So anyone who really knows me, knows that I am not an ice cream fan but when I discovered Coldstone's banana ice cream I about fell in love many years ago. I haven't actually had it in probably 3-4 years now because of the celiac and the heaviness of it never agreed with my stomach, but I have never forgotten about it!
I originally saw a recipe on the night time mom bleeps on the Disney channel for homemade banana "ice cream" that was just frozen bananas and I re-saw a few different recipes on Pinterest that really made me want try it. So tonight I did!!
I made a version of the coldstone concoction I LOVE. Banana split decision :-) made with banana ice cream, fresh strawberries, melted fudge and roasted almonds bits. You can easily do a plain banana, strawberry banana or try one like this! It was really tasty and minus the chocolate it would be totally dairy free too!
All you need is a ninja or a food processor, frozen banana chunks {I used two large bananas}, a handful of frozen strawberries, around 1/4 cup chocolate of choice {I used dark, melted} roasted almonds, and a few fresh strawberries.
Place frozen banana, frozen strawberries and melted chocolate into the ninja or processor and use the blade attachment first, after a few pluses and you see everything chopped up into small pieces {it looks dry, but it's not!} switch to the attachment that has no blade. Pulse and watch the ice cream create!!! It's fun as it turns to see it coming together :-) scoop out and top with fresh strawberries and almonds! So easy!! I'm sure too if you did like it creamier you can add a splash of milk, cream or dairy alternative. Just not too much bc you don't want to water it down.
This made about 3 servings, but I find, when making it you only want to make enough for 1-2 times eating bc it is fresh and I don't think it freezes and re-eats like it does the first time. But your choice totally!
The best part of this, it's super low cal, fruity and yummy, and you do NOT have to feel bad about splurging bc it's not real ice cream that's heavy and full of junk!
The only thing that has dairy I used was the milk in the chocolate but you can use DF chocolate too for a full DF.
ENJOY!!
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