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Banana ice Cream Recipe Nice Cream

Healthy 2-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream Recipe

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  • Author: Elizabeth Rider
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 5
  • Total Time: 5 mins
  • Yield: Serves 2
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Blend
  • Cuisine: American

Description

You can turn frozen bananas into a delicious ice cream-like dessert with just a few ingredients. We like to call it “nice-cream.” Peel and freeze your ripe bananas and you’ll be able to make this banana ice cream any day of the week.


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 23 cups frozen banana chunks (see note*)
  • 1 tablespoon of unsweetened almond milk (or other dairy-free milk) per banana
  • optional: 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract per serving
  • toppings of your choice (see ideas below)

Instructions

  1. Pulse frozen bananas and unsweetened almond milk (or milk of your choice) in a food processor until it’s the consistency of ice cream. A blender can work too, but I find it easier to control the consistency with a food processor if you have one. Do not over blend as the heat from the machine can melt the nice cream.
  2. You can eat it right away for more of a soft-serve consistency, or put the blended “nice-cream” in a small container (a metal loaf pan works great) and freeze for 2-4 hours for more of an ice cream texture. It will keep in the freezer, covered, for up to 3 days.
  3. Eat alone or top with your favorite healthy toppings.

Notes

  • * Use the equivalent of about 1 banana per serving; it’s important the bananas are frozen or else you’ll just end up with baby food. I like to slice my bananas into 1-2 inch chunks before freezing to help them blend a little better, but you can also freeze them whole (just be sure to always peel them first!)
  • Healthy Topping Ideas:
    1/2 teaspoon chia seed “sprinkles”
    handful of pitted cherries
    handful of frozen berries
    1 tablespoon dark chocolate chips (at least 70% cocoa)
    1 tablespoon peanut butter
    1 tablespoon chopped nuts