Have you heard of nice cream? It’s essentially frozen and pureed bananas that taste just like ice cream. Well, today we’re taking this deliciously healthy trend a step further and making three mouth-watering Nice Cream Milkshakes in the classic flavors: strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate.

How to Make Nice Cream Milkshakes

If you love ice cream and milkshakes, but also like to try keeping your diet healthy, you’re going to seriously love these Nice Cream Milkshakes. I got the idea while I was testing out the 21 Day Vegetarian Reset, a nutrition program I created. The program cuts out dairy and sugar, and this led to some seriously out-of-left-field cravings. One such craving? A milkshake. So using this nice cream recipe as a base, I set out to create nice cream milkshakes that would satisfy my craving without throwing my healthy diet completely out the window. These milkshakes were the delicious result.

Here’s a little pro-tip I like to use when prepping frozen bananas. Peel the bananas first then cut each into 7 pieces (or a number of pieces that you’ll remember). Freeze them single layer on a baking sheet, then transfer them to a freezer-safe container until you’re ready to use them.

When you go to make the recipe, rather than guesstimating how many banana chunks equal one banana, you’ll know to take out exactly 14 pieces to make a milkshake. Then you just have to blend, pour and serve!

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To make Nice Cream Milkshakes you will need:

• 2 bananas
• 1 Tbsp honey or sugar
• Vanilla: ½ cup milk + 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Chocolate: ½ cup milk + 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa
• Strawberry: 1 cup milk + 1 cup frozen strawberries

Tools you may find useful:

• Powerful blender, like a Vitamix
• Milkshake glasses
• Cute straws
• Measuring cups and spoons

If you like nice cream milkshakes you might want to check out how to make a Naturally Green Shamrock Shake or this Loaded Coffee Breakfast Smoothie!

How to Make “Nice Cream” Milk Shakes

Course: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Keyword: banana

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Servings: 1

Calories: 273 kcal

Author: Sarah Bond

Three mouth-watering Nice Cream Milk Shakes in the classic flavors: strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate.

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Ingredients

Base

• 2 bananas
• 1 Tbsp honey or sugar

Flavor (choose one)

• Vanilla: ½ cup milk + 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Chocolate: ½ cup milk + 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa
• Strawberry: 1 cup milk + 1 cup frozen strawberries

Toppings (optional)

• Whipped cream
• Maraschino cherries

Instructions

1. Make base by pureeing bananas and sweetener until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed to get a really smooth and creamy mixture.
2. Add the ingredients listed next to the flavor you’d like and blend until smooth.
3. Pour into glasses, optionally top with whipped cream and cherries, and serve immediately.

Recipe Video

Nutrition Facts

How to Make “Nice Cream” Milk Shakes

Amount Per Serving (1 shake)

Calories 273

% Daily Value*

Sodium 3mg 0%

Potassium 844mg 24%

Total Carbohydrates 71g 24%

Dietary Fiber 6g 24%

Sugars 46g

Protein 2g 4%

Vitamin A 3%

Vitamin C 24.9%

Calcium 1.2%

Iron 3.4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.