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The amazing Bailey, from makesmoothiesnotwar, has come up with an awesome guide for nice cream! She has tried/experimented with many (if not all) of these recipes so definitely contact her for questions or anything :)
Basic Recipe that I use:
Need:
A blender
Bananas (the riper the better)
Water or non-dairy milk
Optional:
Juice, coconut water, tea, or coffee (To replace liquid)
Cocoa/Cacao powder
Cinnamon
Chai Spice blend (or make your own and keep in a ziplock- recipe here)
Pumpkin pie spice (or make own- recipe here)
PB2
Peanut butter/Almond butter/Sunflower seed butter
Chocolate chips (mini is best)
Dates
Granola
Berries
Coconut flakes
Pineapple or mango
Mint leaves or extract
Coconut extract
Vegan protein powder
Ground flax seed
Chia seeds
Spinach or Kale (Don’t add too much!)
Chocolate Date Sauce (recipe to follow)
Dried fruit
Directions:
Ahead of time, peel slice and freeze bananas (At least 8 hours is best, but if they aren’t frozen enough, just add ice and blend a bit longer so it’s still smooth). Slicing them helps it to blend easier.
Add bananas to your blender. I usually do between 2-3.5, it depends on how much you can eat and how hungry you are though.
Add your choice of liquid (If between water or non-dairy milk, I always do at least half milk, because I don’t think water tastes as good). Add just enough so that it will blend, you can always add more later. You want it as thick as you can.
If adding anything else such as cinnamon or cocoa, add it here unless you want it as a topping
Blend!
Once it seems smooth, stir through it and see that there aren’t any chunks. You may need to add more liquid and blend more.
Pour into a bowl and add toppings, if applicable. Enjoy!
Recipes:
Chocolate Date Sauce (For topping):
Pit 2-3 dates and blend with water and cocoa/cacao powder to create a thick but pourable sauce for your nicecream. You have to try it!
Chewy Dates (Like caramel!):
Top with- Either chopped fresh dates or chopped dried dates
Peanut Butter:
Blend in- Peanut butter or PB2
Top with- Peanut butter drizzle (melt peanut butter and pour over) (optional)
Chocolate:
Blend in- cocoa or cacao powder
Top with- chocolate chips (optional), chocolate date sauce (optional)
Peanut butter chocolate:
Blend in- peanut butter or PB2, cocoa or cacao powder
Top with- Peanut butter drizzle (optional), chocolate chips (optional), chocolate date sauce (optional)
Mint Chocolate:
Blend in- Mint extract or mint leaves (or both), cocoa/cacao powder
Top with- mint leaves for garnish (optional), chocolate date sauce (optional), chocolate chips
Chai Spice:
Blend in-Chai spice mix (may not need if you use the tea for the liquid)
Replace liquid with- chilled chai tea (optional)
Tropical:
Blend in- Pineapple, mango, coconut extract
Top with- Coconut flakes (optional), dried tropical fruit (optional)
Replace liquid with- Orange juice or coconut water (optional)
Pina colada:
Blend in-pineapple, coconut extract
Top with- coconut flakes, dried pineapple (optional)
Replace liquid with-coconut water or coconut milk such as coco lopez (optional)
Coconut/Chocolate Coconut:
Blend in-Coconut extract, cocoa/cacao powder (optional)
Top with-Coconut flakes, chocolate chips (optional)
Replace liquid with-Coconut water or coconut milk such as coco lopez (optional)
Mocha Chocolate Chip:
Blend in- Cocoa/cacao powder
Top with- chocolate chips
Replace liquid with- coffee
Cinnamon Roll:
Blend in- cinnamon
Top with- Swirl with cinnamon date sauce (to make, make chocolate date sauce, but replace the cocoa/cacao powder with cinnamon)
Pumpkin Spice:
Blend in- Pumpkin pie spice, canned pumpkin (optional), maple syrup (optional)
Other Ideas:
Replace the liquid with a flavored tea such as peppermint or lemon
Make two or more different flavors and layer or swirl them together (ex. chocolate and peanut butter swirl)
If you have flavored syrups for coffee, you could experiment with those (I have never tried it, but imagine)
By makesmoothiesnotwar and toethefinishline!
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