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 ½ 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.
Video
Nutrition
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
Natalie | Feasting on Fruit says
This is my kinda recipe! Like exactly the sort of thing I would eat daily! Like did you make this just for me or something!? ;) haha That texture is perfect--half smoothie half icecream, spoon or straw appropriate :) The first shot of the video is big time drool worth. If I want to top it with chocolate sauce? OF COURSE I want the chocolate sauce!! This is perfect <3
Bianca says
Awww, I'm glad you like it! This is such a Natalie-recipe!! you're so right :D I'm only missing the granola on top :D or a muffin? lol :P
Thank you so much for your sweet comment. It really made my day <3
Rebecca Strength and Sunshine says
Good thing there is an overabundance of strawberries this summer! AH!
Totally shake-like and the chocolate sauce is a must....chocolate covered strawberries....I dream about eating them :D
Bianca says
Yes, I'm so glad they have strawberries in the markets now because I don't think my strawberry plant on the balcony wants to produce any this year. Fine with me. More store-bought strawberries it is.
I actually dipped some strawberries into the leftover chocolate sauce.. soooooo good :) Especially when it's a healthy chocolate sauce like this one :)
Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Rebecca <3
Shonalika says
Yummmmm there is nothing better than slightly-melty nice cream in this weather, I'm having peanut butter and banana nice cream on a pretty much daily basis, always add just a tiny bit more liquid than required to make it smooth but still spoonable. Will definitely want to change it up soon, this looks like a good way to do it. Gorgeous photos!
Bianca says
Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Shonalika! Now you've got me craving Peanut Butter Nice Cream :) Thankfully, I've stocked up on peanut butter today.. so I now I know what I'll be eating for breakfast tomorrow. Because. why. not. :D Isn't ice cream for breakfast the best?!
Kristy from Southern In Law says
This looks so fresh and creamy and delicious! <3
Bianca says
Thank you so much Kristy! I wouldn't know how to survive this heat without this healthy and refreshing treat :)
Angie says
I can taste the freshness of this strawberry smoothie! Sounds like a great shake recipe that I cannot wait to try!
Bianca says
Yeay, hope you'll like it, Angie! :)
Vanisha says
This looks so yummy! I have a feeling this is going to become my go-to this summer, it looks so creamy!
Bianca says
Thank you, Vanisha. This is my summer drink for sure, hope you'll like it too :)
Celine says
Such a cute video! Loved it! Pretty mouthwatering :)
Bianca says
Mouthwatering? Then I've succeeded my mission :) Thank you, Celine!
Ana says
Whats the nutrition for one person
Bianca says
Sorry, I don't do nutrition values for my recipes but if you google "nutrition calculator" you'll find a few options :)
Ashley says
This is so easy and yummy and healthy, but the chocolate sauce just makes it that little bit extra. ❤️
Bianca says
Thank you! Yes, I absolutely love the strawberry chocolate combo :)
Cassandra says
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 says
Absolutely! It works great! And it's super healthy!
Kelly says
Is there anything we can substitute for bananas? I’m allergic
Miss P says
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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!
Ryan says
What alt milk tends to work best, my family tends to buy only almond, soy and sometimes oat