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When it comes to Weight Watchers and desserts, life can get a little tricky. There’s only so many points in a day, after all! Try this Weight Watchers Coffee Ice Cream Recipe the next time you have a sweets craving.
My recipe for Weight Watchers dairy free coffee ice cream is zero points! If you add sweetener to your coffee make sure to count it.
Note about Weight Watchers counts for this recipe
After some questions about this recipe and others like it, I decided a chat with Weight Watchers was in order. Blended fruit that you drink through a straw is different from frozen fruit that you blend and include in a recipe like ice cream or soup that you still consume with a spoon.
In regards to that rule, WW advised me that 1/2 cup of the fruit in question is still considered free. Measure your bananas according to this calculation and you are fine to count this as free (without sweetener). The bananas I used fit into a one cup measure so for 2 servings this recipe counts as free for me.
You Do You!
When in doubt, do what I did and chat with a Weight Watchers rep. They’re available 24/7 via chat on the website and they’re super helpful! I think it’s also worth noting that this is a dessert, it’s a treat, it’s not something I’m eating everyday.
A Note On The Sweeteners:
I really enjoy bananas and they have so much natural sweetness that I don’t think sweetener is necessary, if you add it, track it! If not, you can enjoy this guilt free treat whenever you need a few sweet moments to yourself.
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It can be tough to find Weight Watchers dessert recipes that are free. In this case we luck out. The recipe calls for a lot of zero points foods that work together to create the perfect treat.
Ingredients:
sliced frozen bananas
strong espresso coffee (at room temp)
honey/sugar (optional and not counted in the points for this recipe)
vanilla extract (I prefer coffee extract if you can find it, but vanilla is easier to find!)
Instructions:
- Brew coffee. I brew my coffee in a French press with no sweetener, but you can add some in if you’re afraid it will be too “coffee” like.
- Let it cool.
- In a food processor, add the frozen bananas, coffee, and vanilla extract. Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Take it back to the freezer for an hour.
Recipe Notes:
Serving size is 2 scoops, or 1/4 of the entire recipe.
For Weight Watchers this is 0 Points.
Weight Watchers Coffee Ice Cream Recipe
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Ingredients
- 3 medium banana sliced frozen
- ¼ cup espresso at room temp
- 1 tbsp honey completely optional and not counted in the points
- ½ tsp vanilla I prefer coffee extract if you can find it, but vanilla is easier to find!
Instructions
- Brew coffee. I made my coffee and sweetened with just a bit of sugar to my liking, as I was worried the ice cream would turn out a bit bitter. 1/4 cup espresso , 1 tbsp honey
- Let it cool.
- In a food processor, add the frozen bananas, coffee, and vanilla extract. Blend until smooth and creamy. 3 medium banana, 1/2 tsp vanilla
- Take it back to the freezer for an hour.
Nutrition
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I don’t know how to make espresso. Can I just just regular coffee that I make with my Keurig?
Yes!
Can I make weight watchers ice cream without banana?
Not with this recipe, it needs the banana :)
As always is is really important to use very good quality products when you are creating any recipe.
I would recommend finding a local coffee roaster and buy fresh coffee beans, grind them yourself and use a french press to extract all the good flavour out of the beans.
If I use stevia as the sweetner, it is still zero points, right?
Pure stevia (many are mixed with artificial sweeteners) is zero smartpoints.
This looks soooo good! Thanks for posting.
FYI Blended fruit is not zero points on Weight Watchers. Check their guide
Hi Jennifer,
Thanks for your thoughts on this! I’ve realized now that I haven’t made a note in this post about my chat with WW on this topic!
The short version of the story is that blended fruit that is frozen and then consumed like a soup or an ice cream is not the same as fruit you drink through a straw like a smoothie or a juice. 1/2 Cup is still considered free so using 3 medium bananas you would still be within that range per serving for this recipe.
That being said, everyone needs to calculate the way that they feel is right! We’re all making choices each day on this journey that impact our own lives. I do my best to give information to help you on that journey but the final choices are still up to you 🙂
Thanks again for your comment and hopefully this information can help you see how I calculated this recipe for my WW log!