Lavender Nice Cream

Lavender nice cream is a plant-based, dairy-free soft-serve dessert free from artificial flavors, added sugar, or preservatives. It takes less than 20 minutes to make and calls for 3 ingredients. 

WHAT IS NICE CREAM?

Nice cream is sugar-free and dairy-free soft serve dessert made by blending frozen bananas or other fruit in a food processor or a high-speed blender (depending on the equipment available). 

Original nice cream is banana-based, but the term has come to represent any fruit-based, plant-based, dairy-free dessert free from artificial flavors, preservatives, colors, and sugar. 

INGREDIENTS IN THIS LAVENDER NICE CREAM RECIPE

• Banana: Use overripe bananas. The ripper bananas are, the sweeter the nice cream will be. Peel and freeze whole bananas. Store in an airtight container, and place in a freezer. You can chop them before freezing or freeze them whole. It's up to you which you prefer. I freeze them whole so that when I want to make nice cream  I know how many I use in a recipe. 

• Lavender: Although most varieties of lavender can be used in cooking, English lavender (Lavendula Angustifolia)  is the one most commonly used in cooking. Lavender has a strong flavor, a little goes a long way. If your dessert tastes like soap, either the wrong lavender was used or too much was used. 

• Blueberries: Use fresh or frozen blueberry. 

TIPS FOR MAKING THIS RECIPE PERFECTLY

• Peel and freeze whole bananas. Take them out from the freezer and let thaw for 5-10 minutes before blending. This will allow it to soften and become easier to blend.

• If using a high-speed processor with a tamper it is possible that you don't need to add milk. Add as much milk as necessary. Start with just a splash before adding more. 

• This nice cream tastes best enjoyed immediately, served as soft serve. However, you can pour it into a non-stick loaf pan and freeze it for at least 4 hours or until it is hard enough to scoop out if you are going for a more classic ice-cream look and texture. 

• If you are freezing it for a longer time it may require a little room-temperature defrosting to make it scoopable.

OTHER BANANA RECIPES YOU MIGHT LIKE

• Oat bran banana muffins

• Banana oatmeal pancakes

• Walnut banana bread

RECIPE

Lavender Nice Cream

5 from 2 votes

Plant-baked

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: lavender nice cream, vegan lavender ice cream

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Additional Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 2

Calories: 202kcal

Easy soft-serve dessert recipe made with bananas, lavender, and lavender.

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Ingredients  

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• ▢ 3 frozen bananas chopped
• ▢ 1 tsp culinary lavender buds
• ▢ 1 cup frozen blueberries
• ▢ splash of non-dairy milk if necessary

Instructions

• 1. Take out bananas from the freezer and let them thaw for 5-10 minutes.
• 2. Add all the ingredients to a food processor (or a high-speed blender). Process until smooth. Add milk if necessary. Blending until smooth and evenly mixed can take a few minutes. 
• 3. Enjoy immediately or pour it into a non-stick loaf pan and leave it in the freezer for at least 4 hours, or until it is hard enough to scoop out. 

Nutrition

Calories: 202kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 6mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 29g

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