Healthy Banana "Ice Cream"
saw this on pinterest and thought it looked interesting! it's "ice cream" made purely from frozen bananas! recipe and backstory here: http://userealbutter.com/2010/08/12/single-ingredient-ice-cream-recipe/
a lot of you may already know about this, but i have never heard of it! if you've tried it - what are your thoughts?
*edited to add recipe in case people didn't want to follow the link...
"4 bananas, just slightly overripe (brown spots good, completely black not so good)
2 tbsps creamy peanut butter (optional – thus 2 ingredient ice cream)
2 tsps cocoa powder (Dutch process), (optional – thus 2 or 3 ingredient ice cream depending on peanut butter)
DO NOT FREEZE THE WHOLE BANANA, you’ll have a heck of a time blending that beast.
Peel the bananas and slice them up into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick disks. Place the banana slices in the freezer for about an hour or until they are frozen solid. Put the frozen slices in a food processor and pulse. First they will start to resemble gravel, but keep going. The bananas will soon turn into a frozen mush – at this point, start scraping the sides down (you will do this a lot). Or you could add a dash of milk since the liquid will help the blending. I’m lactose-intolerant, so after a few minutes of stopping to scrape the sides down, the banana begins to blend into a creamy texture. When the bananas look like whipped ice cream, you can add your mix-ins like peanut butter and/or cocoa powder, chocolate chips, toffee, raspberries, anything goes! Straight out of the food processor, the ice cream is like soft serve. You can also freeze it for a firmer texture. I find it’s pretty hard (and therefore, brittle) when I scoop it immediately after removing it from the freezer. Just give it a minute or two to soften up. Makes a pint."
a lot of you may already know about this, but i have never heard of it! if you've tried it - what are your thoughts?
*edited to add recipe in case people didn't want to follow the link...
"4 bananas, just slightly overripe (brown spots good, completely black not so good)
2 tbsps creamy peanut butter (optional – thus 2 ingredient ice cream)
2 tsps cocoa powder (Dutch process), (optional – thus 2 or 3 ingredient ice cream depending on peanut butter)
DO NOT FREEZE THE WHOLE BANANA, you’ll have a heck of a time blending that beast.
Peel the bananas and slice them up into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick disks. Place the banana slices in the freezer for about an hour or until they are frozen solid. Put the frozen slices in a food processor and pulse. First they will start to resemble gravel, but keep going. The bananas will soon turn into a frozen mush – at this point, start scraping the sides down (you will do this a lot). Or you could add a dash of milk since the liquid will help the blending. I’m lactose-intolerant, so after a few minutes of stopping to scrape the sides down, the banana begins to blend into a creamy texture. When the bananas look like whipped ice cream, you can add your mix-ins like peanut butter and/or cocoa powder, chocolate chips, toffee, raspberries, anything goes! Straight out of the food processor, the ice cream is like soft serve. You can also freeze it for a firmer texture. I find it’s pretty hard (and therefore, brittle) when I scoop it immediately after removing it from the freezer. Just give it a minute or two to soften up. Makes a pint."
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This sounds great! Gotta try it0
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google "Yonanas"... sickest thing ever0
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Thanks! Can't wait to try this...I love bananas.0
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google "Yonanas"... sickest thing ever
I want a Yonanas machine sooooooo freakin bad! 2lbs to go and this will be my reward.0 -
TRYING THIS!!!0
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saw this on pinterest and thought it looked interesting! it's "ice cream" made purely from frozen bananas! recipe and backstory here: http://userealbutter.com/2010/08/12/single-ingredient-ice-cream-recipe/
a lot of you may already know about this, but i have never heard of it! if you've tried it - what are your thoughts?
*edited to add recipe in case people didn't want to follow the link...
"4 bananas, just slightly overripe (brown spots good, completely black not so good)
2 tbsps creamy peanut butter (optional – thus 2 ingredient ice cream)
2 tsps cocoa powder (Dutch process), (optional – thus 2 or 3 ingredient ice cream depending on peanut butter)
DO NOT FREEZE THE WHOLE BANANA, you’ll have a heck of a time blending that beast.
Peel the bananas and slice them up into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick disks. Place the banana slices in the freezer for about an hour or until they are frozen solid. Put the frozen slices in a food processor and pulse. First they will start to resemble gravel, but keep going. The bananas will soon turn into a frozen mush – at this point, start scraping the sides down (you will do this a lot). Or you could add a dash of milk since the liquid will help the blending. I’m lactose-intolerant, so after a few minutes of stopping to scrape the sides down, the banana begins to blend into a creamy texture. When the bananas look like whipped ice cream, you can add your mix-ins like peanut butter and/or cocoa powder, chocolate chips, toffee, raspberries, anything goes! Straight out of the food processor, the ice cream is like soft serve. You can also freeze it for a firmer texture. I find it’s pretty hard (and therefore, brittle) when I scoop it immediately after removing it from the freezer. Just give it a minute or two to soften up. Makes a pint."
I make this its sooo good especially since u can do different flavors. So far I've only done chocolate peanut butter...yumm0 -
I saw a similar recipe on Hungry Girl... and it's sitting in my freezer. I used banana, peanut butter and honey. Next time, I'll add some mini semi-sweet chocolate chips. It is really good!0
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I saw a similar recipe on Hungry Girl... and it's sitting in my freezer. I used banana, peanut butter and honey. Next time, I'll add some mini semi-sweet chocolate chips. It is really good!
oooh honey would be good!!0 -
Yum Yum Yum. I have seen this too and WANT to try it!!0
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Yummy! I love bananas!
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can't wait to try!0
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I Tried this just frozen banana and tablespoon milk per fruit, served with squirty cream and flaked almonds, it was so yummy and even I thought it was a great substitute for banana split
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I do this a lot and it's realllllllllllly good. I make it with cocoa powder and chocolate PB2. Unfortunately we are all out of bananas right now
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So worth it! I add a little dark chocolate and other fruit and some peanut butter... omgggg just sayinggoogle "Yonanas"... sickest thing ever
I want a Yonanas machine sooooooo freakin bad! 2lbs to go and this will be my reward.0 -
I've heard of this but haven't tried it. Thanks for sharing! 0
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OMG this sounds so good I have to try it, plus I have exactly 4 bananas left! Thanks for posting0
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I make my version of this all the time. I keep a bowl of diced up frozen bananas in the freezer. I take a cup of the frozen diced banana out and put it in the food processor with a dash of almond milk and some vanilla extract. Thats all I need most days but if I need an extra boost I will put some mini choc chips on top... yummy!0
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You should definitely get one! They are amazing!!! I actually got one for Christmas this year from my company! I was VERY excited!!!!!!google "Yonanas"... sickest thing ever
I want a Yonanas machine sooooooo freakin bad! 2lbs to go and this will be my reward.0 -
Bananas are my favorite! This sounds so good!0
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bump! Gotta love bananas!0
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Yum! Thanks for sharing.0
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I freeze bananas with some Chobani vanilla greek yogurt and peanut butter with honey. So good!0
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I do the frozen banana thing but never thought of adding pn butter!! Def going to try this! Going to put some bananas in the freezer now!!
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