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Toasted Coconut Chocolate Chip Nice Cream (V+GF): a 5 ingredient recipe for deliciously creamy vegan ice cream, exploding with coconut and chocolate chips. Vegan, Dairy Free, Gluten Free.
Oh, what is the summer without ice cream? Without popsicles? Just no fun at all, at least in my family. Yup, we’re big eaters of all the delicious things.
Everyone in my family LOVES coconut and chocolate. But when they find both of those ingredients in a recipe, their coconut chocolate love goes into overdrive.
For years, we’ve marveled at the wondrous frozen creations that we’ve enjoyed on family vacations: rose water ice cream, chocolate pistachio pudding, caramel chai popsicles, and more. One of my family’s favorites has always been the kinda-hard-to-find, but absolutely-worth-the-hunt coconut chocolate chip ice cream (see: overdrive notes).
So when I had one big–okaaaaay, three big bags of coconut flakes lying around, inspiration (or more likely, hunger) hit me: it was time to do this, vegan nice cream style. If you’ve never heard of nice cream, you can check out this post to read all about it.
Nice cream is pretty much the super-fantastic, healthy, vegan substitute for ice cream. It’s made of bananas (shoutout to banana lovers!) and very easy to make. Working off of my dark chocolate nice cream recipe, I dialed the cocoa powder all the way down (like, back into its container in the cupboard), added in coconut, chocolate chips, then reworked the recipe to be even coconutty-er and chocolatey-er. Yup, I even had to make up awesomer words in the process. This included the word awesomer.
If there’s one thing my family loves mores than coconut, it’s toasted coconut. And that includes Erik. While I was writing the recipe for this nice cream, he kept hovering about, oohing and aahing, then kindly (and then annoyingly) suggesting that I toast the coconut. And boy was I happy that I did! Score for Erik! (He just said “woohoo” as I wrote this–nosy much?) 😉
When I started toasting the coconut, the kitchen immediately filled with that beautiful, warm, toasty (well, yeah), and just delightfully tropical scent of coconut. Watching the coconut toast to a warm caramel color on the edges once again reminded me of the wonderful little moments in cooking. *Happy sigh*
Once the toasted coconut was done, I laid it on a parchment-covered baking sheet to cool in the freezer. Then, I got to work on the nice cream. Suddenly, we started blending happily and humming along together, troubles completely forgotten. That’s summer for you, happiness and relaxation beckoning you at every corner. 🙂
Soon thereafter, that special, super magical thing happened—the bananas turned into nice cream. NIIIIICE. Sorry, I could not help myself. I added in the toasted coconut, mini chocolate chips and blended. Then, I went ahead and added more coconut and more chocolate chips.
Because. Summer.
There are many reasons to love this delightfully cool dessert. But it’s summer, so I’ll keep it short (so you can go nap). This Toasted Coconut Chocolate Chip Nice Cream is:
- made with just 5 ingredients
- creamy and delicious
- vegan, gluten free and dairy free
- incredibly easy to make
- packed full of coconut and chocolate yum
- made with the simple ingredients you love
- satisfies your sweet tooth like its nobody’s business
- just in time for summer relaxing
Later that evening, and for the rest of the week, Erik and I enjoyed the most delightful summer treat of a double scoop of toasted coconut chocolate chip nice cream. Double NICE.
Won’t you join us? Whip up this super easy, 5 ingredient toasted coconut chocolate chip nice cream. Call off of work early, take a long lunch, or start planning your summer vacation. Or, sit down to a nice, long Netflix-marathon with two big scoops of this nice cream. It’s time to get our summer on!
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Toasted Coconut Chocolate Chip Nice Cream (Vegan, Dairy Free, Gluten Free)
Ingredients
- ¼ cup coconut flakes or shreds
- 4 medium bananas, sliced and frozen
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ cup vegan mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Bring a skillet to medium heat. Add coconut. Stir until lightly browned and fragrant. This will take 3-5 minutes. Pour onto a plate and place in the freezer to cool.
- In the meantime, add bananas to a blender or food processor. Blend until you get a crumbly texture. Add maple syrup and vanilla. Blend until smooth and creamy, scraping down the sides of the blender as necessary. This will take a few minutes.
- Add coconut and chocolate chips to blender. Pulse just a few times to incorporate.
- If you like soft ice cream, enjoy immediately. If you want your ice cream firm and scoopable: pour into a freezer-friendly, airtight container. Freeze for 4-6 hours, or until completely frozen. Allow to thaw for 5-15 minutes before scooping. Enjoy!
Notes
- For more chocolate recipes (all v+gf), try chocolate nice cream or cookie dough cups.
- More frozen dessert deliciousness (all v+gf): blueberry coconut popsicles, strawberry chia seed popsicles, chocolate pb popsicles, chocolate pb smoothies.
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Craving some serious chocolate dessert? Try my Dark Chocolate Nice Cream (Vegan, Dairy Free, Gluten Free). Instant chocolate bliss.
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What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?
I can’t wait to hear your responses.
This looks so delicious, I really like chocolate and coconut together!
Thanks Kavey! 🙂 It’s truly an amazing combo. 🙂
These are all my favorite flavors too!! Loving all your nice cream recipes lately so keep them coming Demeter 😉
Awesome blossom! Yeah, I just said that. Lol. Thanks so much Karrie! Can’t wait to see ya!
Three big bags of coconut flakes?!? Oh my gosh! Send one my way 😉 We’ve been experiencing a flake shortage – so forget blueberry envy I’m having major coconut envy! I have to get my lazy bum over to the store to get some flakes (I hope traditional TEB coconut burning doesn’t happen, but if it does, I’ll just try again because I have to get my hands on one of these glorious cones!
Score for Erik! He’s awesomer than I thought! I mean – I knew he was awesome – but – this, this is next level stuff! You guys sure know your way around an ice cream, I mean, nice cream scoop! Brava!! I love me some toasted coconut and chocolate!! Delish, my friend!! 🙂
Annie, Erik is gonna be all kinds of excited to hear that! 😉 His main goal in life is to be awesome; awesomer is just the frosting on the cake. Haha. Thank you my friend! <3
Oh wow, this is incredible. Who can resist banana and coconut??
I cannot even think of one person. Lol. Thanks Sandi! 🙂
OH MY GOSH, This looks crazy good! Geez, I’m drooling over here. I love the combination of coconut and chocolate as well….and this is ready in 10 minutes? I am going to make this right now! I heard about nice cream before, but never tried it. I think you have officially converted me into a vegan with this one. Amazing recipe! 🙂
Thank you my friend! 🙂 Glad to see you back here! 🙂 May I hand you some napkins for your drool and a double scoop for your appetite? 😉 Can’t wait to hear what you think of this recipe. Thanks Amanda! xo
Coconut and chocolate is ultimate combo. Nice cream looks so beautiful and amazingly delicious 🙂
Completely agreed! 🙂 Thanks Kushi!
I really thought last time that nice cream couldn’t get any better, and then wow, Demeter, you did it again! This combo is so simple, but so so so so delicious! That’s what I love the most about your blog. You took 5 basic ingredients and created something absolutely heavenly. Definitely making this one over the weekend <3
And yes, score for Erik for sure, toasted coconuts are the best!!!
Aw shucks… thanks Evi! 🙂 Nice cream is just… so nice. Amiright? Haha. Thanks so much for saying that E! It means a lot to me. Keepin’ it simple and delish ’round these parts. Let me know what you think! xo
This looks insanely good Demeter! I have to admit to having smoothie versions of Nice Cream in the mornings (Don’t have to feel guilty about it either!) This is what I’m going to have next – LOVE the flavor combo! Just so awesome 😀
Thanks Dini! 🙂 And so much YES to nice cream smoothies in the morning! No guilt necessary. 🙂 Can’t wait to hear what you think of this, D! 🙂
Love this! I’ve been coming around to trying more things with banana in them and I think I could make room for this tasty treat 🙂 or your chocolate nice cream! I’ve been doing some freelance work and wrote about non-dairy ice creams – apparently coconut milk is supposed to make an out-of-this world creamy non-dairy ice cream. I’ll let you know if I ever give that a try 🙂 it might actually give me an excuse to justify buying an ice cream maker. I love that this recipe is food processor/blender friendly!
Banana is such a wonderful ingredient! It sweetens everything up in the tastiest manner! 🙂 Oh yes, coconut milk makes vegan ice cream especially delish! Any excuse to buy an ice cream maker is a great excuse, imo. Thanks Jessica!