Irresistibly delicious and dairy-free: Recipe: Cherry Chocolate-Chip Ice Cream

Irresistibly yummy and dairy-free

You’re going to scream for – and about! – this ice cream. Why? Because it’s irresistibly yummy and yet it’s made without a drop of milk and hardly any sugar (yes, really). The magic ingredient: bananas. When they’re frozen and blended, they form the sweet, creamy base of this delicious dessert. Add lots of cherries, a little almond butter, and bittersweet chocolate, and you have a nutritious treat everyone will love. Whether you make the quick, soft-serve version or the longer, hard-packed one, everyone will be screaming for this ice cream.

Ingredients

1 small banana 12 ounces frozen cherries 1 tablespoon almond butter 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped

Instructions

In a food processor or blender, combine the banana, cherries, and almond butter.

Puree until smooth and creamy.

Blend in the chocolate.

Spoon into bowls and serve. If you like a firm ice cream, freeze for two hours to three hours, then scoop to serve.

Nutrition Information

Yields 4 Servings

Calories 120

Total fat 5 g

Saturated fat 1.6 g

Protein 2 g

Carbohydrate 20 g

Dietary fiber 2.4 g

Sugar 14.8 g

Added sugar 4.8 g

Cholesterol 0 mg

Sodium 2.3 mg