make this with any type of milk. If you are dairy-free, you can try almond milk or coconut milk. We have made it this way in the past, but we prefer it with raw cow’s milk from the local farm.

We find that coconut milk makes it more creamy than almond milk.

HOMEMADE ICE CREAM RECIPE VARIATIONS

HEALTHY VANILLA ICE CREAM RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup of frozen bananas
• 1/2 cup milk of choice
• 1 tablespoon of pure vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend on high until smooth.
2. Serve immediately.

HEALTHY STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup of frozen strawberries
• 1 banana
• 1/2 cup milk of choice

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend on high until smooth.
2. Serve immediately.

If you like this ice cream, be sure to see these other healthy recipes:

• Paleo Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting
• Homemade Healthy Suckers
• Sugar-Free Jello Recipe
• Avocado Pudding

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Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Ice Cream

By the studio Ascher Prep: 5 minutes minsAdditional Time: 5 minutes minsTotal: 10 minutes mins Servings: 2 SaveSaved Pin Print Healthy peanut butter chocolate ice cream is so delicious and simple to make! With only 4 ingredients, this summer treat will quickly become a family favorite and leave everyone asking for more. No ice cream machine needed.

Equipment

• blender

Ingredients

• 2 frozen bananas
• ½ cup milk of choice
• ¼ cup peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder

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Instructions

• Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend on high until smooth.
• Serve immediately.

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Nutrition

Calories: 346kcal, Carbohydrates: 40g, Protein: 12g, Fat: 20g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 9g, Cholesterol: 7mg, Sodium: 164mg, Potassium: 772mg, Fiber: 6g, Sugar: 21g, Vitamin A: 174IU, Vitamin C: 10mg, Calcium: 103mg, Iron: 2mg

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