Vegan Mint Chocolate Chip Nice Cream In A Blender – Ninja CREAMi Option
Vegan, sugar free, gluten free, made with all natural ingredients and it's insanely delicious!
I tried making it in the Ninja CREAMi 5 times using spinach or kale to achieve that nice mint green color. After being frozen it turns an army green! Icky!
So if you want to spin it in the Ninja, leave out the spinach. It won’t be mint green but it will taste delicious! The mint will give it a slight color.
SERVINGS 2
EQUIPMENT
High powered blender or food processor - Optional Ninja CREAMi
4 very ripe frozen peeled bananas
1/4 -1/3 cup fresh mint or to taste could sub 1/8 -1/4 tsp mint extract
1/2 cup fresh spinach or enough to make it green
1/4 cup unsweetened chocolate chips or to taste
Put the frozen bananas, mint and spinach in the blender container, using the tamper process until everything is incorporated.
Stop the machine and add the unsweetened chocolate chips and process just until the chocolate is all incorporated.
Scoop nice cream into serving dishes and garnish with fresh mint and more chocolate chips if desired. Enjoy!
Ninja CREAMi Option
Put the frozen bananas or very ripe unfrozen bananas, and mint in a high speed blender container like a Vitamix (skip the spinach as it oxidizes when frozen and turns a dark green) using the tamper to push the bananas down into the blade, process until the mint is well incorporated into the bananas and you have a smooth mixture. (Save the chocolate chips for a mix – in)
Spoon mixture into the CREAMi pint container, being sure to smooth down the top and make it as even as possible. Put the lid on. Place on a level surface in the freezer and freeze for a full 24 hours.
After freezing for 24 hours you can remove the pint and let it sit on the counter for about 10 minutes. Remove lid, make sure the top surface is smooth and level, if not use the edge of a spoon to smooth it out.
Put creami pint on the Ninja CREAMi machine according to manufactures instructions, use the Sorbet setting. When it is done, check and see if it is creamy, if it is a little powdery do a re-spin.
Once the spin cycle is finished, using a small spoon make a well in the center of the pint add in the chocolate chips and following the manufactures instructions use the Mix-In cycle to incorporate the chocolate chips. Freeze any leftovers in the pint and as long as you have about 1/3 of a container full, you can spin it again another time.
Printable recipe on the blog. https://www.nutmegnotebook.com/posts/vegan-mint-chocolate-chip-nice-cream-sugar-free/