This 5 min ice cream is dairy free and egg free and is probably the easiest and quickest ice cream you’ll ever make! This refreshing frozen fruit ice cream is perfect for any diets!
We all love ice cream in the summer, right? Except for Ross (remember Friends?), because it hurts his teeth! OMG, I laughed so hard when I first heard that, I literally peed my pants! Eww, I know! Gross and totally inappropriate in a frozen fruit ice cream posts, so moving on now!
And if you can enjoy a regular ice cream, that’s great. But if you are a dairy free or egg free fan or simply cannot digest dairy or eggs, try this absolutely amazing alternative! A healthy and super quick dairy free fruit ice cream made with frozen fruit. It’s as simple as that!
Whether you’re allergic to dairy or eggs, lactose intolerant, or you’ve taken up a vegan diet, opting out of dairy and egg products doesn’t have to mean you can never experience the joys of ice cream again. Ice cream is the perfect sweet treat to cool down in the summer heat, and this luxury isn’t only for those who eat dairy. Not when you have this mouthwatering and refreshing frozen fruit ice cream recipe!
This mixed fruit ice cream is a very versatile recipe as you can add any fruit you like and if you like dairy, you can even add some, like Greek yogurt. But for this time I chose not to add any, I wanted to see how good the recipe is without any dairy and eggs and it turned out fantastic! Even creamier than the regular ice cream, this frozen fruit ice cream has a wonderful texture and it’s a way healthier alternative to store bought ice cream.
For my frozen fruit ice cream recipe I opted for a ripe banana, kiwi, sour cherries, strawberries, pineapple and pear but as I mentioned, any fruit can be chosen as long as they’re not too watery. Too much water in the fruit will cause the ice cream’s texture to be slightly different and it will probably be a lot more softer than my version.
I added honey as I wasn’t sure how much sourness the sour cherries will add but after testing the recipe I think it’s safe to skip the honey and maybe replace with some more strawberries, kiwi and pear as they’re sweet enough.
You may find that this ice cream looks a lot like soft serve or sorbet but in my opinion, it tastes totally different, in fact much better! And it’s got the healthy bonus as it has no dairy, no sugar, no eggs, just a whole bunch of pretty, colorful fruit!
Before preparing the ice cream, I chopped the fruit into small cubes and kept them in the deep freezer until slightly frozen. If you keep fruit in a deep freezer, you’ll need to thaw first until just slightly frozen otherwise you won’t be able to mix them into a puree, it will be more ice than fruit.
Then I’ve mixed the fruit into a puree with my food processor, adding fruit bit by bit at a time and mixing well in between steps. If you drop them all in, you might find the food processor will get stuck or worse, break.
I actually like feeling some fruit in my ice cream so I’ve left a few chunks but if you don’t, make sure you mix everything very well until you get a very smooth texture. And if you like it even creamier, replace some of the sour cherries and strawberries with an additional banana.
Frozen fruit ice cream
Ingredients:
- 1 banana
- 1 kiwi
- 7 oz sour cherries
- 7 oz strawberries
- 2 slices pineapple
- 1 medium pear
- 2 tsp vanilla sugar or extract
- 3 tbsp honey
Directions:
- Peel bananas, clean all fruit, dice them all and place in freezer bag (if strawberries are small, freeze them like that; no need to dice sour cherries)
- When slightly frozen, add everything to a food processor, adding just a little fruit at a time. Gradually add the rest of the frozen fruit, waiting to completely incorporate into the mixture.
- Add honey and vanilla sugar (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)
- Serve immediately or freeze for later (add to cups before freezing and thaw a few minutes before serving)
Frozen fruit ice cream
Ingredients
- 1 banana
- 1 kiwi
- 7 oz sour cherries
- 7 oz strawberries
- 2 slices pineapple
- 1 medium pear
- 2 tsp vanilla sugar or extract
- 3 tbsp honey
Instructions
- Peel bananas, clean all fruit, dice them all and place in freezer bag (if strawberries are small, freeze them like that; no need to dice sour cherries)
- When slightly frozen, add everything to a food processor, adding just a little fruit at a time. Gradually add the rest of the frozen fruit, waiting to completely incorporate into the mixture.
- Add honey and vanilla sugar (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)
- Serve immediately or freeze for later (add to cups before freezing and thaw a few minutes before serving)
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Scarlet says
This recipe looks so smooth and creamy for dairy free. Can’t wait to try it!
Petro says
Thanks! You’ll love it!
Clarissa says
Love the alternative! I made some Banana “Ice Cream” earlier this year – you should check it out!