Recipe

Frozen Banana Ice Cream

Who would believe that the simple banana when frozen whole would turn into such a delicious, creamy ‘natural’ ice cream. A wonderful healthy dessert for all the family.

6
5 minutes plus several hours freezing or overnight
Freezer

Ingredients

  • 6 ripe bananas
    - 1 per person and frozen
  • 1-2 tsp hot water

Instructions

  • Preparation of banana for the deep freeze:
  • 01 Remove skins, break in half and place altogether in a plastic bag. Freeze.
  • To make Ice cream:
  • 02 Remove from freezer and allow thawing for a few minutes. Now remove from the plastic bag and place in a food processor. Pulse to a smooth, creamy texture adding a few teaspoons of hot water if necessary.
  • 03 Pulse until mixture is smooth and creamy. Serve immediately.

Notes

It is important to use really ripe, sweet tasting bananas, or the ice cream may taste a little bland. Try to defrost the bananas slightly before pulsing: this keeps the noise down and prevents the machine from over working. The hot water can also assists here. Sadly this ice cream does not re-freeze well. If you do re-freeze repeat from stage 2. Fresh mangoes can also substitute this recipe – treat exactly as above.

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