Mary Margaret Chappell
When Mary Margaret Chappell first started out in the plant-based food world as a writer, editor, and recipe developer, she was a bacon-loving former pastry chef who didn’t think she could ever cook without butter. Fourteen years, four cookbooks, dozens of cooking classes, and hundreds of recipes later, her favorite thing in the world is sharing the tips, techniques, and recipes that show just how easy and delicious whole-food, plant-based cooking can be. The former food editor of Vegetarian Times magazine has done away with her dependency on butter and is honing her skills at baking with natural sweeteners. Chappell lives in France, where plant-based eating can often be a challenge, but the fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes available are simply amazing. Find her on Instagram and Facebook.
see more from this author
Comments (14)
i’m confused when it says scoop pulp out of lemon. do you mean scoop the lemon out? do you mean scoop the lemon out?
Hi John,
Yes, after zesting the peel you scoop out the inside of the lemon and add it to the blender with the other ingredients. The zest and the pulp go in, but be sure to leave out the thick peel otherwise the nice cream will become bitter. Let us know how it goes for you!
Could you substitute some avocado to reduce the banana flavor but keep the creamy consistency?
Hi Beth,
You could do that, but it will raise the fat content of the recipe and likely make it a more brown color instead of a pretty pink color. So as long as you’re okay with that, give it a try and let us know how it goes!
Made this recipe today, used 3 bananas, some frozen berries, the zest of 1 lemon and the juice of half a lemon. Will make it again
Can you suggest an alternative to bananas? I really don’t like them, and their flavor is very hard to mask
I find if you don’t use bananas it tastes like sorbet instead of ice cream. Banana gives it a creamy texture. You can cut the banana down to one and increase the strawberries if like sorbet.
Are your nicecream recipes in ur FOK Cookbook?
I’m new at this….pray for me and my wife who is my official food & nice cream #1 taster!
This was super successful! So delicious. The texture was amazing. we and our dinner guests enjoyed it very much!! Will be repeating this treat again this summer.
Great
This is one of the tastier nice cream recipes available.
Looking forwar to giving this a try!!
sometimes when it’s hot outside we like to make these icy concoctions and it’s not like there is anything tastier than bananas and strawberries anyhow. lemon zest is great