Soft Serve Ice Cream (Vegan)

Strawberry / Banana Soft Serve Ice Cream (Vegan)

This is so quick, so easy, and SO yummy that you might as well leave your Food Processor out on the counter because your family will be bugging you to make this dessert all the time!
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This recipe is *very* similar to my  Guilt-free Ice Cream recipe, but this recipe is not 100% guilt-free. The key to getting a true soft-serve texture is a rounded tablespoon of cold nut butter mixed in with the frozen fruit. It takes away that somewhat slimy texture that often accompanies a dessert made with frozen bananas and turns it into a rich and flavorful -- and healthy -- treat.

Ingredients / Shopping List

Frozen Banana (1 per serving)
Frozen Fruit of your choice
Nut Butter (Almond, Peanut, Sunflower, etc.)

Soft Serve Ice Cream (Vegan)

Fruity Soft Serve:
In your Food Processor, blend:
2 cut up Frozen Bananas
1/2 cup Frozen Fruit of your choice
1 rounded tablespoon chilled Nut Butter (Almond, Peanut, Sunflower, etc.)

Chocolate Soft Serve:
In your Food Processor, blend:
2 cut up Frozen Bananas
1 teaspoon Cocoa powder
1 rounded tablespoon chilled Nut Butter (Almond, Peanut, Sunflower, etc.)

Nutty Soft Serve:
In your Food Processor, blend:
2 cut up Frozen Bananas
1 rounded tablespoon chilled Nut Butter (Almond, Peanut, Sunflower, etc.)

The above recipes are for two servings. Double, triple, quadruple this recipe as needed for your family. Experiment with different nut butters to see which one you prefer. Personally, I like almond butter best for the fruity soft serve as it doesn't compete with the fruit flavor. For the chocolate soft serve, I prefer peanut butter.

These frozen treats are high in fiber, low in sugar, and pretty low fat since you only use one tablespoon of the nut butter for two servings. That being said, the nut butter does come with calories, so no matter how much you will want to, you can't live on Soft Serve alone!

Enjoy!

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