Chocolate Banana Almond Milk Ice Cream

I've been searching for an alt milk ice cream recipe that I actually like and, like all my favorite vegan recipes, I like this one for it's simplicity and lack of frou frou ingredients (well, ones I don't already have in my pantry).  

This one from the PBS radio and television station I grew up with in Lodi.  I augmented it a bit by using my store bought sweetened vanilla almond milk.  It occurred to me once it was already spinning in the ice cream maker that I probably should have adjusted the sugar but it turned out perfect which makes me think that the sugar amount should be adjusted if using unsweetened almond milk.

Here's all it takes:

almond milk

bananas

coca powder

sugar

and, of course, an ice cream maker....

I use a Cuisinart 2 quart Pure Indulgence Frozen Yogurt, Ice Cream and Sorbet Maker.  I've used it for about two years and I love it.  There's probably fancier models out there, but I'm really happy with this machine.

Kordi helped (which involved licking the spoon quite a bit).

Here's the recipe pretty much straight from the website:

1 1/2 cups almond milk
2 ripe bananas
2 heaping tablespoons cocoa powder
2 tablespoons sugar

In a glass bowl or cup, whisk 1/2 cup almond milk with the chocolate cocoa and sugar until fully incorporated. Microwave for 40 seconds and then stir.
Place bananas plus the remainder of the almond milk into a blender along with the cocoa mixture and puree for about 10 seconds.
Place mixture in the ice cream maker and process for 20 minutes or until thick.

I used my Vitamix, because if you have one, you use it.  It occurs to me that I've used quite a few gadgets in the past few posts.  I might have to do a post about gadgets, good and bad, soon.  Especially when it comes to nut butters.

 Here's what it looked like going in...

...and once it reached the right consistency (right at 20 minutes).

Little Miss Picky Pants loved it which is saying a lot as she's pretty well versed in diary ice creams.  

Yum.  Yum.  Yum.