One-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream

By The New York Times

One-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream
David Malosh for The New York Times. Food stylist: Simon Andrews.
Total Time
6 hours 10 minutes
Rating
4(4,582)
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This outrageously easy "ice cream" is just the sort of dessert to please everyone at the table – the vegans, the lactose-intolerant, the paleo enthusiasts, the picky children. Just toss four frozen bananas into a blender and give it a good whirl. If you like soft-serve consistency, eat it right away (and adding a few tablespoons of milk to the blender wouldn't hurt, but it's not necessary). For more traditional scoops, freeze it in an airtight container, and dole out as you would the Ben & Jerry's. Consider adding a spoonful of peanut butter, Nutella or honey; a handful of chocolate chips or almonds; or a ½ teaspoon of powdered ginger, cardamom or cinnamon.

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Ingredients

Yield:Four servings
  • 4ripe bananas
Ingredient Substitution Guide
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

103 calories; 0 grams fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 0 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 26 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams dietary fiber; 14 grams sugars; 1 gram protein; 1 milligram sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Peel the bananas, cut them in 2- to 3-inch chunks and place them in a freezer bag in the freezer for at least 6 hours. Remove and blend in a blender until smooth. Serve immediately, or freeze in an airtight container for at least 2 hours. Scoop and serve.

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Bread

I broke my parents blender trying to make this and now they are mad at me

Richard Scher

Along the same lines - buy a bag of frozen mango (or pineapple) and a bag of frozen raspberries. dump into food processor, add about 1/4 cup honey, about the same amount of water. process until smooth. eat right away, or freeze. best sorbet you ever had! and the color is gorgeous!

Alice

You can also take the puree'd and frozen banana, make a uniform round ball with an ice cream scoop, dip into melted chocolate and roll in chopped walnuts before serving.

Sarah in AZ

I added peanut butter powder to bananas and a drizzle of special dark chocolate sauce to serve - yum!

Jacob

For every 500g of banana, add 15g of rum to suppress the freezing point to gelato-like (about 280 AFP/PAC). Mash bananas in a Pacojet container and incorporate rum. Freeze solid and Pacotize without overpressure. Fantastic.

Nicole

Made this in the food processor and added ~3/4 cup cottage cheese to help it blend and add protein. It’s sooooo good. Like homemade banana soft serve ice cream. Will make this over and over again!

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