So remember when I said all I wanted to do in this hot weather was sit around eating salads and ice cream?
Forget the part about the salad. And double up on the ice cream to make up for it. In this particular peanut butter and banana soft serve, the banana gives the recipe its ice-cream-like texture and the peanut butter gives a richness that really does make this recipe taste like actual ice cream. Or, if you omit the peanut butter, you’ll still have a delicious sherbet-like dessert.
Peanut Butter Banana Soft Serve
(No added sugar)
- 4 medium bananas, peeled and chopped into pieces (the riper, the better)
- 3-5 tbsp peanut butter (or other nut butter or sunbutter)
- optional: pinch salt
Freeze the chopped bananas in a Ziploc-type bag. Later, combine all ingredients in a Vita-Mix or food processor or blender. If you use a food processor or blender, you’ll probably have to add a little liquid to get everything to blend. You might also have to thaw the frozen bananas if your freezer is super-powerful. For authentic presentation, use an ice cream scoop to serve! (If you scoop it all into a container and freeze about 10-15 minutes, the texture will also become a bit firmer like ice cream, as opposed to soft serve.)
For more ideas, be sure to check out the following: 30 Healthy Ice Cream Recipes.
i dont think ive ever seen agross flavor ice cream, just the normal ones well and bubblegum but thats normal right? but never anything weird like other people have been saying. xoxoxo
Ummm oh I have a few Katie, a few weeks ago, I saw a chef making …. BACON ice cream on tv. Seriously, how freaking gross is that. What’s worse is that he fried the bacon first n then pour the bacon + the GREASE into a mixture of cream & sugar n freeze it. Let’s just say, I nearly have a heart attack just by watching that.
Btw, how are you Katie, I’ve missed you + your blog (Oh, can’t forget about Molly + Henry) 😀
Bobbie (My fat guinea pig) says hi! :DDD
That looks heavenly. And I’m not even a big banana fan. I like rich chocolate-y ice cream, but my favorite flavors are fruity or nutty. I’ve been a big fan of pralines and cream, lychee, cinnamon, peppermint, bubblegum, and something I remember from my childhood at Baskin Robbins – Moonlight Daiquiri?
…I would totally try bacon ice cream. Sounds gross but sweet and salty…I’d need a bite. Just to confirm how gross it is. Yeah. 🙂
Quix,
LOL have you seen the bacon chocolate they sell? I saw it at Whole Foods of all places!
Rose and violet are both fantastic flavours – definitely try them! Rose and violet creme chocoloates (Animal Aid sell vegan ones) are divine. I’m not sure about jalapeno but black pepper sounds interesting (bet it tastes fantastic paired with strawberry – speaking of which, next time you get fresh strawberries try them with a bit of ground black pepper… the sweet and spicy combination is fantastic!)
That PB banana ice cream looks sooo good!
Hmm, well we used to own an ice cream stand when I was growing up and we only had regular flavors. We made homemade gelato, so when I was little I thought amaretto was exotic, LOL.
Jenn
The weirdest ice cream flavor I’ve tried is wasabi. It was terrible. i love wasabi, and I love ice cream, but they do not go well together!
Cantaloupe! Yuck!
Oh my gosh that ice cream is just what I need now, it is so hot outside! I honestly haven’t encountered any really weird flavors of ice cream. But my favorite is anything with peanut butter pretzels. I need to find a vegan version for ben and jerrys chubby hubby!
Your ice cream looks amazing! I have been really into blending raw pumpkin and frozen vanilla yogurt together… not to “weird” but AMAZING:)