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Fuss-Free Banana Ice Cream

Recipe

This, to me, is the perfect demonstration of how we can make an often-wasted food into something delicious. There are so many ways you can mix it up too, adding nut butters, frozen fruit or chocolate spread with all sorts of toppings so it never gets boring! What could be better than a healthy pudding, with just one 12p ingredient and some sprinkles!?  


BEFORE YOU START:  This recipe is for a single scoop, so it is best to use a hand blender. If you have a bigger appetite or would like to use a food processor to make your ice cream, simply double or triple the recipe. If you are freezing some of it for later, then add a teaspoon of maple syrup or honey per banana, to make it more scoopable when you want to serve it.  


Ingredients  

  • 1 medium to large ripe banana (approx. 100g) – frozen in slices for at least 2 hours  
  • 1 tsp maple syrup or honey (optional – see ‘Before You Start’ below)  
  • Sprinkles or hazelnuts


Method

  1. Grab your banana slices from the freezer, leave to soften for a few minutes and then use your hand blender to whip them into this scrummy pudding. They will go from slices, to ‘crumbs’, to creamy ice cream (you’ll need to scrape the sides and inside of the hand blender a few times).    
  2. Serve immediately with sprinkles or nuts or pop it into the freezer for 2 hours if you like your ice cream a little firmer.



NOT GOT A FOOD PROCESSOR?
If you’ve not got the kit to whip up some banana ice cream, how about some dark chocolate and peanut butter banana bites instead?


Ingredients  

  • 1 medium to large ripe banana (approx. 100g)  
  • Approx. 30g smooth peanut butter (palm-oil free)
  • Approx. 100 - 120g dark chocolate (melted and cooled)


Method

  1. Slice the banana onto a small tray lined with baking parchment (something that will fit in your freezer), then put about half a teaspoon of peanut butter on each slice. Put in the freezer for at least two hours until frozen solid
  2. Once the banana peanut butter pieces are frozen, coat them in the dark chocolate and return to the freezer. Allow at least 30 minutes for them to set, then move to a resealable freezer bag to store them until you fancy a tasty snack