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    Best Chocolate Peanut Butter Nice Cream

    April 26, 2022 by Green Circle Kitchen Leave a Comment

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    3 scoops chocolate peanut butter nice cream in glass dish on plate with spoon, chocolate chips, and peanuts

    Craving Chocolate? Problem Solved!

    Does anyone here crave chocolate as much as I do? Honestly, at times, getting a chocolate fix almost feels like a need instead of a want! 😂

    Craving Chocolate? Problem Solved! This 100% plant-based dairy-free Chocolate Peanut Butter Nice Cream recipe is super easy to throw together. It can be made in a food processor or a high-speed blender. It also uses de-fatted peanut butter powder for the peanut-butter flavor and cocoa for the chocolate flavor along with frozen bananas for the creaminess. So, it's a low-fat & less calorie-dense solution to a chocolate craving, too!

    frozen bananas, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, soy milk, and peanut butter powder on in bowls on a wooden cutting board

    Simple Ingredients

    The ingredients for this Chocolate Peanut Butter Nice Cream are super simple. The base of this nice cream is ripe bananas, peeled and frozen. The bananas are at about the perfect level of ripeness when they're yellow but speckled with brown dots. This is the perfect time to peel and freeze them for later use.

    Super simple ingredients:

    • ripe bananas, peeled & frozen
    • cocoa powder (or cacao powder)
    • plant milk (I used soy milk)
    • vanilla extract
    • peanut butter powder
    frozen banana chunks in food processor

    Break the bananas into chunks

    To prepare the bananas, I like to peel and freeze them whole. I place the whole peeled bananas in a single layer in a plastic (or reusable) gallon zip-lock bag. Each bag holds about 6 - 9 bananas. I then lay the bag flat in the freezer until the bananas freeze individually. After that, I move the bags of bananas to another area of my freezer (once they're individually frozen and no longer need to lay flat).

    It's great to keep peeled frozen bananas at the ready anytime I'm looking for a banana nice-cream fix! I actually routinely buy more bananas than I know my family can eat fresh just for this purpose!

    With clean hands, simply break the bananas into chunks (about 4 sections each) and put them in a food processor.

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Nice Cream Ingredients in food processor

    Add the remaining ingredients!

    Next, add the remaining ingredients! Now you're ready to make your nice cream nice and smooth!

    smooth food processed chocolate peanut butter nice cream in food processor

    Pulse and Process

    Then, simply pulse and process until your Chocolate Peanut Butter Nice Cream is nice and smooth! The time this takes to become smooth may vary a bit depending on how frozen your bananas are & depending on the power of your food processor. You may need to scrape down the sides of your food processor a couple of times as well, to be sure all of the ingredients are incorporated.

    At this point, you can feel free to enjoy the Best Chocolate Peanut Butter Nice Cream in it's soft-serve consistency. Honestly, most of the time I'm a bit too impatient to wait. Most often, I enjoy it in the soft-serve form! 😁

    If you choose to freeze the Nice Cream before using, you'll be able to scoop it out in traditional ice cream scoops. When frozen, I like to microwave the nice-cream for about 30 seconds (add 5 seconds more at a time as needed) to make it easier to scoop and serve.

    Can I make Nice Cream in a High-Speed Blender?

    Absolutely! A high-speed blender works great! I often use my Vitamix blender to make this and other nice cream recipes. It does require use of the tamper to be sure all of the ingredients are pressed down into the blades & well incorporated.

    Why do you use defatted peanut butter powder?

    I like to use Organic PB Fit in this recipe to make this fabulous nice cream a less calorie-dense option. It still adds an amazing peanut butter flavor while adding only 2 grams of fat per serving. By comparison, regular natural peanut butter would add approximately 17 grams of fat per serving.

    Can nice cream be made in other flavors?

    Absolutely! Truly, the sky is the limit! Nice cream typically begins with a nice creamy frozen banana base. To that you can add other fruits and flavorings to your heart's desire! If a cinnamon-flavored nice cream sounds good to you, check out the "Cinnamon Bun Nice Cream" recipe right on this website!

    2 scoops chocolate peanut butter nice cream in glass dish with a silver spoon on white plate with peanuts and chocolate chips

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    3 scoops of chocolate peanut butter nice cream in clear dish with spoon on white plate with peanuts and chocolate chips

    Best Chocolate Peanut Butter Nice Cream

    Green Circle Kitchen
    A simple, chocolatey-rich & delicious chocolate peanut butter nice-cream that's low in fat & also plant-based. It really is the best!
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Optionally freeze overnight 8 hours hrs
    Course Dessert, Snack
    Servings 4 ½ cup servings

    Equipment

    • food processor OR high-speed blender

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 bananas peeled and frozen
    • ¼ cup cocoa powder
    • 2 Tbsp plant milk (I used soy milk)
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • ½ cup peanut butter powder (I used Organic PB Fit)

    Instructions
     

    • Simply break the frozen bananas into pieces and place all ingredients into a food processor. Pulse and/or process until smooth. You may need to scrape the sides of the food processor down a couple of times to be sure all of the ingredients are well incorporated.
    • Once smooth, you may wish to enjoy this fabulous Nice Cream right away! It'll have a soft-serve consistency right out of the food processor! OR, you can move the nice cream into a freezer-safe container and freeze it overnight for use at a later time.
      If freezing before using, you'll be able to scoop the ice cream out in traditional ice cream scoops. I like to either set the frozen nice cream out on the counter for several minutes (timing varies depending on room temperature) or microwave the frozen nice-cream for about 30 seconds (add 5 seconds more at a time as needed) to make it easier to scoop and serve.
      Enjoy!

    Notes

    *Using a high-speed blender instead of a food processor: A high-speed blender such as a Vitamix works well with this recipe. Be sure to use your tamper throughout the blending process to be sure all of the ingredients are pressed down into the blades and well incorporated. 
    Keyword blender ice cream, chocolate, cocoa powder, food processor, ice cream, low fat, nice cream, peanut butter, peanut butter powder, plant-based, vegan, WFPB, WFPBNO, whole food plant based
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