This vegan, gluten-free and refined sugar-free Strawberry Nice Cream Shake is the perfect, healthy treat for the summer! 3 ingredients only!
I’ve been vegan for 4 years now, so obviously I always have frozen bananas in the freezer. And I totally recommend you keep a stash of frozen bananas in the freezer too! Because frozen bananas are perfect for nice cream (simply process them in a food processor and you will have the most amazing banana ice cream) and other creamy smoothies and nice cream shakes, like this one. It always blows my mind when people don’t know about nice cream… :)
This vegan, gluten-free and refined sugar-free Strawberry Nice Cream Shake is the perfect, healthy treat for the summer! You’ll only need 3 ingredients for the shake. If you want to top it with my super simple chocolate sauce, that’s another 3 ingredients, you’ll have a super awesome chocolate drizzled shake with only 6 ingredients!
And it only takes a few minutes to make. The bananas and strawberries make it sweet enough (at least for me), so you probably won’t need any additional sweeteners.
For best results, I recommend using a high-speed blender. I’ve used my Omniblend V, which I love. Less powerful blenders will probably not be able to process the frozen banana chunks completely.

Strawberry Nice Cream Shake (vegan, gluten-free, refined sugar-free)
Equipment
Ingredients
Ingredients for the Strawberry Nice Cream Shake
- 1 cup plant-based milk (I used unsweetened rice-coconut milk)
- 1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries , green parts removed
- 3 frozen bananas , in chunks
Ingredients for the Chocolate Sauce
- 2 teaspoons cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons water
- 1 teaspoon brown rice syrup (or maple syrup or agave syrup)
Instructions
- For the chocolate sauce: Add the cocoa powder, water and brown rice syrup in a small pot, whisk well, and let it cook for about 3 minutes on small heat, then let it cool off for a bit. It should get thicker.
- For the Strawberry Nice Cream Shake: Blend the plant-based milk and strawberries in a high-speed blender. Add the frozen banana chunks and blend again until completely smooth.
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If you give this recipe a try I’d love to hear how it turned out for you! Leave a comment or post a picture on instagram, use the hashtag #elephantasticvegan and tag me via @elephantasticvegan to make sure I’ll see it ^.^ I love to see all your lovely creations! Thanks! <3
Ryan
Saturday 9th of July 2022
What alt milk tends to work best, my family tends to buy only almond, soy and sometimes oat
Miss P
Saturday 29th of June 2019
O M G this recipe is GOLD! I’ve been slowly working with my mom to get her to eat a little more plant based (for health reasons) She has such a sweet tooth!! This is her treat for going plant based an entire week!!!! She’s going to LOVE IT!!!! I know I do!
Kelly
Friday 28th of June 2019
Is there anything we can substitute for bananas? I’m allergic
Cassandra
Tuesday 15th of January 2019
This looks delicious 💕
I’m assuming I would just put the blended ingredients into the freezer in order to have strawberry-banana ice cream? 😁
Bianca
Saturday 19th of January 2019
Absolutely! It works great! And it's super healthy!
Ashley
Sunday 18th of February 2018
This is so easy and yummy and healthy, but the chocolate sauce just makes it that little bit extra. ❤️
Bianca
Thursday 22nd of February 2018
Thank you! Yes, I absolutely love the strawberry chocolate combo :)