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No-Bake Treats · Sugar-Free Desserts

2-Ingredient Banana Nice Cream

August 16, 2026 Total time: 2 hrs 10 min Makes: 2 bowls

This is the recipe that convinced me frozen bananas are basically magic. No cream, no sugar, no machine, just ripe bananas blended past the point where you think it's going to work into something that tastes exactly like soft serve.

It's a great base for whatever you're craving that day. Plain with a spoon is good on its own, but a swirl of peanut butter or a spoonful of cocoa powder in the last few pulses turns it into something that feels a lot more indulgent than three bananas and a splash of milk actually are.

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2-Ingredient Banana Nice Cream

Frozen bananas blended until creamy, no ice cream maker and no added sugar needed. Tastes exactly like soft serve.

Prep 10 min
Cook No cook
Total 2 hrs 10 min
Yield 2 bowls

Ingredients

  • 3 ripe bananas, peeled and sliced into coins
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons milk of choice (dairy or unsweetened almond/oat)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Spread the sliced bananas on a parchment-lined plate or tray so they don't stick together in one clump.
  2. Freeze for at least 2 hours, or until completely solid.
  3. Add the frozen banana slices to a food processor with the milk, vanilla, and salt.
  4. Blend, stopping to scrape down the sides every 30 seconds or so, until the mixture goes from crumbly to smooth and creamy like soft serve. This takes patience, keep going, it will happen.
  5. Serve right away for soft-serve texture, or transfer to a container and freeze another hour for a firmer, scoopable texture.

Nutrition (approximate, per serving)

Calories165
Fat0.5g
Carbs38g
Fiber4g
Sugar20g (natural, from banana)
Protein2g

Estimated from the ingredients listed above; actual values will vary with brands and swaps.

Tips & swaps

  • The riper and more spotted the bananas, the sweeter this is, don't use underripe ones.
  • Stir in cocoa powder, peanut butter, or frozen berries in the last few seconds of blending for a flavor swap.
  • A food processor gets this smooth much faster than a blender, which tends to need more liquid and turns it icier.
  • Best eaten the day you make it, refrozen leftovers get hard and grainy, let them sit out 10 minutes before scooping again.

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