Healthy Oatmeal Raisin Ice Cream
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Published Jul 15, 2021, Updated Jul 17, 2023
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This healthy oatmeal raisin ice cream is made with a banana ice cream base and has oats and raisins throughout. It’s naturally sweetened and absolutely delicious!
This recipe came to me while I was making oatmeal raisin protein cookies, which use bananas as the base. I decided to taste the “batter” and turns out the batter was delicious on its own (no surprise there). I couldn’t stop eating it.
And after a few tastes I knew I needed to make a cinnamon oatmeal raisin ice cream use my one ingredient banana ice cream recipe as a the base.
The funny thing is that there’s an ice cream shop here in Richmond called Gelati Celesti that has a flavor called cinnamon oatmeal cookie dough and it’s my all-time favorite, but the idea of making a healthy banana soft serve version never crossed my mind.
If you’re dealing with sweltering heat right now, I highly recommend cool down with this healthy frozen treat. You can feel good about eating it because it’s vegan, low-fat, gluten-free (if you use gluten-free oats) and absolutely delicious.
Here’s What You Need:
- frozen bananas – frozen bananas are the base of this vegan “nice cream”. I like to cut them into chunks so they blend up a little easier in the food processor.
- old fashioned oats – adds a little texture and a delicious oatmeal cookie flavor.
- raisins – another staple ingredient in this recipe. The raisins add a hint of sweetness and raisin flavor that pairs with the oatmeal.
- unsweetened vanilla almond milk – any non-dairy milk works, but I like using unsweetened vanilla almond milk.
- cinnamon – the perfect spice to bring all of the flavors together!
Is Banana Ice Cream Healthier Than Traditional Ice Cream?
Heck yes! This “ice cream” is lower in sugar and higher in fiber thanks to the banana. It’s also low-fat, dairy-free, vegan and gluten-free, making it a great treat for those with dietary restrictions. I actually prefer banana ice cream to regular ice cream and Liv is a big fan too!
How to Store
My batch always disappears a little too quickly… but if you have self control and want to store leftovers, this will last for up to 3 months when stored in an airtight container in the freezer.
More Cool Treats to Try
- Chocolate Strawberry Banana Yogurt Clusters
- Mint Chip Avocado Ice Cream
- Chocolate Banana Ice Cream
- Chocolate Caramel Ice Cream Bars
- Strawberry Coconut Milk Sorbet
- 3-Ingredient Blueberry Frozen Yogurt
- Chocolate Covered Frozen Raspberries
- Frozen Yogurt Bark with Berries
- Cottage Cheese Ice Cream
Oatmeal Raisin Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 2 frozen bananas, in chunks
- ⅓ cup old fashioned rolled oats
- ¼ cup raisins
- 2 – 4 Tablespoons unsweetened vanilla almond milk, or other non-diary milk
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Place frozen banana chunks, oatmeal, raisins, almond milk (start with 2 Tablespoons) and cinnamon into a food processor.
- Pulse/process until smooth and creamy. You may need to turn off the motor and stir the mixture a couple times while processing.
- Grab bowls and serve immediately. We love this eaten as soft serve right after blending!
- For a scoop-able ice cream, transfer the ice cream to a freezer-safe dish and freezer for two hours. Scoop and serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Sounds gorgeous! I’m on a softserve kick of late! Made a cherry garcia version..amazing! Love your idea!
Please share your cherry Garcia ingredients… Pretty please, with LOTS of cherries on top!
Yummy! Pinned and can’t wait to try it!
how do you “Pin”? How do you create a pinterest board if that is required?
Making this tomorrow morning! Yum!
This sounds perfect for summer! Can’t wait to make it! Thank you for sharing 🙂
I’m loving the banana soft serve lately. I love putting peanut butter and cocoa powder in mine, but this rendition looks so tasty!
Can’t wait to try this! the banana soft serve is always a little to “banana-y” for me, so I bet I will love this. Congratulations on your wedding!
Mmmm looks delish! Going to freeze some bananas right now!
Thanks for posting the recipe! I can’t wait to try it 🙂
Banana soft serve is such a dangerous thing! My only deterrent to making it is cleaning the food processor, though it doesn’t often stop me :S
ROFL!!!! I have this EXACT same problem!! I love Nice Cream and Energy Balls but that blasted food processor!!! ARGH!!!
I’m making this for our dessert tonight! I’m so excited! I hope you had a wonderful honeymoon! You looked gorgeous at your wedding! 🙂
oo I’m so going to try this out! Only with pumpkin because I’m allergic to bananas sadly :/ lol hope it works! lol
I make banana soft serve all the time in the summer. What a great way to mix things up!
This looks absolutely delicious! And my favorite part is that it looks relatively simple. I’m pretty atrocious at recipes – but I think I might be able to handle this one 🙂 Thanks for the great share!
Such a great recipe! Healthy and totally refreshing. Thank youuu!
Sounds amazing! What a happy accident this treat was. Since ice cream is my weakness – but not belly fat friendly – I need a healthy substitute, so I plan to try it out (but without the raisins).
This looks great! AND it looks TIU friendly! Thank you so much – after reading about your Tone It Up experience, I joined and am so happy!
A spin on banana fro yo! I love it
Oh my gosh. I’m making this tonight. That looks SO good!!
Yes Yes YES!!!! I cannot wait to try this! Especially since I am craving ice cream right now! 🙂 This recipe is genius!
Just made this! It is sooo good and easy to make. Thanks for sharing
Yay! So glad that you liked it Kathy.
what if you dont have a food processor/blender? can you do it without
Yeah, you can totally mash the frozen banana with a fork or spoon. It will be a little lumpy and not as creamy but it will still taste good. 🙂
Can I refreeze it?
Yes!! It tastes best right after preparing it, but you can certainly freeze it. Just bring it out 5-10 minutes before you want to eat it because it freezes up pretty solid! 🙂
Oh my! This sounds great! I’m thinking a drop or two of rum extract would make it rum raisin ice cream! Thanks!
Sounds delicious! It won’t work with skim milk?
You can totally make it with skim milk if that’s what you have on hand!
Do dry oats or actual oatmeal go into the processor?
Sorry for the confusion. It should be old fashioned oats, not cooked oatmeal.
Thanks!! Can’t wait to try this, I have the bananas in the freezer now!
I was just dying to try this recipe so I made it tonight. I swapped out the raisins for a couple of mashed dates and blended the oats in the food processor themselves before adding anything out. I am an oat lover, but something about oats in ice cream just didn’t seem right to me at first. I also mashed the dates with a fork before putting them in the processor with everything else because I’m picky with textures. It turned out great! Very sweet and creamy, although I think almost too sweet. Next time I make this I think I’ll just scrap the dates/raisins altogether and leave it with oats and ice cream. Tasty!
Yay! I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe, Amber! Thanks so much for the review 🙂
I’m going to try this out. Me and my wife will have a dinner date tonight, and this one will be an additional to our table. Thank you so much!
Let me know how it turns out!
This sounds so good. I am doing weight watchers and I miss ice cream SO MUCH lol. I can’t wait to try this
I can NOT wait to try this. I am doing weight watchers, and I miss ice cream SO MUCH. This sounds amazing– and I can eat it for only 5 points!
Wooo! Thanks, Yvonne! Let me know how it turns out 🙂
Great idea for a healthy dessert!
Thanks, Janet! Let me know if you try it 🙂
Healthy and tasty Ice cream.
Woo!! So glad you enjoyed this ice cream! Thanks so much for the review :).
I dream about this ice cream it’s that good!! Thanks for such a good recipe! I wanted to add protein powder to mine and it still tasted great!
Thanks for the additional tips! I just have rolled oats at the moment, so I’ll let them sit for a half hour or so & let them absorb some extra moisture.