This light yet decadent Mocha Nice Cream has just three simple ingredients: coffee, cocoa powder, and bananas! No churning or special equipment required.

I travelled the 7 hour train ride down south to my parents in Germany last week to pick up all my worldly possessions, which have just finally made their way across the Atlantic from Texas to Europe. And while I may have been in a constant state of panic as I unpacked over how the heck all my belongings are going to fit in the boyfriend-tulip-man’s itty bitty house, I found room to love/want/need yet another kitchen accessory…the Vitamix.

As per usual, I’m late to the “trendy new toys” game and had never tried a Vitamix, but holy moly did this thing revolutionize my smoothies. So I put it to the nice cream test. Nice cream is essentially frozen, blended bananas with whatever flavor makers you desire/have on hand. But the key to good nice cream is in the blender. You need something strong enough to cut through the frozen bananas that will also aerate the mixture into light, fluffy decadence. So while our little handheld immersion blender up in Holland just won’t do the trick, a heavy duty food processor or blender, like the ancient Vitamix I discovered at my parents’ house, certainly will!

I whipped this together about an hour before my train left to head back up to Holland, so obviously I was running around like a headless chicken, packing, doing my hair, making nice cream, packing more. So it did melt an insy bit before I could take the pictures, making for a more moussey nice cream. But nevertheless, this is chocolatey and coffee-y (?) and decadent without the guilt-inducing fat or calories.

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Mocha Nice Cream

This light yet decadent Mocha Nice Cream has just three simple ingredients: coffee, cocoa powder, and bananas! No churning or special equipment required.

Course Desserts, Smoothies, Snacks

Diet Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Raw, Vegan, Vegetarian

Occasion 4th of July, Birthdays, Christmas, Easter, Game Day, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day

Time 15 minutes or less

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings 4 servings

Calories 196 kcal

Author Live Eat Learn

Ingredients

• 4 cups chopped bananas 470 g, frozen*
• 1 tsp instant espresso or coffee powder 2.5 g
• 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder 15 g
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips (optional) 50 g, or vegan substitute

Instructions

1. In a heavy duty blender or food processor, blend frozen bananas until smooth and creamy. If necessary, allow bananas to thaw for 5 minutes before blending.
2. Add coffee and cocoa powder and blend until evenly mixed.
3. Stir in chocolate chips. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the freezer.

Notes

*Remove peel and roughly chop bananas prior to freezing. Freeze in a single layer on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, then transfer to a freezer-safe container until you need them for this recipe.

Nutrition Facts

Mocha Nice Cream

Amount Per Serving (1 serving)

Calories 196 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4g 6%

Sodium 10mg 0%

Total Carbohydrates 42g 14%

Dietary Fiber 5.2g 21%

Protein 3g 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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