One Ingredient Ice Cream

I stumbled upon this ingenious recipe for low fat ice cream from thekitchn.com. What an absolutely awesome idea. I experimented by adding a little bit of skim milk (more like non-fat lactaid, but who's counting?) while blending, but I think it's better if you kept that out. I made two batches because I had two frozen bananas. I used a blender and on the first try forgot to break or cut the banana into smaller pieces prior to blending. Do it, it helps. Also, freeze the bananas without a skin, works a lot better.

First batch: 1 frozen banana + 1/5c water + 1/3c skim milk + 1/2c assorted frozen berries (blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries) --> really good smoothie. lol, not ice cream like whatsoever, but delicious, nevertheless. Jamba Juice, move over. Not only was this better tasting, it was cheaper, and I knew exactly what was in it, no weird stuff at all.

Second batch: 1 frozen banana + 1/4c skim milk + 1 1/2 tbsp peanut butter --> soft serve banana peanut butter ice cream. Once again, really don't need the milk, and honestly I think adding a tsp or more of honey would really have made a difference. The consistency was really great, not watery like the first batch. It was so thick, it wouldn't pour out, I had to scoop the mixture out with a spoon. I added some almond slices and it was really great, added a whole new dimension to the "ice cream." I will definitely be making this again!

The great thing is you can use this recipe to make all kinds of things, any kind of ice cream concoction you want! Add peanut butter, honey, any kind of nuts, jams, chocolate chips, chocolate shavings, caramel, butterscotch...your imagination is the limit!

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Below taken from here:

That mystery ingredient, of course, is banana! The smidgen of fat in bananas makes a magic trick when they are frozen and blended up. They turn creamy instead of crumbly, with a smooth texture any home ice cream chef would love to have in their frozen treats.

Here's a step-by-step slideshow of how to do it. The major tips can be summed up as:

• Peel your bananas first.
• Cut them into small pieces.
• Freeze for just 1-2 hours on a plate.
• Blend, blend, blend - scraping down the bowl when they stick.
• Enjoy the magic moment when they turn into ice cream!