Peach Pie Ice Cream Bars

These Peach Pie Ice Cream Bars are the perfect vegan summer dessert to cool off with. A no bake crumble base topped with a creamy peach nice cream topping.

The Perfect Summer Treat

This time of year I’m very selective about turning on my oven. Like, the recipe needs to be really good for me to want to turn it on and heat up my apartment. However, with these Peach Pie Ice Cream Bars, I don’t have to really worry about that because they are completely no bake and use super simple ingredients to assemble.

The base of these bars is made up using a slightly modified version of my breakfast cookies. Then, the bars are topped off with a creamy layer of sweet peach nice cream. They are light, yet ultra refreshing and I’m now looking for another excuse to go and make these.

Key Ingredients

• Oats: I used rolled oats, but you are more than welcome to use quick oats as well. Make this dish gluten-free by using gluten-free rolled oats.
• Flax Egg: A combination of water and ground flaxseeds that gel up together and keep the cookie base from crumbling apart.
• Maple Syrup: To sweeten the cookie base and the creamy peach layer.
• Nut Butter: I used almond butter, but this can easily be swapped out with peanut butter or sunflower butter.
• Peaches: I use a combination of fresh and frozen peaches to help flavor these bars.
• Bananas: Use frozen bananas and this will help to make the ice cream layer extra creamy.
• Coconut Milk: Just a little bit to help get the ice cream layer blended smoothly and keep it creamy.
• Lime Juice: For a little tang to the ice cream layer.

How to Make the Perfect Peach Pie Ice Cream Bars

Start by creating your base layer. To a food processor, add in your oats, flax egg, nut butter, syrup, vanilla and salt and pulse until the mixture starts to stick together like a dough.

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Take your dough and add it to a parchment lined baking tray and with slightly damp hands or the back of a large spoon, lightly press the layer flat to cover the bottom surface of your dish.

Now prepare the peach layer by adding your peaches, bananas, maple syrup, lime juice and coconut milk to a food processor and blend until completely smooth and creamy. Scoop your creamy ice cream layer on top of the cookie layer and smooth it out. You can add some sliced fresh ripe peaches on top to make them look pretty if desired.

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Place your dish into the freezer for a few hours to set and harden. Remove from the freezer and allow to thaw for 5 to 10 minutes then carefully lift the dessert out of the tray and with a sharp knife cut into squares.

Tips for Making These Bars

• For a naturally sweet ice cream layer, feel free to freeze your own ripe peaches. Just make sure to peel and slice them to make blending them easier when you go to make your peach ice cream.
• To help prevent your hands from sticking to the dough when pressing it into your dish, just lightly wet your hands and shake excess water from them. The slight moisture on your hands will help to prevent the dough from sticking and easier to mold as desired.
• If you are not a banana fan you can stick to just using the peaches and coconut milk mixture. Just sub in some extra peaches to help blend it to a creamy consistency.

Is There a Difference When Using Fresh or Frozen Peaches?

Using frozen peaches that you find at your local grocery store are perfectly fine for this treat. Just check the ingredients to make sure there are only peaches listed and no added sweeteners. Typically, frozen peaches have either the same or more nutrients available then fresh options at the store mainly because the peaches used for freezing commercially are frozen at the peak of ripeness. Typically, they pick the peaches and then prep them to freeze within 48 hours. This process preserves the nutrients, whereas if you compare to fresh peaches at the store, they might be sitting for longer periods of time and some of those nutrients will degrade over time.

Neither option is bad, but I wanted to highlight this because I know many individuals will feel like fresh is the only option to consider. There are many reasons one might consider using frozen fruits, and one of the main one reasons outside of nutrients is convenience and price. You save time this way and money because your fruit won’t go bad quickly and it’s often cheaper than buying that fruit fresh.

Storing Your Peach Bars

Once you cut your bars, you can store them in the freezer in airtight Tupperware containers. If layering the bars on top of each other, make sure to separate each layer with a piece of parchment paper to help avoid the layers from sticking together. These bars will last for up to a month in the freezer. Do not store in the fridge as the ice cream layer will melt.

How to Enjoy your Peach Pie Ice Cream Bars

These bars can be enjoyed as a treat on their own, but because they use wholesome ingredients you can also enjoy these for breakfast if desired. Feel free to serve with some extra fresh berries and vegan yogurt on the side if desired.

More Summer Treats To Try Out

• Chickpea Cookie Dough Bites
• Chili Lime Mango Sorbet
• Healthy Strawberry Crumble Bars
• Double Chocolate Banana Bread

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★ Catherine