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My VitaMix Anti Aging Peanut Butter Carob Ice Cream / Soft Serve is to swoon for. It is so creamy and luscious. Not too banana-y and the carob and peanut butter are distinctly delicious together. This is what anti-aging is all about – superior nutrition, superior flavor, superior energy.
Sugar Spots
The first thing we do is get a couple frozen bananas out of the freezer. Take ripe bananas, after they’ve obtained their sugar spots, peel them, put them in a Ziploc bag, put them in your freezer and you have them ready when you need them. We’re going to use two frozen bananas today. Break them into a few pieces, add them to the VitaMix. To the bananas, let’s add one heaping tablespoon of your favorite peanut butter. I’m using the MaraNatha Organic, touch of sea salt, crunchy peanut butter. I like a little bit of crunch in there.
Add 2 pitted Medjool dates. Add the heaping tablespoon of carob powder, and of course, you can use chocolate if you want to, use raw chocolate or whatever kind of cocoa powder you would like to use. And now for the splash of vanilla - if I had to measure this I guess it would be a teaspoon? I guess that’s what I’d call a splash or maybe half a teaspoon.
The Trick
I start the blender on high. The trick to making ice cream in the VitaMix is to use the tamper and push the frozen bananas into the blades. If you were listening, you just heard the sound of the motor change. The ice cream is almost finished. Don’t over process or then it will start melting. And look what we have. If you look inside the VitaMix you see a creamy, luscious mass that looks like chocolate mousse. Look at the consistency; delicious soft serve. There is your beautiful Banana Peanut Butter Carob soft serve.
Mmmm… this has everything you need in an ice cream or soft serve. It’s peanut butter-y and chocolate-y. Filled with nutrition; ice cream with nutrition and fiber. Creamy and cool. You’re eating dessert but it’s really nutritious food. You can’t go wrong. This is what anti-aging is all about. Superior nutrition, superior flavor, superior feeling. You feel great. You love your food. You love how you feel while you’re eating it. You love how you feel after you eat it. This Peanut Butter Carob Banana soft serve is fantastic. This is incredibly delicious.
What To Call It?
So, I began this segment making a Peanut Butter Carob Banana ice cream, but the actual texture is more like a soft serve, but now that I’m eating it I want to call it a mousse. And it’s not too banana-y. I distinctly taste the peanut butter and the carob. What a wonderful, wonderful addition to your anti-aging, waterful foods.
The Recipe
2 frozen bananas
1 heaping TBS peanut butter
1 heaping TBS carob powder or chocolate powder of your choice
2 Medjool dates, pitted
Splash vanilla
Blend and enjoy! Watch my video for important tips so that your ice cream/soft serve comes out fabulous!
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[..YouTube..] anti-aging BS… we’ll see…. !
[..YouTube..] That looks amazing
[..YouTube..] @BetsysH0pe It is! I enjoyed every bite and I feel terrific – waterful foods deliver more than nutrients, they deliver merryment!If you make it let me know what you think.:)Jane
[..YouTube..] Awesome! Looks ridiculously delicious and I am a Medjool date fiend. I use them in so many custom recipes and love eating them on their own. I will be giving this recipe a go in my VitaMix soon!
[..YouTube..] ohhh… i love chocolate and also icecream… what a healthy alternative… thank you for sharing
[..YouTube..] @pesto12601 Yeap these anti-aging Blended Smoothies look great!! Nice work Jane:)
[..YouTube..] Ohhhh man lol. This looks delicious!!!
[..YouTube..] O-oooKAY! I made this tonight and you weren’t kidding Jane ~ this is delicious! Wow… Thank you for sharing, I can’t wait for my husband to try this!Debbie *Ü*
[..YouTube..] O-oooKAY! I made this tonight and you weren’t kidding Jane ~ this is delicious! Wow… Thank you for sharing, I can’t wait for my husband to try this!Debbie *Ü*
[..YouTube..] @pesto12601 Does BS stand for banana smoothie?Debbie *Ü*
[..YouTube..] @pesto12601 Does BS stand for banana smoothie?Debbie *Ü*
This looks so delish! I got my Vitamix back, except bananas are so expensive now due to the floods (AUD$14 p/kg!) and will probably use my cashew nut butter to make this.
Hi Angie,
Glad you’re back in the blending loop. I don’t blame you for avoiding bananas at that price.
Let me know how it comes out without bananas, you may create something new and betterlicious!
Jane
[..YouTube..] @Biklar I am glad you are going to make it – let me know what you think. Feedback is appreciated. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.:)Jane
[..YouTube..] @Biklar I am glad you are going to make it – let me know what you think. Feedback is appreciated. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.:)Jane
[..YouTube..] @Runnergal You’re welcome. This was a real winner. I am going to do more with carob and peanut butter now. Next is a shake. If you make it, let me know how you like it.:)Jane
[..YouTube..] @Runnergal You’re welcome. This was a real winner. I am going to do more with carob and peanut butter now. Next is a shake. If you make it, let me know how you like it.:)Jane
[..YouTube..] @potterylady1 It is, I hope you make it and let me know what you think! This is now on my favorites list, I want to make it every day but there’s so much waterful food to make – I hope I get back to it soon.:)Jane
[..YouTube..] @potterylady1 It is, I hope you make it and let me know what you think! This is now on my favorites list, I want to make it every day but there’s so much waterful food to make – I hope I get back to it soon.:)Jane
[..YouTube..] @4007fairview Hi Debbie,Thank you! For not only making it but writing and letting me and others know what you thought. Let me know what your husband thinks, because when the guys like it, too, then I know it’s a winner.:)Jane
[..YouTube..] @4007fairview Hi Debbie,Thank you! For not only making it but writing and letting me and others know what you thought. Let me know what your husband thinks, because when the guys like it, too, then I know it’s a winner.:)Jane
[..YouTube..] @blenditandMendit Hi Jane – Dare I admit I’m going to make this again tonight?
I “was” going to wait until my husband could have some tomorrow – but “why wait?”, I ask… You’re right – this does not taste banana-y. Also – I’ve made your frozen strawberry & frozen banana ice cream 3 times now. WOW – so good! I’ve been eating this way for about 3.5 years and these 2 are the best ice creams I’ve tried. Does your Costco carry the frozen dark cherries? Ideas for using those? Thx!
[..YouTube..] @blenditandMendit Hi Jane – Dare I admit I’m going to make this again tonight?
I “was” going to wait until my husband could have some tomorrow – but “why wait?”, I ask… You’re right – this does not taste banana-y. Also – I’ve made your frozen strawberry & frozen banana ice cream 3 times now. WOW – so good! I’ve been eating this way for about 3.5 years and these 2 are the best ice creams I’ve tried. Does your Costco carry the frozen dark cherries? Ideas for using those? Thx!
[..YouTube..] @4007fairview Hi Debbie,i know just what you mean, it’s easy to live on these luscious concoctions, especially because they make us feel so good. Yes, Coscto carries the frozen dark red cherries, sometimes organic and sometimes not, it depends on availability. Have you tried my Chocolate Cherry soft serve? I used the dark cherries in it and I have more I’ll be making with these cherries – so much waterful food, so little time
Jane
[..YouTube..] @blenditandMendit Hi Jane ~ Thank you for the suggestion, I will look up your Chocolate Cherry soft serve! Just a little note to let you know that I demoed your Peanut Butter Carob Ice Cream yesterday – it was a hit, there were lots of “Mmms” going on when they were tasting it! Debbie *Ü*
[..YouTube..] @4007fairview Hi Debbie,I am glad to hear it! When you say demoed, do you mean for your family or another group?Jane
[..YouTube..] Hi Jane,i was thinking about making this sometime.But i was wondering if it would still taste as good without the carob or cocoa power?i’m NOT a chocolate fan at all!!!even tough it’s great for the function of the brain!Biancax *Ü*
[..YouTube..] @blovesJLovesMac1 Hi Bianca,Make this instead, it is delish – I made it for my daughter and I the other day, and there’s no chocolate in it:4 almond milk ice cubes1 frozen banana4 medjools dates, pitted1 tblsp PBLet me know how you like it.:)Jane
[..YouTube..] @blenditandMendit how do you make almond milk ice cubes? just almond milk in the freezer?Bianca *Ü*
[..YouTube..] @blenditandMendit how do you make almond milk ice cubes? just almond milk in the freezer?Bianca *Ü*
[..YouTube..] @blovesJLovesMac1 Yes, I made some almond milk in the VitaMix, I have a video on how to make almond milk, search Easy, Luscious Almond Milk on my channel – YT doesn’t let me put the link in this box – and then I pour the almond milk into ice cube trays – it comes in handy for so many things, ice creams being one of them.Jane
[..YouTube..] @blovesJLovesMac1 Yes, I made some almond milk in the VitaMix, I have a video on how to make almond milk, search Easy, Luscious Almond Milk on my channel – YT doesn’t let me put the link in this box – and then I pour the almond milk into ice cube trays – it comes in handy for so many things, ice creams being one of them.Jane
[..YouTube..] i will try this today
[..YouTube..] @fortgreene31 Glad to hear it and come back with your review so that I and others get opinions other than mine
Jane
[..YouTube..] Hi Jane! Just want to let you know that this totally satisfy my craving for junk food every time. I think I made this 6 or 7 times during the summer. Great alternative!
[..YouTube..] @titojwonnie I totally agree, it’s a delicious, nutritious and decadent craving killer -what more do we want
[..YouTube..] I am eating this fabulous ice cream right now…. omg, I love it so much!The only thing that’s bothering me… cleaning the Vitamix after making ice cream. It’s really sticky.
[..YouTube..] @Imjustheretofollow Just put a couple drops of liquid detergent in it and fill half way with hot water, flip to high 30-40 seconds and it becomes its own dishwasher. Rinse well and dry. Store upside down so no water gets under the gasket.Glad you like this blend, it’s one of my fave ice creams.:)Jane
[..YouTube..] holy tokedo! This looks wnderful. PB and Chocolate…can’t get any better. How lucky we can make healthy treats.
[..YouTube..] sorry for typos, writing in the dark…LOL
[..YouTube..] @Catwoman501 If you make it, please come back with your review.:)Jane
[..YouTube..] I used 2 “normal” size bananas and a scoop of peanut butter along with a tap of sea salt. I then added a splash of vanilla. I was craving some dessert, decided to go healthy and knew to visit your videos. Amazing stuff. About to go make more!
[..YouTube..] @macnewbee I just made the same thing!
[..YouTube..] I’ve had my vitamix for 18 years and simple can’t imagine life without it!
[..YouTube..] @rosiebattista Right you are, Rosie
WOW….just tried this and ate the whole thing. Heavenly!!! I think I’m in trouble. Can’t wait to make it again but wonder if eating too many bananas in one day is harmful. I also use one in my morning smoothie.
Hi Rose,
I don’t know if ‘eating too many bananas in one day is harmful.’
What is too many? Each person is different. Glad you liked the peanut butter carob ice cream – it’s one of my faves, too.
I ordered some of that raw cacao powder and nibs which will be delivered tomorrow. I think I’ll try making this with my peanut flour and see how it comes out.
Hi Michele,
Yes, let me know. I’ve never used peanut flour so am curious.
Jane, I tried it with the peanut flour and the new cacao powder and it worked out really well. I also threw in an almond milk ice cube to make the peanut flour like peanut butter.
Do you have any recipes for the cacao nibs?
Hi Michele,
Good modification – glad it worked out – search my site for “cacao nibs” and seven entries show up, and some of the recipes are from viewers.