Double Chocolate Nicecream

I know, I know. I've raved about 'clean' banana icecream time and time again, but this one is UNREAL. So creamy, milky and genuinely 100% tastes like icecream.

The secret?! Unflavoured whey. Organic unflavoured whey, to be precise, from the Good Stuff Organic (more on them later).

This tastes so nice even James, who has been 'polite' about healthy desserts I've made in the past, has said that this is the best one yet.

For this masterpiece (if I do say so myself), you will need...

Serves 2

• 200g frozen banana (chopped)
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
• 2 tablespoons cacao nibs (also from the Good Stuff Organic)
• 2 scoops unflavoured whey 
• 1-2 teaspoons of Truvia 
• Pinch of salt
• White chocolate sprinkles to throw on top

Chuck everything into your blender, and whiz until you're left with a smooth, thick, creamy, but slightly frozen, consistency. Spoon into bowls, top with white chocolate sprinkles and dig in.

If you make it, you'll know what I mean when I say it's really creamy. The whey gives it a proper 'icecream' taste; milky and thick. The cacao nibs add a rich crunch and the white chocolate is the icing on the cake, really.

Give it a go with unflavoured whey, and let me know what you think!

Also, I mentioned The Good Stuff Organic at the start of this post - they're a new start up company based in Alderley Edge, Cheshire and they kindly sent me a selection of products to try out. It's run by two people, Tom and Alex. I've only spoken to Alex, but she's lovely. It's so nice to work with people who are passionate about what they're doing day in and day out.

They pride themselves on no added nasty crap in their products, 100% natural, with no artificial flavourings. They bill themselves as "the supplement for the athlete that cares about their health as much as their muscles," and since having a snoop on their site and learning more about them, I love what they're about. I'd highly recommend giving them a follow on Insta or Twitter.

I'm looking forward to trying the baobab as I've never used this before, so holler with any recipes you think I should try.

Oh, and any more protein nicecream ideas, please send them my way!

Salted Caramel Nicecream

If you're anything like me then having something sweet after a meal is mandatory (regardless of how full I am) - I just crave it! This salted caramel banana icecream is a beauty - sweet, salty, soft icecream peppered with cacao nibs.

It takes minutes to make (provided you've got frozen banana) so it's perfect for a quick weeknight sweet tooth fix.

For one person, you'll need:

1 - 2 frozen bananas (chopped)
2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
1 tablespoon maple syrup (I use Buckwud)
1 tablespoon cacao nibs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt

Place the banana, almond milk, vanilla extract, maple syrup and sea salt in the blender and mix for a couple of minutes until a smooth, icecream like consistency has formed. Scoop out into a bowl and top with cacao nibs.

ENJOY, it's bloody delicious.

The beauty with this is how easy it is to swap flavours in and out - I did another 'nicecream' blog post here, about a year ago..

The Easiest Healthy Dessert?!

I'd heard banana icecream reviews before as I'm sure you have, but in all honesty never got what the fuss was about. But, never knocking something 'till I've tried it, I gave it a go a few weeks ago and OH yeah, it's good. Believe the hype.

It's probably one of the easiest things to make. You just need a food processor (if you don't have one I promise it'll be one of the best investments you'll make; go and buy one), and 1 banana (or 2, depending on how much you want).

Slice your banana and freeze it. After a few hours, or over night, take it out of the freezer and blend it until it's smooth and creamy. Don't worry, there will be a point during blending where you're like, umm, this looks like weird rice, but stick with it. It works.

This time I've topped mine with almond butter and blueberries but there are about a dozen other combinations that would be bliiiiss, like cacao powder and maple syrup, raspberry and cashew butter, you get the idea.

With a bit of vanilla essence, this would be flawless. It's creamy, silky and thick just like ice-cream.

I've started freezing individual sliced banana portions in sandwich bags so I can whip it up in a matter of minutes.. let me know your favourite 'nice-cream' recipes!