Happy Friday, friends!! This Whipped Coconut Peanut Butter Banana Blizzard is not for the faint of heart. It's a thick, rich, indulgent and dairy-free blend of whipped coconut, 1-ingredient banana ice cream and peanut butter, topped with bruleed marshmallows and melted dark chocolate! Yeah, just go right ahead and drool here.
I whipped up this decadent frozen treat during a marathon re-watch of The Wire with friends a few months ago and shared it on my Instagram feed. I was initially going to serve a batch of the ubiquitous 1-ingredient banana ice cream, topped with a little fruit, but the topic of Dairy Queen arose somehow and I was being shamed because I had never indulged in a DQ blizzard, or anything for that matter.
Well, did I ever show them by turning that plain, but delish, ice cream into what I initially called the Boozy Bunk Blizzard, after Detective William 'Bunk' Moreland, one of the characters on the The Wire. I don't know why, really. Perhaps it was because he appeared in the last scene of the episode we watched before we came up for air and, well, it had a ring to it. Baileys was added to the first batch, but omitted from the second. I've included it as an option in the recipe below. I thought it would be fun to roast the marshmallow, because any opportunity I get to use my cute little torch, I take.
This was such an indulgent treat! If you whip up a batch, I'd love to hear about it. Share a photo on Instagram and tag isugarcoatit.
More Coconut + Banana Treats:
No-Bake Maple Berry Vegan Cheesecake with Whipped Coconut Topping
Banana Hazelnut Espresso Ice Cream Bars
Chocolate Vanilla Swiss Roll with Whipped Coconut Filling
Ingredients
- 260 g banana ice cream 2 cups, about 4 medium bananas
- 250 ml coconut milk 1 cup
- 60 g peanut butter ⅓ cup, or your favourite nut butter, smooth or crunchy
- 15 ml pure vanilla extract 1 tbsp
- baileys to taste optional
- mini marshmallows
- melted dark chocolate or softened peanut butter
Instructions
Banana Ice Cream
- Slice bananas and freeze overnight in an airtight container. (we always have a batch of bananas in the freezer for on the fly ice cream)
- Remove from freezer and add to a high-powered food processor, or blender.
- Use the pulse to break up the pieces and then allow the processor to run, stopping to scrape down the sides once in a while.
- Use a spatula to transfer the mixture to an airtight container and return to the freezer until ready to use.
Coconut Cream
- Place a can of coconut milk in the refrigerator overnight. This allows the milk solids and liquids to separate. DO NOT shake the can when you remove it from the fridge.
- Open the can, drain the liquid into a cup and scoop out the cream into the chilled bowl of a stand mixer.
- Whip on high, using the whisk attachment, until soft, firm peaks form. Place in the freezer for 15 minutes.
Blizzard
- Melt some chocolate and drizzle randomly on the inside of the glasses to be used. Set aside in the fridge.
- Remove the ice cream and whipped coconut from the freezer and place in a blender along with the peanut butter and vanilla (and baileys, if using).
- Blend on a low speed at first and gradually increase to high until incorporated. It will be thick. If you have a less powerful mixer, you can add a little coconut milk to help the mixture along.
- Add to chocolate drizzled glasses top with mini marshmallows and use a kitchen torch to brulee the marshmallow.
- Drizzle with melted chocolate or peanut butter, or both. Add roasted, chopped peanuts for a little crunch.
- Enjoy!
Notes
When using store-bought coconut cream, chilling yields the best results. However, I've used it un-chilled before with a chilled bowl and whisk, which produced good results.
Goreti says
I only have one word......YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
I Sugar Coat It! says
I totally second that! 🙂
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary says
Wow! This is one heck-of-a blizzardy shake! #PutsDQtoShame. Love that this is dairy free and kinda healthy (I mean, hello- bananas!), yet super decadent and seriously delicious! Love this! Pinned! Cheers and happy weekend! 😉
I Sugar Coat It! says
Thank you, Cheyanne! Yup - BANANAS!! 🙂
Paula says
Oh my goodness! I've never had a DQ Blizzard but I just know I would enjoy this wonderful concoction of yours, especially with the Bailey's mixed in 🙂 Boozy Bunk Blizzard for the win!
I Sugar Coat It! says
Who knows... perhaps we'll have our first DQ together! 😉
Olivia @ livforcake says
I was gonna be one of those people to shame you for never having a Blizzard, but your version is WAY better. Like, insane. I'll that this over DQ any day!
I Sugar Coat It! says
Hahahaa... Thanks for the rating and sparing me the shaming, Olivia.
June @ How to Philosophize with Cake says
That looks amazing! Why go to dairy queen when one can have this gloriousness at home?? lol 🙂
I Sugar Coat It! says
RIGHT?! LOL Love the name of your blog btw.
Regina says
My husband (who also cannot really have dairy) HATES DQ. He must associate bad memories of how it made him feel in the past. He did a lot of pregnancy craving runs with me, but I had to go through the DQ drive though myself. I remember sitting in the car before work (late shift) and indulging all by myself.
It takes someone as creative as you to take DQ blizzards and create a healthier, dairy-free version. Would have it over DQ any day!
I Sugar Coat It! says
Thanks so much, Regina! Late shift drive-thru runs - now I am rather curious to try this stuff! LOL
Kelly says
Oh my goodness, this looks way better than anything at DQ! So indulgent and delicious! Love the peanut butter and banana combo!
I Sugar Coat It! says
Thank you, Kelley!
Julie says
Decadent frozen treat indeed!! Banana ice cream + peanut butter + coconut = amazing! Thanks for sharing - Pinned! 😀
I Sugar Coat It! says
Thanks, Julie! It really is quite the treat!