Chill out come dessert time. These no-bake dessert recipes free up the oven for other baking or let you avoid the oven completely and keep the house cool in toasty summer months. These no-bake desserts, including ice cream floats and dessert dips, are a perfect ending to your meal.
INGREDIENTS
1 - recipe Banana Ice Cream
2 - cups crisp rice cereal
1 - tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
2 - tablespoons coconut oil, melted
2 - tablespoons honey
Topper(s), such as berries, sliced peaches, and/or chopped nuts
DIRECTIONS
Prepare Banana Ice Cream. Place in freezer until needed.
For crust, line a 12-inch pizza pan with parchment paper. In a medium bowl stir together cereal and cocoa powder. Stir in oil and honey. Spread into a 10-inch circle in prepared pan. Freeze 5 to 10 minutes or until firm.
If necessary, let ice cream stand at room temperature just until soft enough to spread. Spread ice cream over crust to within 1 inch of the edges; add topper(s). Freeze 20 to 30 minutes or until ice cream is nearly firm.
Banana Ice Cream
INGREDIENTS
4 - medium bananas, peeled, sliced, and frozen
1/4 - cup refrigerated unsweetened coconut milk
2 - teaspoons vanilla
DIRECTIONS
In a food processor combine all of the ingredients.* Cover and process until smooth. Serve immediately for a soft-serve ice cream, or freeze at least 4 hours for a scoopable ice cream. Store in freezer up to 1 week.
FROM THE TEST KITCHEN
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It's best to use the bananas directly from the freezer without letting them thaw.
STRAWBERRY-RASPBERRY ICE CREAM
Prepare as directed, except add 1/2 cup each strawberries and raspberries and reduce coconut milk to 2 Tbsp. Makes 8 (1/2-cup) servings.
Per Serving: 63 calories, 1 g protein, 15 g carbohydrate, 0 g total fat (0 g sat. fat), 0 mg cholesterol, 2 g fiber, 8 g total sugar, 1% Vitamin A, 14% Vitamin C, 1 mg sodium, 1% calcium, 1% iron
PEANUT BUTTER ICE CREAM
Prepare as directed, except add 1/4 cup peanut butter or other nut butter and reduce coconut milk to 2 Tbsp. Makes 6 (1/2-cup) servings.
Per Serving: 139 calories, 3 g protein, 21 g carbohydrate, 6 g total fat (1 g sat. fat), 0 mg cholesterol, 3 g fiber, 11 g total sugar, 1% Vitamin A, 8% Vitamin C, 47 mg sodium, 1% calcium, 2% iron
CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM
Prepare as directed, except add 2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder and reduce coconut milk to 2 Tbsp. Makes 6 (1/2-cup) servings.
Per Serving: 79 calories, 1 g protein, 19 g carbohydrate, 1 g total fat (0 g sat. fat), 0 mg cholesterol, 3 g fiber, 10 g total sugar, 1% Vitamin A, 8% Vitamin C, 2 mg sodium, 1% calcium, 3% iron
Nutrition Facts (Dessert Pizza with Banana Ice Cream)
Per serving: 111 kcal cal., 4 g fat (2 g sat. fat, 1 g polyunsaturated fat, 1 g monounsatured fat), 0 mg chol., 27 mg sodium, 17 g carb., 2 g fiber, 9 g sugar, 2 g pro. Percent Daily Values are based on a
2,000 calorie diet
Nutrition Facts (Banana Ice Cream)
Per serving: 76 kcal cal., 0 g fat ( 0 g sat. fat, 0 g polyunsaturated fat, 0 g monounsatured fat), 0 mg chol., 3 mg sodium, 18 g carb., 2 g fiber, 10 g sugar, 1 g pro. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
