Banana not-icecream

[rydra_wong]

Con: requires use of a food-processor or blender, which can be hard for those of us with noise sensitivity.

Pro: minimal prep, lasts indefinitely in the freezer, takes only a few minutes to make, no cooking required, compatible with a very wide range of special dietary requirements, is mysterious food alchemy.

Taken from Instructables: 1-Ingredient Ice Cream:

Take a banana or bananas, peel, chop into chunks, then put in a bag in the freezer.

When desired, take out your frozen banana chunks, put them in a food processor, and blend them.

The result is amazingly creamy in texture, and way sweeter than regular banana, for reasons I cannot fathom.

I don't eat a lot of sugar, and I actually find the result too sweet; I'm going to be experimenting with blending in extra ingredients, including other fruits or cocoa powder.

ETA: If you need/want to take a supplement that's in powder form, blending it in seems to work very well (I tried this with a scoop of whey protein).

ETA2: If you are okay with dairy, blending in some Greek yoghurt is amazingly delicious.

Comments

[vilakins]

I'll have to try that!

I make banana ice-blocks (banana onna stick!) in summer by peeling a ripe banana, cutting it in two, sticking am ice-block stick in each half (I use wooden ones), and wrapping each one in cling film and freezing it. You still get the lovely ice-creamy texture and banany-y sweetness and it's so easy to eat. If a bit suggestive. :-P

[rydra_wong]

Ooh, that's a great idea too.

And now I'm wondering about blending bananas with other fruit and pouring them into a lolly mould ...

[vilakins]

I've seen plastic ice-block (ice-lolly) moulds with their own sticks if you mean those. I think it would work with the banana to add a softer, creamier texture. Experimentation may be needed!

Those frozen bananas are also brilliant in milk or yogurt smoothies; just cut into thick (1-2 inch) slices while still frozen (it's not difficult), and blend. Flavour and iciness in one!