Simple Banana Ice Cream

banana ice cream

I keep going back to this post on the kitchn….ONE INGREDIENT ICE CREAM. It’s absolutely bananas! That’s it!  I started to preheat the oven today for banana bread and said SCREW IT. I couldn’t be bothered, so made ice cream instead! It’s the simplest little recipe. There’s no ice cream maker required. You just need a device that can puree almost frozen bananas and then you have banana ice cream! No wonder everyone’s been raving about it!  It’s CRAZY DELICIOUS.

You’ll find that it’s pretty adaptable. A scoop of peanut butter mixed in would be good…cocoa powder would be dandy! Some cocoa nibs or some chocolate chips? Heaven! I put a scoop of unsweetened coconut flakes in ours tonight! It added a nice little crunchy texture. I topped it with a little chunk of pizelle my grandma made. Hummina Hummina!

The directions go something like this:

Take your bananas!  Peel them! (2 bananas makes 1 big scoop)

bananas

Cut them up into little pieces and freeze for about 2 hours on a plate.

into the freezer!

Whip out your puree tool. I used my small Cuisinart.

food processor!

Here’s the part where I added a scoop of coconut in!

i added coconut

And now you puree! It goes pretty fast!

WHIR IT UP!

Voila! Ice cream! Make sure you freeze the banana pieces for close to 2 hours before you puree. I cheated and did only 1 hour for my first round and it wasn’t as solid!

I gave Coop a little taste….

coop digs in!

And after licking it off the cookie….

let me sample this little cookie here

He LOVED IT!!!

YUM!!!!

Now for another frozen treat, check out my friend Jenny’s Peanut Butter ‘Nana Milk!

  • Lonnie

    This will be made in my house tomorrow! Can’t wait!

  • jenny

    girrrrrrrrrl, you KNOW we are so totally making this TOMORROW.
    got a fresh bag of shredded coconut right here, and until this very second, it was destined to sit all lonely like in the cabinet. no direction, not wanted.
    you saved our shredded coconut from a sad, dark future. 🙂

  • Kylie

    Oh my gosh, how funny, I’ve been staring at this recipe for AGES and I finally made it two nights ago! Twins!! Yes, it is amazingly good and super easy. It’s surprising that we hadn’t, as humans, discovered this amazingness sooner. What a shame. Healthier, cheaper, and more delicious! I added peanut butter, granola, chopped dates, and cinnamon sugar to mine, plus a few carob chips to top at the end. I can’t wait to add coconut now!

  • Lana

    I couldn’t believe this worked either! I’m going to try the coconut next time. yay!

  • Patricia Scarpin

    I wonder if he’s willing to share! 😀

    I love the idea of adding coconut – it goes so well with bananas, Tracy!

  • Cara

    I have seen this before, but not with coconut. Brilliant. I love it!

  • VintageSugarcube

    Freak’n Brilliant!! I’m thinking that would be deeelish on top of some peanut butter bars. Thanks for another great recipe!

  • Janet

    Adding coconut is such a good idea! I just told a friend about it and she is excited! Sending her this link now. 🙂

  • Marci

    my black Lab loves bananas, so I’m gonna make this for him (sans coconut) – might add some pb – his other favorite food! 🙂 what a great treat for the canine kiddies this time of year! 😉 thanks Tracy!

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  • kelly

    omg, i am so a.d.d. i read this and thought what an awesome idea and walked away with “freeze bananas, add coconut, blend.” now i am looking at my two whole, unpeeled bananas sitting sadly on the counter and wondering how long it will take them to thaw to get the peels off. pretty funny, at least i can laugh at myself.

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    definitely going to try this. maybe add some honey and cinnamon! mmm. thanks tracy!

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