Two Vegan Häagen-Dazs Style Ice Creams
Are you ready to taste the most indulgent plant-based ice cream recipes you've ever tried? Our Häagen-Dazs style ice cream recipes are creamy, rich, and packed with amazing flavor – and the best part is, they are completely plant-based! I'll show you how to make chocolate and strawberry ice cream and both cane used as a base to add on your own favorite toppings.
Ingredients
Chocolate Ice Cream
- 1 banana ripe
- 5 deglet dates
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp cashews
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup soy milk unsweetened, or plant based milk of your choice
Strawberry Ice Cream
- 1 cup strawberries
- 5 deglet dates
- 1 tbsp cashews
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup soy milk unsweetened, or plant based milk of your choice
Instructions
Chocolate Ice Cream
- Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until completely smooth.
- Pour mixture into the Creami cup and place in the freezer for 24 hours.
- Remove Creami container from the freezer and place into the Creami Blending mechanism. Place into machine and run on the Lite Ice Cream setting.
- Run on Remix after the first blend is finished.
- If it is still a crumbly texture, run on Remix one more time.
- If you are not going to eat all of what is in the container, simply remove your portion, smooth the top of the remaining ice cream in the Creami Cup and place it back in the freezer.
- When you want to eat the rest, repeat the same process as above.
Strawberry Ice Cream
- Make the Strawberry Ice Cream in the Creami Machine exactly the same way as the Chocolate Ice Cream
Nutrition
Calories: 179kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 6gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 61mgPotassium: 516mgFiber: 4gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 489IUVitamin C: 32mgCalcium: 185mgIron: 2mg
I am enjoying banana peach nice cream as I type. So delicious. I can’t wait to try your chocolate and strawberry as the spring and summer progress here in NC. Thank you Jill.
Greetings Jill, could I make this delicious ice cream in my Vitamix? I love the posts that you send to me via email. Thank You!
You can blend it but without the Creami machine it will just freeze solid and be more like a frozen popsicle. The machine grinds down the frozen block into this crazy creamy texture.
Hi Jill. I just watched your icecream video and would like to buy the Creami. There are 2 models, 299 MC or 301 MC. Which one would you recommend? Also did you buy the extra containers with the 4 coloured tops and do they work on the Ninja.
I think the difference is just in features, I would guess either is fine. There is a link for the machine and contains in the recipe Equipment section.
Hello! Do you have a substitution idea for the nuts? We have a nut allergy so substitution suggestions are always necessary for us. Love your recipes!
Unsalted, hulled sunflower seeds can work as a nut replacement.
Hi Jill can you use date syrup instead of the neglect dates
yes
I would try a tablespoon or 2 of rolled oats.
Hi Jill, I am wondering if I can make the ice cream in my Vitamix instead of the Creami Machine. The ice cream looks luscious. Can’t wait to try it.
Thank You,
Jeanette
You can blend it but without the Creami machine it will just freeze solid and be more like a frozen popsicle. The machine grinds down the frozen block into this crazy creamy texture.
Made the chocolate recipe and it was delicious. I will try the other sometime soon.
Is the ninja creami difficult to clean up after making the ice cream?
It is super quick and easy to clean.
How about some Cherry Garcia! That would be awesome!
Hi Jill, do you think I could use a cuisinart ice cream machine for this? Thanks so much.
I think so but I haven’t tried it.
Let me suffice to say that both of these recipes are HOME RUNS! We doubled up the recipes. We did the chocolate one first. So good! We didn’t have strawberries, so we used thawed dark cherries in it’s place and that was great! Then, did the strawberry one and it was also excellent. Ordered your new cookbook and can’t wait to get it!
I tried both the strawberry and the chocolate. Both were great, but the chocolate was amazing! It had the “mouth feel” of a rich, chocolate ice cream. I am going to go prepare two more chocolate containers for the next two nights! Thanks, Jill!
Oh my! I think that you’ve convinced me to invest in a Ninja Creami. I’ve always been rather frustrated with making “nice cream” in my VitaMix.
Do you plan on creating more recipes with the Ninja Creami? I’d love to have a couple of recipes using white beans as a base or partial base for a vanilla ice cream.
Also, I just contacted the publisher to order your second cookbook.
Thanks for all your hard work.
These two ice creams were amazing – I’ve tried a few others and they just don’t compare to these – the chocolate in particular is ‘delish’ – now I just need a good creamy vanilla bean recipe without banana – calling Jill!!
Once turned into ice cream, how long will it keep in the freezer? Or does it crystalize if re-frozen?
I would imagine it would keep for about a month. I haven’t tried keeping it for that long ( it never makes it more than a couple days in our freezer because we gobble it up =) ). It does crystalize a bit in the freezer but once you spin it in the machine it turns out creamy again.
I have the cuisinart ice cream maker, I suspect I can just do the mixing fairly similar to the creamy?
I believe so but I haven’t tried it
Made this yesterday – so good! I have a Cuisinart – just churned it about 15 minutes – perfect! Except I should have 3x the recipe – I need more!
Amazing! I guess you skipped the freezing step in order to use with the Cuisinart, Maryanne?
ok allergic to bananas , i know sad , but any ideas what i can substitute bananas for
Hmmmm, I think it would work using cooked white sweet potato or raw zucchini
In cant eat bananas , what is an alternative/
white sweet potato
Do you think the Medjool dates would be sweet enough or should I run to buy some Deglet?
Can I sub Medjool instead or is it worth getting the Deglet dates? I like mine on the sweeter side but never used Deglet.
Yes. Medjools will work and it will be a bit sweeter than using deglets.
These were my first using the Ninja Creami Ice Cream Maker.
I liked them both but I found that the bananas I used were TOO ripe so they were a bit too strong with that flavor so I will redo them with the white sweet potato suggestion.
Would avocado work? Just wonder what the banana does so I can see what other substitutions I could try.
I made the chocolate last night and creamed it this evening. It was so good, I wanted to eat the whole pint! Thanks so much for this recipe. I’ll be making it again and again!
Hi Jill, just ordered the ninja creami. Your video was the encouragement 🙂 Can I use frozen bananas in the chocolate and your butter pecan recipes? Also, should the strawberries be fresh or can i use frozen for the strawberry ice cream? Thank you
Yes, it is ok to use frozen bananas and strawberries for these recipes. Enjoy your Ninja Creami machine =)
Hi Jill, Thank you for the recipes. I mixed the chocolate one but the I needed the to double the recipe. At the moment it’s in the freezer. My question is since I have the Deluxe Creamo do I need to double the terciopelo? Please let me know. I bought mine on Monday.
Looks like the Deluxe containers are 24ounce. The original Creami containers are 16 ounce so that would be 1.5 times more ingredients.
Thank you for our Ninja Creami. I was so excited when my husband told me that we won the contest. My daughter was visiting with her family. We made both recipes right away and we all LOVED it. Going to buy more containers so we can keep a rotation. It will be a daily healthy treat.
Fantastic! I’m so glad you like the ice cream and that you can enjoy it with your family. =)
Hi Jill, for the cashews, do you use regular or raw and do you have to pre-soak them? My first ever Ninja Creami recipe. Excited! Thanks!
Raw, and you don’t have to soak them first.
These are our go to creami recipes! So yummy! Thanks so much! My picky eater children love the strawberry.
I just bought a Ninja Creami and found your recipe on YouTube. I made my first batch of the chocolate, and OMG! I can’t believe how creamy and delicious it is! I have missed ice cream since going plant based about a year ago. I’m in love! Thanks for these recipes. I plan to try some other recipes of yours soon!
Hi Jill, looks like an amazing recipe. Since banana size vary, how many gms would 1 banana weigh?
I’ve tried your salted caramel, chocolate and strawberry recipes. My favorite is the salted caramel, next chocolate and finally strawberry. The strawberry just wasn’t sweet enough. My strawberries were quite sweet, but that didn’t translate to the ice cream. Next time more dates or maybe a splash of maple syrup. Thanks.