Peanut Butter-Banana-Coconut Ice Cream & Homemade Magic Shell!
This is the first ice cream I’ve made since I got my Vita-Mix & it was awesome! Of course, I couldn’t just leave the ice cream alone; I had to make some Magic Shell to top it with. And there’s not a bit of sugar in any of this!
The recipe is adapted from one of the coolest blogs ever, A Vegan Ice Cream Paradise. Here is the original version. Mine is below. The Magic Shell is from Brownie Points. I used all virgin coconut oil & this sugar-free chocolate, available at Trader Joe’s.
Peanut Butter-Banana-Coconut Ice Cream
- 3 ripe bananas
- 1 15-oz. can coconut milk (I used light, because that’s all that Trader Joe’s had)
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 6 tablespoons agave nectar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- pinch salt
Blend everything together. If you are lucky enough to have an ice cream maker, use it. I just did the blend, freeze, reblend method & it was heavenly.
Magic Shell
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) virgin coconut oil
- 5 1/4 ounces dark chocolate, chopped (150 grams or 1 1/2 bars of chocolate mentioned above)
- pinch salt
Gently melt everything together over very low heat or in a double boiler. Store in a squeezy container at room temperature & shake before using. Refrigerating this stuff will turn it into a hard lump. A sweet, tasty lump. If your house is cold (Smels, I’m talking to you here!), you may need to run the bottle under hot water or place it in a pan of warm water to liquefy it once again.
If you’re not familiar with Magic Shell, it hardens on contact with the cold ice cream & is downright amazing.
I’ve mainly been eating pretty boring stuff, like this pasta. It was just a bunch of sliced zuchini & chopped red & green bell peppers, sauteed in olive oil, then mixed with organic marinara. I poured it on a heap of whole wheat penne & was content with life.
I’ve mostly been spending time at work, school, or Eth’s house lately, so there hasn’t been a lot of excitement in the kitchen. Here is a cute picture of Ruben, a.k.a. “Noodle Head”. He’s so funny.
Now I’m off to try to catch up on some of my GoogleReader blogs. Yikes!
Destiny's Kitchen 
I like the sound of that ice cream, but heck, I’ll just take the Magic Shell on its own!!
That ice cream sounds so very delicious, and the magic shell: all I can say is, yum!
I want to give Ruben a big hug.
The colour composition of your photos is so fabulous! I love it.
magic shell!!!!!!
i’m in, where’s the signup? also, can i have a top bunk?
xo
kittee
Yum, homemade ice cream and sugar free! I am deffo going to try this
Ooh, my husband will flip for Magic Shell! Thanks for the recipe!
that ice cream looks ace and so does the pasta – not boring looking at all! 🙂
Actually the pasta looks best to me, it’s too blooming cold here to think about icecream!
Vita-Mix ice cream! I had some a little while ago for the first time! I loved it!
even though it is finally cold out, i want ice cream. and that pasta does not look boring, it looks delicious!!
Peanut butter and banana ice cream with chocolate on top sounds so incredibly delicious.
Awesome ice cream! Glad you’re enjoying your VitaMix!
wow! homemade magic shell! i love it! yum!!
ruben is too cute! awwwww! man, i need an ice cream maker or a vitamix! that would rock so hard! hooray for sugar-free deliciousnesses! mmmmmmmmmmmm!
OMG that ice cream combo sounds PERFECT! And the chocolate on top…amazinggggg
Wow, that is such a great ice cream recipe! And the magic shell topping looks pretty.
Magic Shell!!! That was my favorite treat as a kid! Only my grandmother had it, my parents refused to buy it for me. Your ice cream looks amazing, wish I had a bowl right now. 🙂
Amazing! I loved Magic Shell. You are a genius.
That chocolate sauce looks amazing. Magic Shell – my guiltiest pleasure! (Okay, one of my guiltiest pleasures.) Thanks for sharing the recipe!!
I love my vita-mix! Isn’t it great that you can make soup or ice cream with the same appliance? And coconut milk works so well as a base for ice cream. I’ve been experimenting with this lately.
looks great, but, isn’t agave nectar sugar? Isn’t there sugar in the chocolate? I know the agave nectar is vegan, but what about the chocolate?
Yay for the Vita-Mix! If you use frozen bananas and cold ingredients, you might not even have to use the freeze, blend, refreeze etc. method. The Vita-Mix can handle it!
Courtney
Hello! Peanut butter and bananas are foods I can live on for quite some time. My favorites! And of course, coconuts (coconut oil, coconut milk, etc.), my ultimate favorite!
Thanks a lot for this!
Cheers,
CoconutOilGuy
http://www.coconut-oil-central.com
Your Drugstore in a Bottle
Ricki—The ice cream is just there so that the Magic Shell will harden! :o)
Vaishali—If you lived closer, I’d say come on over to have some ice cream & pet Ruben!
Aly—Thank you!
kittee—Sure! Ice cream slumber party!
Mandee—Yay, I hope you like it!
Melisser—Cool, be prepared to buy him some bigger pants!
Sal—Gracias!
catofstripes—I know, I’m way off season-wise. Oops.
Jenn’s an Ice Cream Maker—I love my Vita-Mix! Now to make something that’s a little healthier with it…
Virginia—Me too. It hasn’t been that cold here, so what the heck?
aTxVegn—It’s pretty nice.
Vegannifer—I only wish I had time to use it more often. I think the neighbors would be pissed if I made smoothies at 7:00 am. That sucker’s loud!
heather—:o)
jessy—Yes he is & yes you do. The Vita-Mix is more expensive, but has healthier uses than an ice cream maker. :o)
Jessica—:o)
mihl—Thank you!
Jes—Me too. My mom would buy it every once in awhile, especially the Reese’s one. Holy #%@!
rach-ums—Thank you, even though I just copied Brownie Points’ idea. :oP It’s so freakin’ good!
Courtney—Good idea! Maybe I’ll try putting the coconut milk in the ice cube tray next time too. Instant soft-serve!
CoconutOilGuy—I could live off of them too! You’re welcome. :o)
You’re making me miss summer!!! I ran in the frost & wind this morning, yikes!
Oh I’ve never heard of magic shell, I neeeed some. Those vita-mix things sound great, everyone except me seems to have one!
wow. I def need to get a vita mix & the pooche is soooo cute!
that “boring pasta” looks great to me! And Ruben is a cutie. So funny the pet names we come up with for our dogs!
I WANT ICE CREAM TOO!!!!!!!
Trade you for some pizza?
the title of this post had me hooked!! i used to buy the magic shell coating stuff from the store but i think the homemade kind is much more impressive and special 🙂
Peanut butter banana ice cream is definitely something I’ll have to try. And the magic shells look so pretty!
Mr. Beagle and I eat zucchini pasta pretty much ever week. It may be boring but it’s so stinking good!
Mmm….magic shell!! Simply the best!! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
1. thanks for the magic shell recipe. love it!
2. such a cute doggie!
3. I always call my boyfriend Noodle Head!
Thanks & you’re welcome, guys!
Amey—That’s hilarious. Are you somehow dating my dog? Just kidding. :o)
I love ice cream so much.tanx