Raspberry Chocolate Chunk Nice Cream

Published 2/9/2021 • Updated 7/10/2022 Plus, this recipe is dairy free, vegan, and ready to eat in less than 10 minutes. Dessert is served!

A Perfect Sweet Treat

If you’re looking for a deliciously pretty sweet treat, this is it! This raspberry chocolate chunk banana nice cream truly is as pretty as it is delicious, AND you can whip up a batch in 5 minutes. What’s not to love?!

What is Banana Nice Cream?

Banana nice cream is a frozen dessert made with a frozen banana base. If you have frozen bananas and a little bit of milk (or any kind of liquid), then you can make banana nice cream! Banana nice cream was first created as a homemade vegan ice cream recipe substitute, but even if you’re not vegan, you will still love it! The reason it’s called “nice cream” is because it mimics classic ice cream, but is better for you. It’s also sometimes called banana soft serve because if you eat it straight out of the food processor, it has a similar consistency to soft serve.

What You Need

You only need 5 ingredients for this raspberry chocolate chunk banana nice cream! Round up: Blender

Frozen bananasFrozen raspberriesVanilla extractAlmond milkChocolate chunks

Why Frozen Bananas and Berries?

A base of frozen bananas is the KEY to the creamy frozen texture of this nice cream! You’ll need your bananas to be frozen to get that soft serve consistency instead of more of a smoothie consistency 😀 And frozen raspberries are responsible for the delicious berry flavor of this nice cream! Same as the bananas, you’ll want your berries to be frozen to help maintain that soft serve consistency you’re looking for.

How to Freeze Bananas

Simply slice bananas evenly and place on a baking sheet covered in parchment paper. Place the entire sheet in the freezer for at least 30 minutes to ensure your bananas are completely frozen. When you take your nanners out of the freezer, you’ll just need to scrape them off the parchment paper and place right in the blender (if you’re making this raspberry chocolate chunk banana nice cream right away), or into a Ziploc or Stasher bag to keep in the freezer for later use. Freezing the sliced bananas on a baking sheet will prevent your bananas from sticking together when you place them in a bag. Want a step-by-step on this process? WE GOT YOU.

How to Freeze Raspberries

Similar to sliced bananas, you don’t want to just pour your fresh raspberries directly into a freezer safe bag before freezing them individually because you’ll end up with one giant clump of razzles all frozen together. First prepare a baking sheet (with at least a 1/2-inch lip so your berries don’t spill in the freezer!) by covering it with parchment paper to freeze your raspberries on. Then, pour fresh raspberries on the baking sheet (don’t forget to wash and dry them first!). Make sure none of the berries are touching each other. This will ensure each of your beautiful little razzles freeze individually instead of together with the berries touching each other. Place the baking sheet in the freezer for at least 30 minutes, or until all the berries are completely frozen. And don’t worry, we have a step-by-step tutorial for freezing berries, too.

How to Make Raspberry Chocolate Chunk Nice Cream

Step by step

Once completely frozen, store your nice cream covered (we used aluminum foil to cover the pan!) in your freezer and enjoy at your leisure for up to a month.

Topping Ideas

This raspberry chocolate chunk nice cream is oh so delicious simply topped with chocolate chunks, but if you’re looking for additional topping ideas, here are some of our faves:

Fresh raspberriesDried coconut flakesChopped nutsChocolate syrupDrizzle of peanut butter