Kidamerinks in the Kitchen: Ice Cream

I Scream,

You Scream,

We all Scream for Ice Cream!!

We all love Ice Cream right?

Well, I'm going to surprise you with a HEALTHY Ice Cream... 

No sugar, no cream, no eggs.

You may be wondering what in fact goes in this Ice Cream.

And, Guess What??

It is only Frozen Bananas, A little bit of Cocoa Powder, and a tiny bit of Peanut Butter (if you choose).

Still skeptical?

Here's how you do it:

First, cut up 2 large bananas and freeze for at least 1 hour.

Remove the bananas from the freezer and let "thaw" for about 5-10 minutes. You want them a tiny bit soft, but still frozen. 

Put your Bananas into the blender or food processor and get to work. It may take a while before it turns into an ice cream consistency, but don't give up. I first pulsed mine and scraped the sides a few times and it was still a bit grainy. I waited for them to thaw just a bit more, and then it turned into this:

Creamy-yummy goodness.

I then added about 1 tablespoon of Cocoa Powder and 1 1/2 tablespoons of peanut butter, and blended some more.

Look at this creamy goodness!!

Can you believe that this Ice Cream is only made out of Frozen Bananas?? And!!! No fancy Ice Cream Maker is required!!

 

I put that batch back in the freezer to create a "hard-packed" ice cream, and it scooped out beautifully. 

It was seriously so creamy. And, I could have eaten it all!!

I would have even liked just the plain banana flavor...

I was so impressed with this, that I made yet another batch. The second time around I just used the Cocoa and no Peanut Butter. It turned out so good!!

I threw this batch into my Kidamerinks' Homemade Mickey Mouse Popsicle Maker and then froze them. We are still enjoying them and I don't feel guilty giving him a "Fudgesicle" during the day!!

 I just filled them up in his Popsicle maker... you could also use Dixie cups and a Popsicle stick. This set Grandma gave us, I think it is from Tupperware.

They turned out so great!!

Definitely Kid Approved (he doesn't even know it's healthy for him)!!