One Ingredient Ice Cream – So Easy and Tasty, You Won’t Believe It!
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I know it seems a bit crazy to be sharing an ice cream recipe in the middle of February, but yesterday it was 45 degrees outside! I was so hot and sweaty that I put on my swimsuit and went out back to sunbathe by the big pile of rapidly melting snow! Then I died of hypothermia. True story.
Honestly, though, I had planned on holding on to this recipe until it warmed up outside for real, but I just haven’t had the time to get in the kitchen lately. I’ve been busy with contractors making a mess of my house and staring at the pictures of my brand new nephew. What’s that? You wanna stare too?
He’s even sweeter than this ice cream recipe I’m about to share with you.
Before I share though, I would like to take a moment to assure you that my children do not, in fact, sit around and eat sugar by the spoonful all day long. I know it seems as though all I do is bake goodies filled with sugar (and butter and, sometimes, bacon), but I’m actually pretty strict about my kids’ diet. They get one of each treat that I make and then the rest gets shipped off to work with my husband. Every now and then I’ll keep something around long enough for them to get two or three pieces, but that’s pretty rare. I figure they get enough sugar in the breakfast cereal they eat every morning, so I honestly try to limit sugar for the rest of the day.
You can imagine their surprise when I offered up ice cream for a snack, both because it meant something more complicated than me handing them a banana (the usual snack of choice) and because it was ice cream! At ten in the morning!
What they didn’t know was that their snack was still just a banana. My version of “ice cream” was just a frozen banana pureed in a blender. They were so excited that I felt a little bad for them and sprinkled some chocolate chips on top. They gobbled it up.
I’ve since made banana ice cream with a big spoonful of peanut butter mixed in. It gives it great flavor and the kids get a little protein. You could also stir in a bit of honey if you were feeling particularly nice, or better yet, drizzle in some chocolate syrup.
Banana “Ice Cream”
- One banana, with brown streaks, but not so far gone that it’s just mush
- optional: chocolate chips, peanut butter, honey, chocolate syrup, nutella, or anything else you’d like to mix in
A brown-ish banana will work best for this, because it will be softer. Peel and slice the banana into chunks and place them in a bag or bowl in the freezer until completely frozen. Put the chunks of frozen banana in a food processor or blender and process until creamy. Mix in any other goodies you’d like and serve immediately!
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Look at the baby. So cute…he already has a full head of hair.
Honestly though, Ice cream doesn’t have seasons…it isn’t less desirable when its cold. At least not for me.
That actually sounds yummy AND healthy! Beautiful baby, BTW.
Ooh Icecream! I want a scoop!
That’s such a great idea! I can’t wait to give that a try!
Ice cream is very tasty, yummy and healthy. There are many flavour in ice cream like chocobar, banana ice cream, butter scotch and chocolate cobbler.
I’ve done this and uploaded to my blog too! This is really tasty.
I don’t know what to comment on first: that adorable nephew of yours or your ice cream.
Guess I have to go with the nephew. He is a doll! And what a super photo.
Your ice cream is a great way to get some healthy eating in, yet still be ice cream. Never tried it and I love all the ideas for additions.
Congrats on the new nephew!! He is precious! I LOVE eating sliced frozen bananas so I know Id love this! I know whats for dessert tonight
I love having frozen bananas at the ready in my freezer. Great for smoothies, too!
sneaky! although, if it looks like a decadent dessert and tastes like a decadent dessert, it must truly be a decadent dessert, no? i love all the options for add-ins too. me? i’d like some toasted marshmallow fluff…
oh! and how could i forget? that small human is PRECIOUS.
I’m going to definitely try this. I wonder if I can trick my kids!? Good call on the chocolate chips!
Easy and healthy too!
What if you don’t like banana’s? Would any fruit really do?
Stephanie,
I’m not sure that other fruits would work. Bananas are so creamy that they just whip right up into an ice cream like texture. I do have a recipe for strawberry granita that you might like, but it’s a bit more time consuming and has a few more ingredients. Definitely worth the extra effort though! Here’s the link: http://bunsinmyoven.com/2009/05/12/summer-in-a-bowl/
Thanks for stopping by!
Karly
What an awesome idea! Who ever knew ice cream could be so healthy!
Your little nephew is a cutie pie.
Thanks =) I’ll definitely try that recipe. Banana’s are unfortunately just not my cup of tea.
What constitutes a frozen banana? about how long would I have to freeze it? because I tried this but I think the bananas weren’t quite done. Well, if at first you don’t succeed, try try again!
Sylvia,
To tell you the truth, I’m not sure how long it would take to get completely frozen. I always peel and chop my brown bananas and keep them in the freezer for this ice cream, or in the event of an emergency banana bread craving. (Just let them thaw a bit and then use in banana bread!) I would say at least 3 or 4 hours, but overnight would be even better.
Give it another shot!
Karly
Yum, that sounds delicious-and so easy too! I love freezing banana slices and then dipping them into melted dark chocolate but I never thought that it could actually be blended into ice cream!
Would it turn out the same if you blended the bananas first and then froze them?
This looks fantastic by the way;)