Mini Ice Cream Cakes
The perfect make-ahead, inexpensive and healthy birthday treat!
Servings
24mini cakes
Servings
24mini cakes
Ingredients
Brownies
Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Magic Shell Topping
Instructions
Prep
  1. First pour 1 cup almond milk over dates and place in refrigerator. Double check to make sure they are pitted! Preheat oven to 350. Add muffin papers to a standard size muffin tin.
Brownies
  1. Mix bananas, nut butter, cocoa powder and vanilla. I like to do this in my small blender jar to get it super smooth, but it can also be mixed well by hand. Taste and add maple syrup to desired sweetness.
  2. Spoon 1 generous tablespoon of batter into each muffin cup. Bake for about 15 minutes or until fragrant and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  3. Allow brownies to cool in pan for 10-15 minutes then place in freezer for at least 10 minutes before making ice cream.
Peanut Butter Ice Cream
  1. Blend dates with remaining 1 cup almond milk, nut butter and vanilla until smooth.
  2. Fill a liquid measuring cup with ice cubes, then cold water (from your fridge if available) to make 1 cup ice + water. Add to ice cream mixture and blend until just creamy.
  3. Pour on top of brownies and return to freezer to set for 4-6 hours or overnight. Remove to a large plastic container and store in freezer until your party!
Magic Shell Topping (optional)
  1. Once ice cream has frozen, melt chocolate chips with coconut oil if using. The coconut oil makes the chocolate a little softer and easier to work with and eat, but can be omitted. Stir until smooth and spread over the tops of the peanut butter ice cream.
  2. The ice cream cakes need to sit out for 10 or so minutes to soften slightly. The magic shell topping can be added at this time and they do not need to be returned to the freezer. Or you can do it in advance so they are ready to go!
Recipe Notes

Most nut butters have a small amount of salt in them. If yours is salt free, a pinch of salt in both the brownies and ice cream will do a lot to enhance the flavor.