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banana ice cream with berries
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Banana Ice Cream (1 ingredient)

Banana ice cream is a healthy frozen treat that is almost too good to be true. Why eat a plain banana when you can make it into ice cream?
Prep Time10 minutes
Freezing time8 hours
Total Time8 hours 10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Banana Ice Cream
Servings: 2
Calories: 158kcal
Author: Erica Walker
Cost: $1

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 3 ripe bananas
  • parchment paper

Instructions

  • Peel and slice bananas into 1"-2" slices. Place banana slices on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and freeze for 6-8 hours.
    Slices of banana on a tray for freezing
  • You can prepare ice cream immediately or place bananas in a Ziplock freezer bag until ready to use.
    Pieces of frozen banana in a bag
  • When ready to prepare ice cream, place frozen banana slices in a food processor (or high-power blender) and pulse until smooth and creamy. If it seems crumbly and not smoothing out, just keep blending. It will get there!
    Frozen bananas in a blender for a banana smoothie.
  • Serve as soft-serve immediately or place in a freezer safe container and freeze for another 2-3 hours to scoop and serve.
    banana ice cream in a bowl

Notes

Mix-In Ideas

Stir in one or more of the following ingredients to add additional flavors and textures to your ice cream:
  • Frozen mango and pineapple
  • Nutella
  • Peanut butter or almond butter with cocoa powder
  • Frozen raspberries and cocoa powder
  • Mixed berries or strawberries
  • Peanuts, pecans, or almonds
  • Chocolate chips
  • Pineapple and coconut milk (Pina colada)
  • Vanilla and Oreo cookies (Cookies and cream)

Nutrition

Calories: 158kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 634mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 113IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg