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Cool, creamy, and completely guilt-free, this Weight Watchers Ice Cream Recipe is the perfect way to satisfy your sweet tooth without derailing your goals. Made with simple, wholesome ingredients, it’s an easy treat you can enjoy any time of day—no fancy ice cream maker required!
If you like the sound of this easy WW dessert recipe, you’ll want to try my Black Bean Brownie Recipe, WW Banana Muffins with Chocolate Frosting, and Coconut Mocha Bars.
Why I Love WW Chocolate Ice Cream
I love this Weight Watchers Chocolate Ice Cream because it’s a simple, healthy treat that satisfies my sweet tooth without any guilt. Sometimes called banana ice cream or “nice cream,” it’s naturally sweet from bananas and has all the flavor and creamy texture of traditional ice cream. Whether I enjoy it straight from a bowl, make mini ice cream sandwiches, or even turn it into bars, it’s a convenient, homemade alternative to store-bought options—fewer ingredients, no extra trip to the store, and still totally delicious!
Enjoy!
– Becca
Ingredients in WW Ice Cream
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
- Ripe Bananas: Frozen bananas work best!
- Almond Milk: Be sure to get unsweetened almond milk.
How to Make Weight Watchers Ice Cream
This is a super easy recipe–the most time consuming part is the time it takes to freeze!
Step 1: Add sliced frozen bananas, almond milk, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract to a food processor or blender.
Step 2: Blend on high for about one minute until everything is creamy and smooth.
Step 3: Pour the ice cream mixture into a freezer-safe dish and freeze for an hour or until the ice cream has hardened.
This time varies based on your freezer and the container you use to freeze.
Step 4: Keep the ice cream in the freezer for any time you want a quick, healthy dessert!
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Recipe Tips
- Slice your bananas thinly and freeze them on a cookie sheet for about 30 minutes before adding to the food processor. Sliced bananas freeze faster than whole bananas and help you enjoy your ice cream immediately.
- Start with a smaller amount of cocoa powder and adjust to taste.
- You can swap in any nut milk you like—just double-check your Weight Watchers points.
- Want to get creative? Top with chocolate chips, peanut butter, or a dollop of Cool Whip—but remember to recalculate points if you do.
- For a vanilla version, simply skip the cocoa powder; you’ll still get the natural sweetness of the bananas.
- If you’re a coffee lover, try my Healthy Coffee Ice Cream.
WW Ice Cream FAQs
Yes! This recipe is completely vegan when using plant-based milk.
Your serving size depends on the size of your bananas. For the most accurate counts, divide the entire batch in half and consider that two servings.
We love adding low fat chocolate graham crackers, fat free whipped cream, fresh fruit, frozen non-fat Greek yogurt covered berries, 100 calorie packs of almonds, Crispy Quinoa, or a tablespoon of peanut butter.
This recipe fits into a low calorie diet because it’s made with minimally processed foods. For a well-rounded eating plan, take into account ingredients and all nutritional information in the foods you’re eating–not just calories and points.
Protein amount, calcium, saturated fat, sodium, and daily fiber amount are all important to your nutrition goals.
Weight Watchers Points
Each of the two servings of this Weight Watchers homemade ice cream, count as 1 2025 Point
I calculated the point value for this recipe based on the product label of my ingredients, not using nutritional information. WW has said this is the most accurate information to use to calculate points.
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Weight Watchers Ice Cream Recipe
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Equipment
- Round Ice Cream Tub
- Food processor
- Ice Cream Tub
Ingredients
- 3 banana sliced and frozen, or you can freeze it all after!
- ¼ cup almond milk unsweetened
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
Instructions
- Add bananas, almond milk, vanilla extract, and cocoa powder to your food processor. Blend on high for about a minute until everything is creamy, and smooth. 3 banana, ¼ cup almond milk, 1 tsp vanilla, 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- Transfer your ice cream to a freezer safe dish and freeze for an hour or until ice cream has hardened.
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Can regular milk be used in place of almond milk?
Yes! It would just change the points/calories :)
I absolutely love this ice cream! Not only
does it satisfy by craving for chocolate but it’s so easy to make. I buy the frozen banana slices from the store so it only take me 3-5min total to make this! Will be making this for years to come.
This has as many calories. More carbs and sugar than real ice cream. How does this help with weight loss?
Thanks for your question. More than calories in vs calories out, weight loss is about the TYPES of calories you eat. The calories, carbs, and sugar in this recipe come mainly from the bananas. Bananas are high in natural sugars, calorie dense, and thus, higher in carbs.
Comparing this to Hood Chocolate Ice Cream, a popular store bought brand (ingredients: MILK, CREAM, SUGAR, NONFAT MILK, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, WHEY, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, GUAR GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, POLYSORBATE 80 AND CARRAGEENAN), one serving has 190 calories, 20 grams of sugar, and 24 grams of carbs. The banana ice cream that this recipe makes has 138 calories, 15 grams of sugar (none added, it’s all natural sugar), and 33 grams of carbs.
This isn’t a weight loss ice cream.
It’s just a healthier alternative to full fat chocolate ice cream you could get from the store, and it helps you stay on track, while still letting you splurge on some sugary goodness.
Codi, nicely said.