Delicious, creamy, feels like summer, healthy ice cream. Mango banana nice cream makes the perfect healthy dessert for adults & kids. You can even eat it for breakfast it’s so healthy!
This is a 2 ingredient easy recipe. Frozen mango and frozen banana. That’s it! If desired you can also add a small splash of coconut water or almond milk to help your high speed blender along. I personally have found it much easier to make bigger batches of ice cream in the food processor, but if you don’t have one, you can absolutely use a high speed blender. I will say I was tempted to call this one sorbet due to the mango, but depending on the ratio of mango to banana you use and if you add a splash of almond milk it leans more ice cream-like. So Mango Banana Nice Cream it is.
- Frozen Banana is what gives the ice cream-like consistency.
- Put your bananas in the freezer for a day or more prior to making the recipe.
- Bananas that have ripened enough to have some brown speckles on the peel are the best to freeze. They make ice cream & everything else sweeter as opposed to a banana with zero brown spots. Of course peel your bananas prior to putting them in a freezer bag.
- If you really want it to be more rich and closer to ice cream, skip the coconut water and use your non-dairy milk of choice. Almond milk or coconut milk would be delicious in this recipe.
- The organic frozen bags of mango are a great deal at Costco if you have one nearby.
Mango Banana Coconut Ice Cream Recipe
Serves 1-2 – Note, if you have a blender with a wider base like the Vitamix 3500, it’s easier to double this recipe for ease of blending. Alternatively, you can use a food processor like I do many times. I like to make bigger batches of ice cream and store in this freezer container. It works great!
Ingredients
- 1 frozen banana
- 1 1/2 cup of frozen mango
- optional, 1/4 cup of coconut water (coconut water should be the only ingredient) OR 1/4 cup clean ingredient almond milk or coconut milk
Instructions
- Take your frozen banana(s) out of the freezer bag and slice it prior to adding it to a high speed blender or food processor. Let the frozen banana and frozen mango sit out for a few minutes prior to blending or processing.
- Add in 1 1/2 cups of frozen mango to the blender.
- Optionally add in 1/4 cup of coconut water or almond/coconut milk if using a blender. Measure this – you don’t want more liquid.
- Blend or pulse and process it all together until you get that creamy, thick consistency. I use the tamper that comes with the Vitamix when using the blender. ENJOY!
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Mango Banana Coconut Ice Cream
Ingredients
Method
- Take a frozen banana out of the freezer bag and slice it prior to adding it to a high speed blender. A good food processor will work too if you don’t have a high speed blender. If the banana has been in the freezer for a long time, you can let it sit on your cutting board for a minute or two. You still want it frozen, but not so hard you can’t slice it.
- Add in 1 1/2 cups of frozen mango to the blender.
- Add in 1/4 cup of coconut water. Measure this – you don’t want more liquid.
- Blend it all together until you get that creamy, thick consistency. I use the tamper that comes with the Vitamix to help mix it along.
Notes
- Frozen Banana is what gives the ice cream-like consistency. Put your bananas in the freezer for a day or more prior to making the recipe.
- Bananas that have ripened enough to have some brown speckles on the peel are the best to freeze. They make ice cream & everything else sweeter as opposed to a banana with zero brown spots. Of course peel your bananas prior to putting them in a freezer bag.
- I hear you, it’s not REALLY ice cream, especially with the mango and coconut water in it. Just think of it as a healthier alternative that you can eat every single day if you want.
- If you really want it to be more rich and closer to ice cream, skip the coconut water and use your non-dairy milk of choice. Almond milk, coconut or oat milk would all be delicious in this recipe.
- The organic frozen bags of mango are a great deal at Costco if you have one nearby.
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