Vegan Chickpea-Nut Butter Ice Cream Cake

The best vegan chickpea-nut butter ice cream cake.

See what I did there? I combined chickpea and peanut butter to make chick(pea-nut). Yes, that means there is in fact chickpeas in this dessert. And no, you can’t taste them. They’re simply there for nutrition and texture. Trust me, it just works.

This recipe takes one of my favorite recipes from the blog: My chickpea-nut butter ice cream. When I shared this recipe earlier this summer, I got some great feedback from you guys. Many of you made it and absolutely loved it! I even heard from someone who made it and her grandmother said it tasted just like regular peanut butter ice cream.

That’s my goal. Making healthier desserts that don’t taste healthy. My job is done here.

So in this recipe, I took my favorite ice cream and turned it into a cake. It goes like this:

1. Start with a buttery chocolate cashew crust, made grain-free and sugar-free.
2. Top it with chickpea-nut butter ice cream, sweetened with dates and filled with good ingredients, such as peanut butter, plant-based milk and chickpeas.
3. Finish it off with a drizzle of unsweetened or dark chocolate and a sprinkle of coconut chips.
4. Try not to eat the whole thing in one day.

This cake is a warm summer day’s dream. It requires zero baking, minimal work (it’s so much easier than it sounds!) and of course, it’s frozen and refreshing. It’s been a life-saver during this heat wave… I’m not even sure we can call it a heat wave anymore as this crushing heat has been here most of the summer.

No matter the temperature where you are, you need this cake in your life. Believe me, I would eat this cake even if it were -30°C outside. It’s that good.

If you try this recipe, make sure to tag your photo #unsweetenedcaroline on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter! Don’t forget to also tag me @unsweetened.caroline on Instagram so I can see your creations!