Happy friday and congratulations to the winner of my Chobani Giveaway: Nicole B.!
I love to use greek yogurt to make salmon salad with smoked salmon, capers, red onions, cucumbers and dill. YUMMY :)” -Nicole
Start making room in your refrigerator for that yogurt! haha

I wanted to say thank you to all of my readers for being so supportive during this roller coaster of a week or so. Between my surgery, thyroid acting up, possibility of PCOS, and countless blood tests I am absolutely exhausted and you guys have really cheered me up! I really wanted to post Part 4 of my Q&A yesterday but I was sidelined by another trip to the doctor and more blood work! I will definitely give you guys a more in depth description of what has been going on in the health department some time next week. For now, have a great weekend, make yummy healthy food, exercise outdoors, and enjoy a banana split! xo

Oh yes you read read the title right, HEALTHY VEGAN BANANA SPLIT! In honor of National Banana Split Day (August 25th) TasteSpotting will be featuring none other than banana splits on their home page this Friday, August 24th to celebrate. To make this holiday even sweeter, DOLE Bananas gave me a challenge to create a healthy banana split under 350 calories. You know that I am not into counting calories, but I couldn’t pass up this awesome challenge. I’m always excited to make healthy versions of often unhealthy favorites.

Right now you are probably thinking, ya right… good luck with that, but I have created an awesome Banana Split that won’t split your pants! This is my take on the old fashioned banana split. My b-split consists of a creamy raw vegan ice cream made with only three natural ingredients and no added sugar, topped with a fluffy vegan cashew cream and juicy bing cherry all for only 295 healthy calories! Now that’s some NICEcream!

Made of avocado, mango, and banana, this nicecream is filled with heart healthy fats and over 20 essential nutrients, including fiber, potassium, Vitamin E, B-vitamins and folic acid. Plus it tastes oh so good! Helathy and tasty? Win win.


Healthy Vegan Banana Split
serves 1

Raw Vegan Nicecream
1/2 (63g) frozen banana
1/2 cup (70g) frozen mango
1/4 (50g) medium avocado

Cashew Cream
1/8 cup (14g) cashews + 1 1/2 Tbsp water
1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/8 tsp stevia

On Top
1 cherry
remaining 1/2 (63g) of the banana

Prep: Peel and cut the banana in half. Freeze one half (for ice cream) before hand. Also slice and pre-freeze mango and refrigerate the avocado. Combine cashews, water, vanilla extract, and stevia together in a jar and let it sit for at least 1-2 hours.
Directions: Combine the 1/2 frozen banana, frozen mango, and avocado in a food processor and blend until smooth and creamy. Transfer the ice cream to a bowl. Rinse the food processor and pour in the cashew mixture and blend for 2-3 minutes until smooth and fluffy. Top your ice cream with cashew cream and garnish with fresh banana slices (from the leftover banana half) and a cherry.
Note: If you eat the nicecream directly after blending, it will be similar to a soft serve consistency. For a more solid ice cream like treat, transfer the ice cream to a container and freeze for about 1 hour before eating.

Show me and DOLE Bananas your healthy banana split creations on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and hop over to TasteSpotting for more mouth watering banana splits!
RFFMBT Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram
DOLEBananas Twitter & Facebook

11 Comments on Healthy Vegan Banana Split

  1. Claudia
    August 24, 2012 at 3:13 am (12 years ago)

    Hello from Germany!
    Thank you for adding the ingredients for this delicious recipe in grams! This helps a lot and I would appreciate it, if you continue to do so. *pretty please* 🙂

    Reply
  2. Chaunette
    August 24, 2012 at 4:26 am (12 years ago)

    Just a FYI QVC has todays special value on vitamix!!! Payment plans and I believe 379.00 sorry bad memory even though I JUST looked at my email!!!

    Reply
    • Catherine
      August 27, 2012 at 8:48 pm (12 years ago)

      Thanks Chaunette! A few of my readers were able to buy Vitamix blenders from the QVC special! xo

      Reply
  3. Sam
    August 24, 2012 at 7:33 am (12 years ago)

    TEXTURED BACKGROUND?!

    I like it.

    Reply
    • Catherine
      August 27, 2012 at 8:48 pm (12 years ago)

      Thanks Sam!

      Reply
  4. Brandi
    August 24, 2012 at 12:01 pm (12 years ago)

    You have no idea how excited I am to try this recipe tonight! I wanted something sweet but healthy this fits the bill!

    Reply
    • Catherine
      August 27, 2012 at 8:48 pm (12 years ago)

      Sounds like a perfect match, let me know what you think! xo

      Reply
  5. Shannon @Skinny Sometimes
    August 27, 2012 at 6:58 pm (12 years ago)

    I can’t wait to try this. I’m going to get the ingredients tomorrow during my lunch break! If only I had looked at this earlier in the day I could be eating it right now 🙂

    Reply
    • Catherine
      August 27, 2012 at 8:41 pm (12 years ago)

      Haha let me know what you think! xo

      Reply
  6. Jenn Lamb
    December 12, 2012 at 4:13 pm (11 years ago)

    I just tried this and it was so good. I can’t believe how much it takes like ice cream. I am an ice cream addict and this hit the spot. My favorite is pistachio gelato, so instead of the cashew topping I crushed a few pistachios and added them in. It was so yummy and a pretty good portion. Thanks so much for posting this!

    Reply

Leave a Reply