This unbelievably creamy “ice cream” requires only 1 ingredient and is only 89 calories a scoop! You can have this creamy soft serve like “ice cream” without the guilt that follows!
This ice cream is so creamy almost like a soft serve and so easy to make! All you need is one main ingredient and then you can play around with it the way you like. Its so simple and requires no churning or overnight freezing and is perfect for people who want to avoid dairy because we won’t use any! Yes..its hard to believe but it is possible to achieve that creamy texture without using dairy and the magic ingredient that makes it possible is FROZEN BANANA!
Frozen banana is a blessing for people who want to eat ice cream without hindering their strict diet plans. Since a banana has almost no fats, its a healthy choice, also a scoop of a normal chocolate ice cream will have about 216 calories but this magic frozen banana ice cream has only 89 calories in one scoop (pardon me if I get the calories wrong, I’m not an expert. Please consult a calorie calculator to confirm) and the best part? The ice cream doesn’t even taste like a banana! I mean there is a slight hint of it but not an overpowering flavor and that can be masked with other fruit purees. This is a win win for people on diets !
I’m in love with chocolate chips ice cream so that’s the first one I tried. It was easy breezy and in no time I had my “ice cream” ready. All you need to do is freeze a peeled banana and grind it in a food processor until it reaches a soft serve consistency, this shouldn’t take longer than 2-3 minutes for 2 bananas. And then you can add whatever flavour you like! I added cocoa powder and chocolate sauce (you can add a little caster sugar if you like it sweet) and a handful of chocolate chips and voila! I had this creamy ice cream ready. Its unreal the way the banana changes into a soft serve! Its a great way to cut down on calories and be ready with something so yummy in no time (given you have frozen bananas at hand).
RECIPE: Low Fat Chocolate Chips Ice Cream
INGREDIENTS
Serves: 2 Time: 5 mins
- Peeled and Frozen Bananas, 2 large
- Cocoa Powder, 1 tablespoon
- Chocolate Syrup, 2 tablespoons
- Caster Sugar, 2 teaspoons (optional)
- Chocolate Chips, a handful
METHOD
- Cut frozen bananas into many pieces and grind them in a food processor until it reaches a soft serve consistency. The bananas will take a few minutes but then they will magically transform and look like ice cream. This is how they should look 2-3 minutes into grinding.
- Add in the remaining ingredients and whizz again and you shall see it coming together. Using a spatula scrape down the sides and mix everything thoroughly.
- The ice cream will be ready now, you can add a little vanilla essence if the hints of banana flavour bother you but I love how well bananas and chocolates work!
- You can add in the chocolate chips now and serve the ice cream immediately. If you like it a little bit firmer, you can freeze the ice cream for 10-15 minutes and consume it fresh!
This ice cream stays fresh and tastes best the day it is made! Please avoid storing it. Should you have no option but to store it, please freeze it.
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sounds too good to be true! but will have to give it a try soon!
That was my reaction too but it does work! Please let me know if you end up trying it! 🙂
How interesting, Radhika! I’ve seen a few of these recipes floating around and have been wondering how strong the banana flavor is. Good to know that you think it’s not overpowering! I’ll have to give it a try soon!
Patty, the banana flavour isn’t too strong at all 🙂
Fabulous! I went on a banana and hard-boiled egg kick and ate them lunch for an entire year and I haven’t wanted to eat bananas since. Hehe. I still love my eggs though!
OMG! What a mix!!!! The ice cream also takes on whatever flavours you add to it too 🙂
Lovely! 😀
🙂
Hi Patty! I was worried about that too..other recipes promised that you wouldn’t taste the banana at all but you can tell, however, it’s not obvious. Plus I thought that mild banana flavor worked with the chocolate ! Please let me know if you try it! 🙂
Thanks, Radhika! I will!
Love it!! I make banana ice cream regularly with different nut butters 🙂
I loved it too Elaine! So easy and quick! I’m going to try other flavours soon!
Fab isn’t it?? If you add a bit of almond milk or soya milk too, keeping it therefore non dairy, it adds a creaminess to it 🙂
awesome! I like recipes with minimum number of ingredients!
I love banana and chocolate, so this recipe is for me! I will have to try it really soon! Thanks Radhika!
Please do Khloe! I’d love to know if you liked it! 🙂
What an interesting idea and use of bananas! I love that it’s super easy to make and low-cal!
I agree ! Not that I’m a fan of low cal food, but eating healthy food once in a while is great! Loved how it tasted good even though it’s fat free!
It’s been a long time since I made banana soft-serve! I never did experiment by adding anything else (I just doused it with chocolate and caramel sauce – so healthy! lol) but I think I’d love versions like yours. Looks so yummy!
Thank you Veronica! I loved dressing it up ! I’d love to try with a few fruit purées, mangoes maybe! 🙂
it is looking to yummy
Thank you! It really is..!
I finally tried this today, Radhika! It was so creamy! I added honey and pecans to mine. Thanks so much for sharing!!
I’m so glad you liked it Patty! Thanks for trying.. And honey pecans sounds great, I might have to try that combination soon 😉
You should! Next time I might sprinkle in some cinnamon, too!
Sounds great! 🙂 let me know how that tasted., I’m a sucker for new flavours!
I will! 🙂
wow, these look sooo good
Thank you! You should try it out.. Its as simple as saying “chocolate chip ice cream” ! 😀
Hey! Do the bananas need to be over ripe? And how long does it take to freeze them?
Overripe bananas will make a sweeter ice cream so I would recommend that, and you need to freeze them until they’re rock solid. This could take around 2-4 hours depending upon how fast your freezer is. 🙂
Don’t forget to peel the banana before freezing though! 🙂