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Healthy Ice Cream Cake: Chocolate, Peanut Butter, and Banana, Oh My!

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • Brownie Layer:
  • 1 cup raw nuts I used walnuts and almonds
  • 8 pitted dates
  • 1/4 cup + 2 Tablespoons raw cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder
  • pinch salt
  • 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • water as needed
  • Peanut Butter Caramel Layer:
  • 1 cup pitted dates
  • 2 Tablespoons peanut butter look for versions with just peanuts and salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • water as needed
  • Banana Ice Cream Layer:
  • 2 large peeled frozen bananas
  • Chocolate Ganache: Layer:
  • 1 1/4 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup almond milk
  • 1 Tablespoon coconut oil

Instructions

  1. In a food processor add all of the ingredients for the brownie layer and mix until a dough forms, adding in splashes of water as needed to combined. It should be moist but not overly wet.
  2. In a 8x8 baking pan lined with parchment paper, press the raw brownie mixture evenly into the bottom of the pan.
  3. In the same food processor (washed if you wanted or not) add in the ingredients for the peanut butter caramel layer and process until smooth. Adding splashes of water until caramel consistency.
  4. Top the brownie layer with the peanut butter caramel and using the back of a spoon spread out evenly over the brownie.
  5. In the same food processor (washed or not), add in the frozen bananas and process until thick and smooth. It will become more solid in the freezer.
  6. Spread the banana ice cream layer over the caramel.
  7. Put in the freezer to set while making the chocolate ganache.
  8. In a double boiler (a bowl over a pan of hot water) melt the chocolate chips, almond milk, and coconut oil until smooth and combined.
  9. Pour the chocolate over the banana ice cream and gently spread it out evenly over the top.
  10. Put the cake in the freezer to set fully, about 2 hours.
  11. Cut into squares.
  12. Store the leftovers in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 2 weeks.

Recipe Notes

Choose organic ingredients when possible.