Who doesn’t love a cold treat on a warm day? Here at FitStar HQ, we’ve been enjoying single-ingredient ice cream as a fun and frosty dessert. Yep – make ice cream from just one ingredient. Sound crazy? We know – it’s bananas.
Banana Ice Cream from The Kitchn
Ingredients
1 large, ripe banana per person
Instructions
1. Start with ripe bananas (they should be sweet and soft). Peel the bananas and cut into small pieces.
2. Put the bananas in an airtight container and freeze the banana pieces for at least 2 hours or overnight.
3. Blend the frozen banana pieces in a small food processor or powerful blender. Pulse the frozen banana pieces for quite a long time. The texture will change from crumbly, to gooey, to oatmeal, and then become smooth like soft serve ice cream.
4. Blend for a few more seconds to aerate the ice cream. (If adding any mix-ins, like peanut butter or chocolate chips, this is the moment to do it.)
5. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze until solid: You can eat the ice cream immediately, but it will be quite soft. You can also transfer it back into the airtight container and freeze it until solid, like traditional ice cream.
Makes 1 serving per banana.
Nutrition info for 1 large banana: Calories 121 | Fat 0g | Carbs 31g | Protein 1g
Nutritional information is provided by MyFitnessPal Recipe Calculator.
Recipe Notes
1. Food processor vs. blender: We’ve found that a food processor works best for this, with enough room for the banana to get fully creamy and a little bit aerated. Some people do make it in a blender, but be careful; make sure your blender is powerful enough to process the frozen bananas.
2. Making a bigger batch: Yes, you can make a bigger batch with more than one banana! Just make sure your food processor is big enough (and powerful enough).
Mix-in Ideas
While the one-ingredient aspect of this ice cream is a big part of its charm, we don’t think that loses much when it becomes two- or even three- ingredient ice cream. Here are a few favorite mix-ins* to make it even more awesome:
– Spoonful of nut butter
– Drizzle of honey
– Handful of chocolate chips
– A few almonds
– Tablespoon of cocoa powder
– Half a teaspoon of cinnamon, cardamom, or ginger
– Slices of fresh strawberries
*Keep in mind that more ingredients will alter the nutritional information.
Have you hopped on the banana (n)ice cream band wagon? Tell us how you like yours (plain or with mix-ins) in the comments below!
Keep Moving,
– Team FitStar
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