As we are already reaching warm temps here in the southwest, we are enjoying a VERY Simple Strawberry Banana Ice Cream today. I truly enjoy making healthier treats for my Munchkin. That does not generally include store bought ice cream.
So, I decided to whip up a fabulously flavorful, creamy sweet dessert for her. I used frozen fruit and a tiny bit of sugar. It is AMAZING!!! It took less than 5 minutes, I used my blender AND it is only 3 ingredients!
With love from our kitchen table to yours! XO
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4 large bananas, frozen
4 cups strawberries, frozen
2 tablespoons sugar
Place strawberries in a bowl or measuring cup, sprinkle with sugar and toss to combine. Place bowl in microwave at 30 second intervals until the strawberries soften slightly and the sugar dissolves in the juice.
Add bananas and strawberry mixture to the blender and blend until they reach the perfect consistency.
When your ice cream stops moving in the blender, you will want to stop and scrape down the pitcher of the blender and stir a few times. About 2-3 minutes total blending time.
Your frozen fruit may separate into tiny frozen chunks before it becomes a fabulous creamy consistency, so be patient.
Serve and enjoy! You can also transfer to a freezer safe container and allow ice cream to firm up in the freezer for 2 to 3 hours.
*NOTE: There are no preservatives in your ice cream, so it will freeze solid. Simply remove from freezer 10 minutes before serving to allow to soften slightly. If freezes and keeps beautifully!
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I like the blog. This ice cream looks so delicious.
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! Brilliant too! Thank you so much for this beautiful recipe!!!! Can't wait to give it a try.
ReplyDeleteGreat combination. Seems like I've been freezing just about everything this way lately. The kids are always giddy to have "smoothie ice cream" and it is so much healthier! Nice job.
ReplyDeleteI love that it's dairy free!
ReplyDeleteNow this is an ice cream recipe I wouldn't feel guilty about serving to my family. I especially love that you can whip it up in your blender! Thanks for sharing and enjoy the beautiful weather :)
ReplyDeleteWow this looks delicious, I just started making banana ice cream, so this is a great add in too!! love this.
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I just made this and it turned out more like a smoothie than ice cream. Did I do something wrong? Were my bananas too ripe maybe (they were super mushy before I froze them). I put it in the freezer to firm up so I can eat it later but just was wondering if I did something wrong.
ReplyDeleteIt could be that your bananas were more ripe, did you also freeze your strawberries? They should still be pretty frozen when you blend them, just starting to defrost.
DeleteI think my bananas were too ripe. The strawberries were frozen. Its still delicious but even after freezing for an hour its still more icy than creamy.
DeleteI'm confused, so there is no half and half in this? No cream or milk whatsoever?? If so then how does it become creamy? And if so why then is it called ice CREAM since it's just fruit???
DeleteThe bananas make the creamy consistency.
DeleteHope that helps! XOXO
Do you think if I add some yogurt to this recipe it'll help with the creaminess/consistancy?
ReplyDeleteIt would help make them creamy in the blender. However once you put it in the freezer, it would freeze solid. If you remove from freezer and allow to thaw for 15-20 minutes on the counter it would be wonderful.
DeleteYes this is the kind of ice cream I like to make for my daughters too, when I made the cocoa and bananas one, she(2 y old) looked and me and said.. "Are these fruits?" Noooo.. no fruits.. ice cream ..:) Hmmm.. she wasn't too sure about it.. but she ate it all:)
ReplyDeleteLove this! I do a banana (and sometimes peanut butter) version and we all love it! I like the idea of adding strawberry too. Don't you just love fooling the little ones? :)
ReplyDeleteWould it work just as well if I were to halve the whole recipe?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! Enjoy.
DeleteHi, I want to try this out but can I skip the microwaving step or replace it by heating in other ways since I do not own a microwave?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely. Just toss frozen strawberries with sugar and sit on the counter top until slightly softened (about 30 minutes).
DeleteHope that helps! Enjoy.
I made this Saturday and served it between lunch and dinner as a cool treat between meals. We were all three working in the yard/garden and it was beyond GOOD! My husband is a diabetic, and my mother-in-law has to watch her dairy, so the idea seemed great but I would make this for anyone, any time. We eat a lot of bananas and strawberries and this is the PERFECT recipe!
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