Banana Ice Cream (Without An Ice Cream Machine)
I was so excited the other day to drive by a local farm store and see bananas at .25/lb! They are already pretty ripe, so I will end up freezing most of them. I freeze bananas whole a lot, but I also like to chop them up and freeze them on a cookie sheet first. It makes it easier to plunk a handful into smoothies and banana ice cream.
Banana ice cream, did you say? But I don’t have an ice cream machine! Neither do I. (Well actually, I do. I just picked a brand new one up from the thrift shop, but I haven’t used it yet, so stay with me on this!). You don’t need an ice cream machine to make ice cream at home!
You can make homemade ice cream right in your food processor. Banana Ice Cream is one of my favorites. It is fast, easy, cheap, healthy, and delicious!
Here is how you can make your own in just a couple of easy steps:
Step 1:
Load a food processor with frozen chopped bananas, a good squirt of honey, and a tsp. of vanilla, and sometimes I will put in a Tbsp. or so of Flax Seed Oil. Add a bit of water to get the mixture moving (not too much or it it won’t be fluffy like ice cream).
Step 2:
Pulse the food processor for a few seconds until you get an ice cream consistency. Voila! Homemade Ice Cream!
This is the basic mix; you can add numerous things to it. For chocolate ice cream you could add some carob powder . You can mix in some chocolate chips when it is done or you can keep it healthy by adding some frozen raspberries or blueberries to make a fruit ice cream.
This ice cream won’t store well though, so you need to eat it right away. (Not usually a problem in my house!)
This post is linked to Kitchen Tip Tuesday, Blissfully Domestic, Tempt My Tummy Tuesday, Tasty Tuesday and Tightwad Tuesday.
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We may have to try this soon. Thanks for the tip.
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Do you put anything on your bananas before freezing so they don’t discolor?
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lyn
No I just freeze them when they are ripe! I dont seem to have a problem with the color at all!
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Thanks for sharing this! I think we would like it and I already have everything on hand.:-)
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Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Would you believe that I paid $2.50 for one of these sundaes this summer! It was yummy though. It had carob powder and maple syrup mixed as a topping.
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What a cool, frugal treat idea! I must try this soon. Thanks so much for the recipe.
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Perfect! I just happen to have quite a few bananas in the freezer. We’re having this for dinner! (dessert that is)
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sounds delicious
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YUMMY and perfect for my family !!! My 2ds has a lot of allergies and we are very blessed he can have bananas. So I will be making some of this this summer ! IF someone wants to not use sugar or honey they can use aquave nectar and it is GREAT for those who need low glycemic sweeteners. You would never know. [0=
Thank you soooooo much for joining on the fun and teaching us so many good things. Blessings and ((HUGS))
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I love ice cream I will have to try this did not know you could make ice cream without a machine thanks for sharing
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Oh, YUMM! This looks delicious! I’m going to have to try it.
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I never see bananas quite that cheap, but I think it will be worth keeping my eyes open if it tastes good and is low fat too.
Might not even work out too expensive with the value bags from the supermarket either, withotu waiting for them to be reduced.
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We do something similar when bananas are cheap, only we freeze the bananas whole, in their peels, and we make the ice cream in the blender without any sweetener. Making it in the food processer looks fluffier, though.
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Well, how neat is that!!?? I’ll definitely have to give that a try!
I really like the idea of that!
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Annie Kate,
I wondered if they could be made in the blender, though I never tried it that way. Thanks for sharing that!
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Wow, how pretty. And so healthy gotta love that!
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How clever. I have a “ton” of frozen bananas in the freezer. Yeah!
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Oh. my. This looks delicious! My family will love this.
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Serioulsy wow! is it really that easy! yum yum!
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This looks great! I’ve been thinking about getting an ice cream machine, but I really don’t want to invest in one. This might just be the solution!
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Great idea!
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It just seems so easy — much easier than our ice-cream maker! Now I just need a new food processor – ours just broke
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Well there you go. I would never have tried it, but maybe I will with this recipe…
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Hmm, interesting. I’ll have to try this. I freeze bananas all the time.
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I really love ice cream.
But sadly, I always buy it, I never make it myself.
I should try the recipe sometime.
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