And what about those trying to watch their fat and calorie intake? The thought of a S’mores flavoured Ice Cream definitely has me inspired to pedal a little faster in my 6 AM spin class. Ha, let’s be honest, folks, there is likely no amount of cycling I could (or would want to do) to balance out the heavy cream, egg yolks, sugar galore in the ice cream chocolate, marshmallows and cookies in the s’mores. But that’s when I came up with a s’mores flavoured low fat dairy free ice cream using my new BBF Yonanas.
The Tool for Dairy Free Ice Cream
The Yonanas Maker is an innovative home appliance that makes dairy free ice cream out of fat- free frozen fruit! During its first year of business, Yonanas partnered up with Dole Produce, who saw Yonanas as a solution to so many of its customers’ overripe bananas. I know I run into this problem almost every week, so it’s great to know they will never go to waste again! This power duo has really been taking the world by storm, and proving no matter what your dietary restraints (lactose intolerant, diabetic, gluten free, weight loss goals etc.), you can make delicious healthy ice cream right in your own home. They’re now the number one best selling ice cream machine on Amazon.com and have distribution in more than 60 countries!
It actually blows my mind how easy it is to make delicious dairy free ice cream with this thing. You freeze your over ripe bananas (or other fruit), and then feed them into the high-torque blade that immediately emulsifies frozen fruit into soft serve ice cream.
And since you don’t need to add any milk, cream, sugar, yogurt or soy to your dairy free ice cream, you’ve got some wiggle room (if you want it) for a few more decadent add ins. You also don’t always have to use bananas! I’ve experimented with banana-free combos like pineapple, strawberries, blueberries and mangos and they’ve all yielded delicious naturally sweet sorbets that have saved me serious calories and cash!
So back to my beloved S’mores. Knowing fair well I probably wouldn’t feel so great slipping into my bikini after adding the traditional S’mores flavours to a bowl of full-fat cream-based ice cream, the Yonanas let me have my cake (or ice cream) and eat it too! I busted out my kitchen torch to give a light toasting to some mini marshmallows, I shaved a high quality 85% chocolate bar into delicate shards to stretch a small portion and I broke up a piece of graham cracker. OMG the BEST Dairy Free Ice Cream you’ll ever taste.
The result was a solid sized portion of dairy free ice cream for about 200 calories, 5 g fat, 35 g carbs, 4.5 g fibre, and 3 g protein. Take that, ice cream man! If you need me, I’ll be on the dock in my cute bikini eating a bowl of this deliciousness all weekend long.
To help you all enjoy a refreshing bowl of dairy-free, healthy, low fat, reduced sugar Summer in a bowl, I’ve partnered up with Yonanas to give TWO lucky readers their own Yonanas machine! You can enter by doing any of the following (the more you do, the greater your chances of winning!)
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What are some of your favourite frozen treats you would like to be made into dairy free ice cream? Leave a comment below and I’ll try to make one!
S’mores Dairy Free Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 2 medium over-ripe bananas peeled and frozen
- 20 g shaved 85% Dark Chocolate (plus more for garnishing, if desired), about 2 tbsp
- 10 mini marshmallows
- 1/2 Graham Cracker sheet broken into small pieces
Instructions
- Following Yonanas instructions, allow the frozen bananas to thaw for 10-15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, toast the marshmallows until golden using a kitchen torch.
- Feed the banana into the machine, according to instructions.
- Fold the graham cracker pieces, toasted marshmallows and dark chocolate shavings into the banana ice cream until combined.
- Divide between two bowls, serve immediately, garnished with additional chocolate if desired.
Nutrition
Disclaimer: The preceding recipe was developed in paid partnership with Yonanas, however, as always, all opinions are genuine.
Abbey Sharp is a Registered Dietitian (RD), regulated by the Ontario College of Dietitians. She is a mom, YouTuber, Blogger, award winning cookbook author, media coach specializing in food and nutrition influencers, and a frequent contributor to national publications like Healthline and on national broadcast TV shows.
Sara says
mmm amazing combo!
Debbie says
Would LOVE to win the yonanas Ice cream machine with my first delicious treat being almond joy. I’m drooling at the thought already!
Abbey Sharp says
hey Debbie! Unfortunately the contest is over but it does look awesome, right?
Carol Roberts clark says
id make strawberry and banana my two fav
Judy Cowan says
I would make chocolate banana peanut butter!
SueSueper says
I would be making Caramel Delight.
JustPlainSuzi says
I’d like to make banana and m&m! 🙂
Tracydeanne says
I’d make mango chocolate chip!
Eldon L says
I want to make chocolate flavour
Francine F. says
I’d make coffee with a ribbon of chocolate fudge
Pam Wood Humphrey says
I would like to make a peanut butter chocolate.
Stacey Grantham says
My Granny used to always make a peach vanilla ice cream when I was a kid. I would love to try that!
Aliza says
Mint choc chip!
Fan Rakhim says
I want to make strawberry ice cream with Yonanas!
Jennpup says
Chocolate Cherry Banana 🙂
Rebby Roberts says
Cherry for sure!