I have to tell you, this is one of the most sinful desserts I’ve had since starting my clean eating program. It was a recipe that Danica from DanicasDaily gave me at a blogger’s luncheon. If memory serves, she said her sister had passed it on to her.
If you like bananas, and you like ice cream that’s just a little melty, then this is the perfect dessert for you.
It’s soft, it’s fluffy, it’s cold and ice creamy. But guess what….
It’s not ice cream at all! (Shhh, don’t tell the kids! They’ll never know the difference!) It’s just bananas!
Here’s how to make this little bit of chocolaty heaven:
Clean Eating Chocolate Banana Ice Cream
(Makes approximately 4 cups – depending on the size of your bananas)
Ingredients
4 bananas
1 cup milk
2 tbsp. cocoa powder
2 tbsp. agave or honey
Directions
Step 1 – This is one of those recipes you have to start the day/night before. Slice your bananas into a container with a lid. Put in the freezer over night or until thoroughly frozen. It’s important that they are completely frozen.
Step 2 – Empty your frozen banana slices into a food processor. Add all other ingredients and turn on your processor. That’s it!
Note: You may need to stop the processor a few times and poke at it with a spatula just to be sure you got all the bananas blended. There are always a few rascals in there that like to hide.
Also, this is NOT something you can put back in the freezer after making. This is strictly a make and serve dish. Freezing the finished ice cream turns it into something pretty yucky. So make it and eat it!
Alternative: If you prefer, you can just do the bananas and milk with a splash of vanilla extract. It’s very similar to vanilla ice cream, and you don’t have to add any additional sweeteners like you do when you add cocoa powder.
And just in case you’re on the fence with this one, here’s that photo again to get you salivating. Did I mention there is zero fat?
Munchkin Helpers:
If you have little ones, here’s how they can help (With close supervision, of course).
Let your kids empty everything into the food processor. They love to watch it mix!
Nutritional Content
1 serving = 1/2 cup
Calories: 82
Total Fat: 0 gm
Saturated Fats: 0 gm
Trans Fats: 0 gm
Cholesterol: 1 gm
Sodium: 18 mg
Carbohydrates: 20 gm
Dietary fiber: 2 gm
Sugars: 13 gm
Protein: 2 gm
Estimated Glycemic Load: 9
Nutritional Information estimated at Nutritiondata.com. Data may not be accurate.
Caution: Any time a child is in the kitchen, they will require close supervision. Munchkin Helpers suggestions should be applied with common sense to your own child, taking their own capabilities into account. Do not assume that because it says here that your child can do something, that they can, in fact do it. Please use common sense when in the kitchen with your child(ren).
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