This Blackberry Rhubarb Nice Cream is the perfect treat to welcome summer! It’s incredibly healthy and tastes just like ice cream but it’s made with fruit. It’s vegan, gluten-free, and sweetened naturally- nice cream indeed!
Rhubarb- A Seasonal Favorite
Rhubarb is one of those spring delicacies a person either adores or probably doesn’t care for. I will be honest, initially I was not a big fan. My grandparents had a rhubarb plant behind their house and my cousins loved to eat it raw right off the plant. I tried it once on their convincing and I wasn’t too impressed. However, with a little time I have come around to the earlier camp. Just as long as it’s not raw!
For this Blackberry Rhubarb Nice Cream, the rhubarb is roasted with two tablespoons of agave nectar to bring out the natural sweetness of the rhubarb and also to provide a nice smooth texture for the nice cream.
If you love rhubarb, be sure to also check out our Vegan Rhubarb Crumble. But whether you prefer your rhubarb hot or cold, its tangy flavor will have you wishing this seasonal ingredient was available year round.
What You Will Need
The best part about this specialty nice cream?… You only need 5 ingredients!
- Frozen banana
- Blackberries
- Rhubarb
- Plant-based milk
- Agave Nectar
Tips and Tricks
- The key to a creamy nice cream is the frozen banana. The riper the banana, the sweeter your dessert. Fortunately, with this combo, agave is also used to roast the rhubarb so there is a little extra sweetness even if your banana isn’t overly ripe.
- We typically make our nice cream in our Vitamix but a food processor can also be used. No need for an ice cream maker! After the rhubarb is cooked, simply put everything in the blender and pulse until a smooth consistency is obtained.
- Feel free to eat it immediately, or freeze it for an hour or two for a firmer texture. Basically it will be like soft serve out of the blender, but closer to store bought ice cream if you freeze it.
Get Ready for Blackberry Rhubarb Nice Cream!
If you access to rhubarb, you don’t want to miss this Blackberry Rhubarb Nice Cream. It’s tangy, sweet, and refreshing. All-in-all, a perfect summer treat without the guilt. Enjoy!
Blackberry Rhubarb Nice Cream
- Prep Time: 10 min.
- Cook Time: 10 min.
- Total Time: 20 min. + freeze time
- Yield: 6 Servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Roast, Blend
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Get your tastebuds ready for Summer with this amazing frozen fruit combination. Rhubarb, blackberry, and frozen banana blended into a healthy and delicious vegan nice cream.
Ingredients
3 Bananas (Frozen)
1/2 Pint Blackberries (Frozen or fresh)
4 Stalks Rhubarb (Chopped)
1 Cup Plant Based Milk
2 Tbsp Agave Nectar
Instructions
- Wash and freeze the blackberries. Peel and freeze bananas. Ideally, the banana should be frozen overnight but the blackberries can either be frozen or fresh. But the banana MUST be frozen!
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- In a baking dish, mix the chopped rhubarb and agave nectar.
- Cover with foil and bake for 10 minutes, then allow to cool to room temperature.
- In a high speed blender, mix the frozen bananas and blackberries along with the cooled rhubarb and plant based milk.
- Blend until well combined.
- Enjoy immediately or transfer to a freezer safe container and freeze until solid.
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