Plant-Based Salted Caramel Ice Cream
This plant-based salted caramel ice cream is creamy, naturally sweet, and loaded with rich caramel flavor. A base of banana, dates, and cashews blends into a smooth, scoopable treat, while a swirl or chunks of homemade date-caramel bring that classic sweet-salty contrast. With a hint of vanilla and just the right touch of salt, it’s a simple whole-food dessert that perfect for a summer afternoon dessert!
Equipment
Ingredients
Ice Cream
- 1 banana ripe
- 5 deglet dates or 3 medjool dates
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp cashews
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup soy milk unsweetened, or plant based milk of choice
Caramel Sauce or Chunks
- ½ cup dates
- 2 tbsp cashews
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
- ¼ cup soy milk unsweetened, or plant based milk of choice
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup water
Instructions
Ice Cream
- Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until dates are pulverized.
- Place in freezer overnight or at least 8 hours before spinning it in your Ninja Creami machine.
Caramel Sauce or Chunks
- Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until dates are pulverized.
- Pour mixture into a saucepan and cook on medium heat until reduced to half.
- If you are using it as a sauce then put it into a small bowl. If you are making it into caramel for chewy little chunks: spread evenly onto a parchment lined tray and place into the freezer overnight.
- Once frozen, makes scores with a knife into little squares. Scrape off little squares of the caramel and place on top of ice cream servings right before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 392kcalCarbohydrates: 67gProtein: 13gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 953mgPotassium: 1029mgFiber: 9gSugar: 47gVitamin A: 623IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 239mgIron: 3mg
Jill all your ice cream recipes are amazing! Can’t wait to make this!
I don’t like banana . Any sub for banana?
Eva
white sweet potato
I’m allergic to cashews. Any suggestions for substitution?
almonds
What if you don’t have a ninja ice cream make, what can you use? Thank you Yolanda
My favorite ice cream flavor! I used a block of tofu (200g) instead of the banana for extra protein. 🙂 Worked even without a Ninja Creami. I froze the ice cream base in ice cubes and blended them again in a high-speed blender after letting them thaw on the counter top for half an hour. Creamy delicious! Oh, and since I am also a big fan of salted peanut butter flavor I added 1/4 cup of natural peanut butter to another tofu-ice cream batch (omitted the cashews then) and mixed in some salted peanuts to the final blend. Soooo good! Thank you for the inspiration.
I totally agree Betty all of Jill’s ice creams are awesome and I can’t wait to try this one as well!! However, I hope that one day Jill will create an awesome vanilla ice cream.
I have created a vanilla ice cream for the Creami that gets positive feedback from my family. You might enjoy it, too.
Ingredients
• 10 Deglet dates (73 g)
• 1/2 tsp vanilla bean powder
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 Tbsp cashews (22 g)
• 160 ml tin full-fat coconut milk (it comes to approx. 50-50 coconut cream and water, or slightly heavy on the cream, maybe 60-40)
• 14 Tbsp (3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp) unsweetened cashew milk
Do you have any graham cracker or s’mores-type recipe? Would love to see a wfpb version
Sorry, I don’t
Hi Jill, do you think the caramel chunks could work as a mix in? I wondered if it would freeze too hard. Thanks
It does’t freeze hard. I think if you try to do a mix in, it will just blend into the ice cream.
Jill I made this yesterday and served it today! It was outstandingly good! My friend said it was the best ice cream she ever tasted! Thank you!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it =) WOW! the best ice cream she has ever tasted! What a nice compliment. thank you . It just made my day =)
I don’t have a Ninja Creami. I am wondering if it will still work by freezing in a container and then scooping it out? Any advice is appreciated.
No, it freezes harder than a rock. Check the comments, I think there was someone that explained how to make it without a Ninja
I cannot eat any nuts so I’m wondering what is the purpose of the nuts in your ice cream recipes? Would sesame or sunflower seeds work? What about avocado?
Thank you so much! I just discovered your channel last year and have enjoyed it.
It is the fat that makes it creamy. Avocado or sesame might work but I haven’t tried it to know for sure.