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One-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream (Banana Nice Cream)
This One-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream (Banana Nice Cream) is the perfect summer dessert! It’s quick, easy, healthy and you don’t even need an ice cream maker!
Prep Time
10 mins
Freezing time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 105 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 ripe bananas, peeled
Instructions
- Cut the bananas into 1-inch pieces. Put them on a plate in a single layer and freeze until solid, at least 2 hours, ideally overnight.
- Place the frozen banana pieces in a food processor. Purée until creamy, 2-3 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed.
- The ice cream can be served at this point and will have a texture similar to soft serve ice cream. For a firmer texture, transfer the ice cream to an airtight container and place it in the freezer for at least an hour. Let the ice cream soften about 10 minutes before serving.
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Notes
- - Use ripe, sweet bananas.
- - Be sure to peel and cut the bananas into pieces before freezing them. It's really hard to peel the skin off of frozen bananas! Also, cutting the bananas into pieces will make it easier on your food processor and yield a creamy consistency.
- - To get the right consistency, make sure the banana pieces are completely frozen before puréeing them.
- - If your food processor is struggling, you can add a little milk, which will make it easier to blend.
- Flavor Variations:
- - Banana Peanut Butter- add 2 Tablespoons peanut butter to the ice cream and blend.- Chocolate Peanut Butter- add ¼ cup cocoa powder and 2 tablespoons peanut butter.- Chunky Monkey- stir 2 tablespoons dark chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts into the ice cream.- Banana Nutella- add ¼ cup Nutella to the ice cream and blend- Banana Berry- freeze 2 cups chopped strawberries with the bananas. Puree together in a food processor with ⅓ cup low fat milk.
Nutrition Information
Serving
0.5 cup
Calories
105kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
1.3g
(3%)
Fat
0.3g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0g
Monounsaturated Fat
0g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
(0%)
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
0mg
(0%)
Fiber
3.1g
(12%)
Sugar
0g
(0%)
Vitamin A
0IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0mg
(0%)
Calcium
0mg
(0%)
Iron
0mg
(0%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 105
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0.5 cup | |
| Calories | 105kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 1.3g | 3% |
| Fat | 0.3g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 0mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 3.1g | 12% |
| Sugar | 0g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 0IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 0mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0mg | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.