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vegan, gluten-free, cakes & breads, paleo, sweet, creamy · April 26, 2018

Banana Bread Ice Cream Cake

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An over-the-top delicious summer dessert featuring dairy-free ice cream sandwiched between three layers of homemade vegan gluten-free banana bread!

Banana Bread Ice Cream Cake

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Too much?

If you said yes – go back to childhood, attend a seven-year-old birthday party, indulge in the craziness that is ice cream cake WITH tongue-staining blue frosting AND rainbow sprinkles. Then we’ll talk.

What’s happening here is really quite tame once you break it down. All I did was bake a loaf of the best chocolate chip banana bread (for the third time…ahem), slice it lengthwise into three, layer it with strawberry cheesecake ice cream…and then cookie dough fudge ice cream, pop that whole triple decker loaf situation into the freezer overnight, slice, drizzle with melted chocolate, top with fresh strawberries and chopped walnuts, and then get after it with the biggest fork I own.

That’s all. Just a casual snack.

Banana Bread Ice Cream Cake

Personally I think frosting on top of ice cream cake is an insult to ice cream, and the whole concept is just a bit over the top. But this frosting-free banana bread version is just the right amount of extra if you ask me.

Banana Bread Ice Cream Cake

Now what truly does take this into epic territory is these ice cream flavors. You guys know me and ice cream are in a life-long committed relationship, so the word new in front of vegan ice cream flavors and I’m THERE. I’ve never met a Nadamoo flavor I don’t love. These guys know how to do vegan ice cream – super creamy and scoop-able straight out of the freezer, with a perfect mix of classic and fun flavors.

They just added three new flavors to the fam, and it would be irresponsible of me not to tell you about each yummy pint…

Strawberry Cheesecake. Don’t for even a second think this is just strawberry ice cream. No friends, the cheesecake flavor is present and deliciously accounted for. I didn’t find tons of crust pieces, but when you are smushing it between two slices of banana bread that kinda takes care of that.

Cookie Dough Fudge. Probably my favorite of the three. All the classic sundae feels but without having to do the sundae-ing myself. And that abundant chocolate swirl ♡

Caramel Cold Brew & Cookies. Is it coffee? Is it caramel? The two mingle so very harmoniously, neither overpowering the other. I loved the texture of the crunchy cookie chunks too.

I’m sure you can imagine the struggle it was to pick just TWO for this cake (attempting four layers seemed a little overconfident in my knife skills), but in the end I went with Strawberry Cheesecake and Cookie Dough Fudge. Almost like Neapolitan…if Neapolitan involved cookie dough and cheesecake and banana bread.

Banana Bread Ice Cream Cake

A few tips for construction:

  • The banana bread must be completely cool before slicing and layering, and a serrated/bread knife works best.
  • The ice cream should be somewhat melty before layering.
  • Build the cake in the same pan you baked the banana bread, and line it with plastic wrap for easy removal.
  • Try not to eat TOO much ice cream in the process. I’m kidding…buy two pints of each flavor, silly.

I’m not going to say a more perfect way to eat banana bread can’t exist. I’m just going to say it’s not likely.

Banana Bread Ice Cream Cake

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Banana Bread Ice Cream Cake

  • Yield: 8-10 slices 1x
  • Category: dessert
  • Method: frozen
  • Cuisine: american
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An over-the-top delicious summer dessert featuring dairy-free ice cream sandwiched between three layers of homemade vegan gluten-free banana bread!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 loaf of banana bread*
  • 2 cups ice cream(s) of choice (I used Nadamoo Strawberry Cheesecake and Cookie Dough Fudge)
  • Toppings: fresh fruit, nuts, sprinkles, chocolate sauce, etc.

Instructions

  1. Remove the ice cream from the freezer to soften.
  2. Slice the completely cool loaf of banana bread into three layers lengthwise using a serrated knife.
  3. Line a loaf pan with plastic wrap.
  4. Place the bottom layer of banana bread into the pan.
  5. Spread 1 cup softened ice cream on top.
  6. Top with the middle layer of banana bread, the remaining ice cream, and then the top layer of banana bread.
  7. Freeze overnight or for at least 4 hours.
  8. Slice. Add toppings if desired, and enjoy!

Notes

*Any banana bread will work! Feel free to swap in this oat flour version or this cornmeal one. Inspired by this recipe from Tasty.

Keywords: frozen, dessert, vegan, dairy-free, easy, banana, healthy

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  1. Nisha / Rainbowplantlife says

    April 26, 2018 at 5:31 pm

    I’ve never been very good at making ice cream stick to bread/cookies for ice cream sandwiches, but you pulled this one off perfectly! Such a delicious and indulgent treat, especially with the nadamoo ice cream, which is my favorite vegan ice cream. I am seriously crushing on that strawberry cheesecake flavor. Wish I was devouring one of these right now!

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    • Natalie says

      April 26, 2018 at 8:59 pm

      Funny you say that, I’ve had that issue before too especially with homemade ice cream where the entire cookie/cake just splits right off the sandwich. Perhaps its a storebought vs homemade thing, idk🤔 Not to say it’s ever stopped me from grabbing a spoon and still getting it all packed into one bite😆 Every damn flavor they make is SO GOOD–always impressed🤗

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