Frozen bananas, coconut milk, done. Thermomix® nicecream needs no ice cream machine, no cream and no sugar. The sweetness comes entirely from ripe bananas and the creaminess from the coconut milk. A complete dessert is on the table in two minutes.
Nicecream with the Thermomix®
Ingredients 0 / 3 ✓
- 5 banana cut into pieces and frozen
- 300 g coconut milk
- 20 g cacao nibs
Instructions 0 / 3
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1
Freeze the bananas.
The day before, cut the bananas into pieces and freeze them.
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Blend the ice cream.
Place the bananas and coconut milk into the mixing bowl and blend for 5 seconds / speed 8.
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Serve.
Add the cacao nibs, fold in for 8 seconds / speed 4 and serve immediately.
Tip: If your bananas are not sweet enough, simply add a few dates to the mixing bowl.
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Why you need to freeze the bananas the day before
The only preparation this recipe requires happens the day before: peel the bananas, cut them into pieces, freeze them. Skip that step and the Thermomix® produces banana puree rather than creamy soft-serve. Frozen banana pieces are not an optional tip here, they are the whole point.
Ripe, almost overripe bananas with brown spots deliver the most natural sweetness. If your bananas are still quite mild, the recipe card has a good suggestion: add a few dates to the mixing bowl.
Coconut milk rather than plant-based milk
We use coconut milk, not oat or almond milk. That is not a coincidence: coconut milk has a much higher fat content and gives the ice cream a soft, melting texture that thinner plant-based milks cannot match. 5 seconds at speed 8 is enough to blend everything into a smooth mass. Blending longer would warm the nicecream and make it liquid.
The cacao nibs go in afterwards: 8 seconds at speed 4, so they stay whole in the ice cream rather than being blended in. That way every spoonful has a satisfying crunch.
Nicecream must be eaten straight away. In the freezer it sets rock solid and loses its soft texture. If you want more, it is better to blend a second batch than to make one large batch in advance.
Firmer or creamier: how to adjust the texture
This recipe works the same on all Thermomix® models from TM31 to TM7. The only variable that genuinely changes the result is the amount of liquid: for a firmer, more snow-like texture, reduce the coconut milk to 200 g. For something creamier and softer, use the full 300 g. We recommend the full amount if you want to scoop the ice cream from a bowl.
For banana ice cream without coconut milk, we have a dedicated recipe: Banana Ice Cream with the Thermomix® uses a different base. If you prefer berries over chocolate: Berry Nicecream and Strawberry Nicecream follow the same basic principle.
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Goes well with: Waffles.
