Scott loves ice cream.
And Skylar loves avocados, especially locally grown avocados.
And I like using up extra bananas I have laying around.
I have a whole What to Make with Ripe Bananas post, too
But back to that “ice cream” and the recipe, you see, Scott loves the real kind of ice cream…
…But what I made isn’t the real kind.
But he still loved it.
Just blend everything together and either eat immediately or freeze extras for later. Easy.
How does it taste? Wonderful!
Would I call my “ice cream” Ben & Jerry’s? No.
I would call it better than Ben & Jerry’s. Yes!
I am very picky with desserts. I have a raging sweet tooth, I love fattening, sugary, buttery, rich, decadent, creamy, luxurious desserts and this passes muster.
The avocado really makes it oh-so-creamy and the sweetness from the banana and the sugar help it to really become “ice cream”.
If this recipe looks similar to you, it’s because it’s a spin-off of my Vanilla Avocado Banana Smoothie In A Bowl
The ice cream, however, is sweeter and much thicker than the smoothie. As ice cream should be.
Even if you don’t like avocados, it’s ok. You will still like this, I promise.
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Vanilla Avocado Banana Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 ripe avocado
- 1 medium banana, previously frozen in chunks is optimal
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ c milk (nut milk, vanilla flavored nut milk, milk, cream, vanilla Coffeemate
- ½ c sugar (add/reduce/omit as desired, or use stevia or vanilla NuNaturals stevia drops
- 1 cup ice cubes, optional
Instructions
- Blend everything in Vita-Mix or blender until smooth.Vita-Mix Tips: If you are using a Vita and the mixture is extremely thick, add more milk/agave/splash of water until blending is easier and blend on High. Don’t be afraid of High. Better to do this on High for shorter duration than lower speed/longer duration.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Questions
1. Have you ever made your own ice cream or “ice cream”?
I hesitate to use quotation marks once around “ice cream” because for me this recipe is just as good as real ice cream.
I cannot eat real ice cream; something about the dairy in ice cream or frozen yogurt just kills my stomach. I can drink cream in my coffee, but I just can’t eat ice cream.
But since the avocado in this recipe adds such a layer of creaminess, and it’s well-sweetened recipe, I didn’t miss the real ice cream. Nor did Scott who’s the pickiest person when it comes to ice cream!
And for anyone who doesn’t like avocados, I promise tt doesn’t “taste” like an avocado.
Nor does my Raw Vegan Chocolate Mousse
It’s kind of like people who say they don’t like tofu. Really?
Follow these tofu preparation & cooking steps and then tell me if you still don’t like tofu. I bet you’ll change your mind.
2. Do you like avocados?
Yes, in all forms!
I have Cheater’s Guacamole in case you’d rather keep your avos savory rather than sweet.
3. Best thing you’ve ate or done this weekend?
Being on the beach in Aruba with Skylar for me has been awesome.
Happy Memorial Day and if you’re just catching up on posts from the weekend, here are mine since Friday:
Mmmm, this looks fabulous and SO yummy Avery. I love the combo of avocado and bananas in a sweet way- even if other people think it’s weird :) Never tried making ice cream with it in my Vita- will have to try!
Have a great Memorial day!
Yum, this ice cream looks amazing – awesome job! I don’t have an ice cream either, been debating on getting one.
1. Yes, the raw vegan versions in my food processor and Vita-Mix.
2. Yes, very much so!
3. A whole lot of relaxing and catching up on house work. Not too exciting, but our weather is actually a little too cold to spend at the lake or beach celebrating Memorial Day – oh well. :-)
Just wondering, for the ice cream recipe should I use a blender or food processor? Great idea, looks so delicious :)
I’d recommend a Vitamix, then a food proc but if all you have is a “regular” blender, then use that. Use what you have and it will all work out :)
Yum! This recipe is RIGHT up my alley!
I can’t do ice-cream either. The sugar/dairy combination just messes me up, but cheesecake and ice cream are two of my favorite things! I’ll try this recipe though. And I also loooove avocadoes. Every week I get a bag of them at Costco and eat them all by myself in the form of guac, avocado sandwiches, on toast or on salads. Can’t get enough of them.
Hi Averie!
Love this Ice Cream recipe… so clever too.
I adore the picture of Skylar, she is growing up!!!
I also like how you sum up your posts (incase you have that extra busy week like me) and they are really great posts.
Have a great day. :)
hi monica!
thanks for the compliments and glad you enjoy the summary. sometimes i dont know if that’s helpful or not…used to do more, but it got too redundant. thanks for lmk you enjoy :)
I have made ice cream before! I made the old-fashioned way of shaking. Because I was shaking by hand, and because all I had was skim milk, it ended up tasting like ice cream-flavored ice. ;p Yours looks way better! Avocados are awesome! I’m probably going to the Northwest Folklife Festival today.
WOW! I have been on your site since last night, reading your entries and recipes. I just became vegan again after resuming a previously forgone carnivorous lifestyle. I realize I both feel and look like crap. I discovered a wheat intolerance and that too much soy also bothers my stomach. With these new discoveries being vegan became difficult, as wheat was my main source of protein and I added soy as an egg replacer a lot. I have been trying to eat more OATS and use coconut flour, but I wasn’t sure how to incorporate it into a vegan lifestyle in a way that would appeal to my particular tastes and my hatred of complicated recipes. I found your blog looking for vegan coconut flour recipes and I am so glad. I was heading to this second vegan journey after my health and well being has forced my hand. I was kind of worried what I would do, but after seeing your pictures and recipes, I have new hope! Everything you make looks so delicious and uncomplicated! I love the protein bar recipes you share, I have renewed interest in healthy food but every recipe without pictures seems like it would be gross. Your pictures of what you eat prove my fears wrong!
The pictures are so beautiful I feel like I am becoming more interested in Raw eating as well, too. (I tried once and gave it up. I don’t like raw food much.) But I think I can do raw desserts like cookie dough and mousse and cheesecake from your recipes and it would be a great improvement over everything I eat being cooked! I have read many raw books and though their dessert recipes sounded good to me, the lack of images made me unlikely to go to the trouble of trying them. You have fixed that problem. Now I have the confidence to compromise in my ice cream addiction, with healthier options like avocados and bananas, without being afraid of the taste. (Thanks for addressing those concerns from other readers.)
Thanks for your wonderful blog! I will be following you regularly. I’m also trying to start a fitness habit and I want to learn and practice yoga, so you’ve got the whole package for me. Thanks, again!
thanks for finding me and reading. best of luck with all your changes and health.
Averie, do you think that adding cocoa to the banana and avocado would be good? I need some chocolate in my day today!
https://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2010/08/vegan-chocolate-softserve-friend-meetup.html
chocolate softserve post
yes, chocolate is fine in dairy free creations and with bananas.
just realize that the banana flavoring can be strong and you need to add more cocoa powder than you probably think you do, well, i do. that’s my only tip!
I’ve made banana soft serve before, I love adding cocoa and peanut butter to it. :)
I’m OBSESSED with avocados! Guac is the best.
And the best thing I’ve done this weekend was go to my friend’s lake house!
i think this is on my list to try for sure! i only like bananas frozen and blended (i hate the texture/smell) but an avocado i can eat in ANY form love them!
I love avocados and they look and sound divine in ice cream but i love guac too much to use them in anything else lol:):)
Have a great day on the beach! After looking at all your beach pictures I might just go take a nap on a beach towel by the ocean this afternoon.
what a beautiful color! best thing i ate/did was sip raspberry mojitos and long island iced tea by the river at an outdoor bar with good friends :)
I’m definitely making that ice cream ASAP. I love putting avocados in my smoothies – with banana or oranges or mangos… the creaminess it adds makes it feel like a special treat. I am just beginning to experiment with my ice cream maker – so far my fav is a vegan strawberry-pretzel.
lmk if you make it!
I just made it! SO GOOD! I added just 1/2 a packet of Stevia rather than sugar and thought it was perfect. Great post-run snack on a 90 degree day. :)
I LOVE this recipe! Avocado in desserts av just heavenly! I use it a lot in mousses and puddings, and this ice cream looks amazing. And the color is so pretty!
I have made ice cream many times, and usually make it from raw cashews, maple sirup, cacao or raspberries and vanilla. Really good, and surprisinly creamy:)
Best thing from my weeken was going to the movies with a friend to see Pirates of the Caribbean- loved that movie:)
This looks great. And I love avocados!
Best part of my weekend has been a root beer float at our local ice cream place yesterday :)