Guilt-free Vegan Ice Cream (No added sugar, No oil, No Ice Cream maker needed)

Keep frozen bananas on hand and you'll never be short on
great dessert ideas!

Guilt-free Vegan Ice Cream

For a quick "anytime" treat, keep a few peeled bananas in your freezer. Add them to any other fruit you have on-hand, a splash of soy or nut milk and you've got a sweet treat that rivals anything you'll get at the local frozen yogurt shop - and you don't even need an ice cream maker!

This recipe is as simple and customizable as it gets. Take two frozen bananas, break into about four chunks each and put in the food processor (or blender - just break or cut them smaller for the blender). Add about 1/2 cup of fresh fruit, compote, frozen fruit mix - anything you think would taste great as ice cream - a splash of soy milk and blend until smooth.

That's it!

No, seriously. It's that easy.
;-)
Here are my specific recipes for the Ice Creams shown in the photo:

Use your imagination and come up with some great
flavor combinations. Since this recipe creates a
small batch, you can try lots of new things
and don't forget those toppings!

Cherry Chunk Ice Cream
2 frozen bananas
1/2 cup cherry compote
Splash of soy milk
Pulse until smooth. Add a couple spoonfuls of cherries (for the chunk part), pulse a couple more times.

Rich Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream
2 frozen bananas
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 Tbsp cocoa powder
Splash of soy milk
Pulse until smooth

*NOTE* This one is not oil-free due to the nut butter, sorry.

Let your imagination run wild! I made a batch with some left over Roasted Strawberries that was simply delicious, fresh peaches with a hint of cinnamon - Yum!... there is no end to the flavors you can pair with the light background flavor of the frozen bananas. Initially, the consistency is like that of soft serve ice cream, but if you leave it in the freezer for a couple of hours, you can scoop it into a cone.

Enjoy!