Ice cream is my all time favorite dessert. Never mind the fact that it aggravates my asthma and can be full of fat and calories!   Lately I have been trying to eat at least 5 fruits and vegetables every day to take better care of myself, and I was thrilled to find a most inspirational website with a whole fruit recipe for an ice cream alternative. This way, I can have my “ice cream” and get in a couple fruit servings!   Living a Changed Life has lots of encouragement and recipes to help live a healthier life, so be sure to check it out!
This recipe exceeded my expectations, and everyone in my family tried it and was not disappointed.

You can just use bananas alone, but there were some variation ideas, and so I added the strawberries too, yum!
Here is what you need:

2 bananas
3 strawberries
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 Tablespoon honey
1/4 to 1/2 cup milk or milk alternative (I used rice milk)
1/2 teaspoon of lemon or lime juice, optional (I added to keep the bananas fresher)

• Prepare a tray and wash the strawberries.
• Slice the strawberries and bananas, and spread them out on the tray. Freeze for at least several hours.
• After they are frozen, add them all to a blender or food processor, along with the vanilla, milk, honey and juice. Blend and add more milk as necessary, mine was so thick that I ended up using almost a half a cup of rice milk.
• When it’s thick and creamy, it’s ready to serve. I found that this amount makes 3 dessert cup servings or one large serving!

Strawberry Banana "Ice Cream"

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Total time

10 mins

 

Author: Joyful Homemaking

Recipe type: Dessert, Snack

Serves: 3

Ingredients

• 2 bananas
• 3 strawberries
• 1Teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 Tablespoon Honey
• ¼ to ½ cup milk or milk alternative (I used rice milk)
• ½ teaspoon of lemon or lime juice, optional (I added to keep the bananas fresher)

Instructions

1. Prepare a tray and wash the strawberries.
2. Slice the strawberries and bananas, and spread them out on the tray. Freeze for at least several hours.
3. After they are frozen, add them all to a blender or food processor, along with the vanilla, milk, honey and juice.
4. Blend and add more milk as necessary, mine was so thick that I ended up using almost a half a cup of rice milk.
5. You may have to stop and stir the ingredients several times.

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It’s sweet, cold, fruity and thick, and a healthy enjoyable alternative to ice cream.

If you like “cool” desserts, here are a few I’ve shared in the past:

Peanut Butter Chocolate Pie

Raspberry Cool Whip Dessert

Icebox Lemon Angelfood Cake

Frothy Fruity Orange Banana Smoothie

Mini Boston Creme Pies

Frozen Lemon Dessert

Hope you find something you like!