Wednesday, 6 May 2020

What We Ate Wednesday--Chocolate Peanut Butter Nice Cream (made with bananas!)


Hello lovelies! Last week I was bemoaning the fact that all my bananas were as green as envy and then suddenly overnight…BOOM! They were all yellow and very spotty. So I thought I better freeze them and now all my freezer space is taken up with frozen banana chunks!

But I still had a bunch of bananas that wouldn’t fit in the freezer, so I thought since the weather has warmed up I could make us some banana ice cream to use some of them up to make room for the last ones to get frozen.

I break my bananas into rough chunks and freeze them in a big resealable container. Once frozen they can easily be pried apart for smoothies or Nice Cream.

I do mine in my high powered blender using the tamper to press the bananas into the blades (I have to stand on a step-stool  to do this) but if you don’t have a high powered blender, then it can be done in a food processor—just let the frozen bananas thaw for about 5 minutes before you blend and you might need extra milk. The cocoa can make it slightly bitter so even with ripe bananas you may need a bit of extra sweetness. I used a micro pinch of this new uncut pure stevia I just got and it really did the trick.

This made enough for two parfait glasses. Aren’t they adorable? I got them at Poundland if you can believe it?


Chocolate Peanut Butter Nice Cream

2 bananas, peeled and broken into chunks and frozen overnight
2 TB unsweetened cocoa powder
2 TB peanut butter
Tiny shake of pure uncut stevia or a glug of liquid sweetener like agave/maple syrup/golden syrup
Hefty splash of milk—maybe 1/4 cup?

Put everything in your high powered blender or food processor and blend until a smooth soft serve texture of ice cream develops. If using your high powered blender, use the tamper. If using a food processor stop and scrape down the sides often.

Eat and go mmmmm…and then ahhhhh because it has been really hot.

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