Low Calorie "Ice Cream" (using bananas)

PartyKardy
PartyKardy Posts: 172 Member
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I'm sure many of you already know this trick, but when I discovered it in college it blew my mind a little bit and made satisfying my sweet tooth way more simple!

Ingredients....

1. Bananas (preferably when they get brown spotted)

Tools....
1. A blender

Process:

1. Peel and slice up your bananas (they don't have to be super thin just 5 or 6 pieces will do)
2. Freeze them overnight, make sure they are very frozen!
3. Pop em in a blender and blend away, it should become a very creamy ice-cream like consistency that is enough to fool your brain into thinking...hey ice cream!

It has as many calories as a banana does so depending on your size of banana that will vary, but as we know calories aren't all that matters! :)


OPTIONAL:
You can always add a few frozen strawberries, or a spoonful of peanut butter to give it some extra flavor if you like, but I prefer the simple ones myself.

:D

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  • ImtheOnethatsCool
    ImtheOnethatsCool Posts: 212 Member
    Tasty - I like this on top of ice cream.
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
    Tasty - I like this on top of ice cream.

    Me too! I also like to add a little chocolate syrup and whipped cream.
  • Candi_land
    Candi_land Posts: 1,311 Member
    Tasty - I like this on top of ice cream.

    Me too! I also like to add a little chocolate syrup and whipped cream.

    Yes, perfect paired with Hagen Daz (my personal brand preference) Butter Pecan ice cream, and chocolate syrup...and whipped cream...maybe a few cherries.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    but everybody knows that bananas make you fat.
  • PartyKardy
    PartyKardy Posts: 172 Member
    but everybody knows that bananas make you fat.

    They are high in sugar, true...BUT natural sugar is more easily converted into glucose to give you some energy, and they won't make you as fat as actual ice cream would haha.

    I don't think anyone has ever gained a ton of weight and thought "Aw man! I shouldn't have eaten that banana!" Unless they ate like a whole lot, but at that point your potassium overload would be a bigger problem I'd think.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    but everybody knows that bananas make you fat.

    They are high in sugar, true...BUT natural sugar is more easily converted into glucose to give you some energy, and they won't make you as fat as actual ice cream would haha.

    I don't think anyone has ever gained a ton of weight and thought "Aw man! I shouldn't have eaten that banana!" Unless they ate like a whole lot, but at that point your potassium overload would be a bigger problem I'd think.

    thank you. this explains so much

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