Chocolate Ice Cream
This simple chocolate ice cream derives its sweet and creamy flavor from a surprise ingredient: potassium-packed bananas.
When it comes to choosing which bananas to freeze, the riper the better—think brown speckled skins—as they’ll ensure every scoop of this frozen treat is brimming with wholesome sweetness. The bananas are then blended with cocoa powder, a hint of vanilla extract and a splash of preferred milk to create a chocolatey paradise that’s both nutritious and delicious. Just imagine scooping up a bowl of bliss that’ll satisfy your sweet tooth and your wellness goals in one scrumptious serving. It’s the thrill of the chill!
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Chocolate Ice Cream
This simple chocolate ice cream derives its sweet and creamy flavor from a surprise ingredient: potassium-packed bananas.
Ingredients
- 4 ripe bananas, peeled and frozen
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ cup milk of choice, light coconut milk, cow’s milk, etc.
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch salt
Instructions
- Whisk together the cocoa powder, coconut milk, vanilla and salt in a small bowl.
- Break the frozen bananas into large chunks and place in the bowl of a food processor along with the chocolate mixture (if your bananas have been in the freezer for longer than a day, it’s best to thaw for about 10 minutes before pureeing). Blend well, stopping to scrape down the sides often to get a smooth, even consistency.
- Scoop the ice cream into small bowls and serve immediately or cover and freeze. If you’re saving the ice cream for a later time, remove the bowls from the freezer about 5 minutes to slightly thaw before serving the treat.
Notes
Nutrition information based on ½-cup serving using light coconut milk
Nutrition Information per serving
Calories: 95Carbohydrates: 22gProtein: 2gTotal Fat: 1g— Unsaturated Fat: 0g— Saturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 20mgPotassium: 350mgFiber: 3.5gTotal Sugar: 9.5g— Natural Sugar: 9.5g— Added Sugar: 0gVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 1.2mg
Nutrition information is calculated using a leading industry software. That being said, brands can vary, and there may be slight fluctuations in the numbers.
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Help!
Are there any substitutions for Banana? Someone does not like banana and there are many delicious and healthy recipes that use it!
Any recipes for vanilla ice cream?
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Hi Carol, Joy hasn’t tried her ice cream recipes with anything other than frozen bananas—we’re so sorry we can’t recommend an alternative for this one!! However, she said that you can typically replace bananas in a smoothie recipe with frozen ripe mango—they have a similar creamy texture, although the taste profile will change (which is not a bad thing). If you decide to give it a shot, let us know how it turns out!
Perhaps you’d like to try one of her non-banana sorbets or slushies instead? Here are a few: Mango Lemonade Sorbet, Lemon-Lime Coconut Sorbet, Berry Slushy, and Strawberry Peach Slushy.
—Donna