Oh. My. Gosh. It is SO hot here; it’s ten o’clock at night and I’m sweating as I type this. Gross. Today it was 95 degrees and tomorrow it’s supposed to be even hotter, and with all this heat all that Little C wants is ice cream. Enter my saving grace, the super special banana ice cream. Literally just frozen blended bananas with a little coco powder thrown in, Little C has no clue that the chocolate ice cream she is eating is dairy free with no added sugar and is packed with potassium! I always save my bananas that are starting to get too ripe and pop them in a freezer bag for the days when Little C demands her ice cream (it’s a great way to make sure that the bananas don’t go to waste!). Aside from being uber healthy and super easy to make, I love that you can play around with various spices/fruits/and nut milks to create different flavors. My fav combo is vanilla almond milk, cinnamon, and coconut flakes. YUM! The perfect toddler-approved and mom-tested ice cream 🙂
Ingredients:
- 3 frozen bananas
- 3-5 tbs chocolate or vanilla almond milk
- unsweetened coco powder (if you’re making chocolate ice cream)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Optional toppings: cinnamon, cacao nibs, fresh fruit, unsweetened coconut flakes, goji berries, basically anything you can think of!
How to do it:
- Break up frozen bananas into pieces
- Blend until creamy
- Add coco powder if making chocolate ice cream
- Add almond milk and vanilla, blend until creamy and consistency is similar to that of soft serve
- Spoon into bowl and sprinkle with toppings
- Enjoy!!
